Sloop Reef Bluff parking
Nearest Road: | Sloop Reef Rd |
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Nearest Town: | St Helens |
Locality: | East Coast |
Latitude: | S 41° 12′ 37″ |
Longitude: | E 148° 16′ 58″ |
Elevation: | 30 m |
Fee: | No charge |
Management: | P&WS |
Road Surface: | Unsealed |
Car Park: | Good unsealed |
Water: | Dry |
Toilets: | Type uncertain |
Toilet Accessibility: | Unknown |
Shelter: | None |
Picnic Table: | No table |
Comment: | Drive north on Gardens Rd to Sloop Reef campsite. Drive in and through to end of road at Eastern end of bluff. |
2 walks from Sloop Reef Bluff parking
Caution
This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references below.
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Seaton Tramway Track
Goal: | Big Lagoon |
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Grade: | Fairly flat |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 3,750 m |
Return distance: | 7,500 m |
Comment: | Walk east out to point, then north on rocks to old jetty site. Walk tramway track inland to Gardens Rd. 800m past bridge, veer left to near lagoon. |
References
Cowirrie, Walks known to Cowirrie and not yet sourced, not published, Seaton Tramway Track
“Gardens Road is built on old tramway track for about 1km near Sloop Lagoon.â€
Tasmanian Beaches, To Sloop Point
“… A well made contour path, which I later discovered was an old tramway track.â€
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Sloop Point walk
Goal: | Sloop Reef Bluff |
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Grade: | Fairly flat |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 220 m |
Return distance: | 440 m |
Comment: | Walk east along track to the point. Return. |
References
Marianne Robertson, From Petal Point to Cockle Creek - a Beach Explorers Guide to the East Coast of Tasmania, 1 ed., marianne.robertson@gmail.com, Page 31, Number 2, 13 - Sloop Reef Cove
“Headland exploration walks over the rocks…â€
Tasmanian Beaches, To Sloop Point
“It has a fantastic rock pool, deep and clear and private, suspended above the ocean…â€