Mayfield Beach parking
| Nearest Road: | Tasman Hwy |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Swansea |
| Locality: | East Coast |
| Latitude: | S 42° 14′ 32″ |
| Longitude: | E 148° 0′ 45″ |
| Elevation: | 5 m |
| Fee: | No charge |
| Management: | Local council |
| Road Surface: | Sealed |
| Car Park: | Side of road |
| Water: | Dry |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
| Shelter: | None |
| Picnic Table: | No table |
| Comment: | Park on coast side just south of camping area and convict bridge, at slight bend in roadwhere road is closest to beach. |
3 walks from Mayfield Beach parking
Mayfield Beach access
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| Goal: | Mayfield Beach |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Fairly flat |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 50 m |
| Return distance: | 100 m |
| Comment: | Take little foodpad south to Mayfield beach. 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 84, Number 5, Mayfield Beach
“It is easiest to walk from Brickfields Beach although there is a small space to pull of the road…”
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 220, Mayfield Beach Tas
“The highway clips the northern end of the beach and then tends inland…”
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Mayfield Point walk from north end of Mayfield Beach
| Goal: | Mayfield Point |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Flat |
| Type: | One way pickup |
| One-way distance: | 1,200 m |
| Return distance: | 2,400 m |
| Comment: | Walk south along Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point (site of old jetty). 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 84, Number 5, Mayfield Beach
“… ruins of the old jetty in the lee of the bluff at the end of the beach”
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 220, Mayfield Beach Tas
“… access to the southern end of the beach along Mayfield Jetty Road.”
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Sandy Creek walk
| Goal: | Sandy Creek outflow |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Flat |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 500 m |
| Return distance: | 1,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk south along Mayfield Beach past a few houses in the dunes to Sandy Creek outflow. 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 84, Number 5, Mayfield Beach
“Backed by a small partially vegetated row of dunes with farmland behind…”
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 220, Mayfield Beach Tas
“The small Sandy Creek backs the centre of the beach”