Sleepy Bay parking area
| Nearest Road: | Cape Tourville Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Coles Bay |
| Locality: | East Coast |
| Latitude: | S 42° 8′ 0″ |
| Longitude: | E 148° 19′ 5″ |
| Elevation: | 30 m |
| Fee: | Parks Pass |
| Management: | National Park |
| Road Surface: | Sealed |
| Car Park: | Good unsealed |
| Comment: | Drive South from Coles Bay. Turn left just past Freycinet Lodge, then stop at the Sleepy Bay carpark. |
3 walks from Sleepy Bay parking area
Mount Parsons walk to summit
| Goal: | Summit of Mt Parsons |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Challenging |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 2,000 m |
| Return distance: | 4,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk to end of Sleepy Bay Track, cross little river. Start up track, following rock cairns marking the route to top. |
References
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Fully revised ed., Hillside Publishing, Page 92, Number 40, 40 - Mount Parsons
3 hours retrace route
“At saddle, there are two cairned routes. The one to the right is a gentler gradient.â€
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, Page 92, Number 40, 40 - Mount Parsons
3 hours retrace route
“… careful attention must be paid to cairns and track markersâ€
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Sleepy Bay Walk down to shore
| Goal: | Sleepy Bay |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 500 m |
| Return distance: | 1,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk down (steps) to rocky foreshore. Return. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Sleepy Bay
10 minutes retrace route
“Gently Graded steps lead to the rocky shoreline…â€
Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 30, Number 4, Sleepy Bay to Bluestone Bay
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Sleepy Bay walk to Little Gravelly Beach
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| Goal: | Little Gravelly Beach |
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| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 125 m |
| Return distance: | 250 m |
| Comment: | Continue right along the cliffs to a little beach. Several unfenced lookouts. Return same way. |
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 69, Number 4, 11 Sleepy Bay and adjacent cove
“… forests of kelp 5m from the shore…â€
Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 30, Number 4, Sleepy Bay to Bluestone Bay
“Some beautifully sculpted pink granite boulders add interes….â€