Friendly Beaches southern car park
Nearest Road: | Friendly Beaches Rd |
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Nearest Town: | Coles Bay |
Locality: | East Coast |
Latitude: | S 42° 1′ 28″ |
Longitude: | E 148° 16′ 53″ |
Elevation: | 10 m |
Fee: | Parks Pass |
Management: | National Park |
Road Surface: | Unsealed |
Car Park: | Good unsealed |
Water: | Unknown |
Toilets: | None |
Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
Shelter: | None |
Picnic Table: | No table |
Comment: | Drive in Friendly Beaches Rd, veering right (south) at Y junction. Continue to end of road, at private boom gate. |
4 walks from Friendly Beaches southern car park
Friendly Beaches Walk North
Goal: | Isaacs Point |
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Grade: | Flat |
Type: | One way pickup |
One-way distance: | 5,000 m |
Return distance: | 10,000 m |
Comment: | Walk north from car park at southern end of Friendly Beaches Rd to Isaacs Point. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 53, Friendly Beaches
“Walking up the beaches to the north.â€
Hikespeak, Friendly Beaches in Freycinet National Park
“… a gradual , tapered pitch down to the water making it a nice surface for a long beach walk.â€
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Friendly Beaches Walk
Goal: | Beach near southern car park |
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Grade: | Flat |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 100 m |
Return distance: | 200 m |
Comment: | Walkdown to the beach and then as far as you want along the beach |
References
Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 34, Number 5, Exploring Friendly Beaches
“Long beaches, a vast expanse of dune field and numerous lagoons.â€
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 53, Friendly Beaches
5 minutes retrace route
“This track is 10m long and lands you on a long white sandy beach.â€
Hikespeak, Friendly Beaches in Freycinet National Park
“… long stretches of light sand…â€
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Friendly Point Walk including Freshwater Lagoon
Caution
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Goal: | Friendly Point Lookout |
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Grade: | Flat |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 6,000 m |
Return distance: | 12,000 m |
Comment: | Walk to the southern end of Friendly Beaches, to Friendly Point via Freshwater Lagoon. Return. |
References
Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 34, Number 5, Exploring Friendly Beaches
3 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“Long beaches, a vast expanse of dune field and numerous lagoons.â€
Hikespeak, Friendly Beaches in Freycinet National Park
“… there is 7,8 km of beach running south down the undeveloped coastline to Friendly Point…â€
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Saltwater Lagoon Walk
Goal: | Saltwater Lagoon |
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Grade: | Flat |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 2,500 m |
Return distance: | 5,000 m |
Comment: | Walk south on Friendly Beaches as far as Saltwater Lagoon. Return same way. |
References
Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 34, Number 5, Exploring Friendly Beaches
“Long beaches, a vast expanse of dune field and numerous lagoons.â€
Hikespeak, Friendly Beaches in Freycinet National Park
“Walk as far as you like along the beach…â€