Difficulty
- Walking: Easy
- Cycling: Easy
Distance: 2.7km
Time: 50 minutes one way
Parking: Simmons Park, Lindisfarne and Montagu Bay Park
Dogs: On lead
A pleasant family-friendly walk or bike ride that follows the shore of the Derwent River. There are good views of the yachts in Lindisfarne Bay and a boardwalk section protrudes over the river. The trail passes under the Tasman Bridge where a memorial plaque remembers the lives lost when the bridge collapsed in 1975. Families will appreciate the three playgrounds along the trail.
Activities
- Cycling
- Walking
About the Clarence Foreshore Trail
The Clarence Foreshore Trail is a multi-user pathway following the shores of the Derwent River. It offers a diverse range of scenery, from picturesque bays filled with moored yachts to she-oak forest and parkland. There are playgrounds, beaches and points of interest along the trail. The quality of the path varies from wide concrete to narrow gravel sections.
The total length of the trail is 14.5km between Geilston Bay and Howrah but it can be broken into shorter sections (click on the links to read more about these sections):
- Geilston Bay to Lindisfarne
- Lindisfarne to Montagu Bay (included on this page)
- Montagu Bay to Kangaroo Bay
- Kangaroo Bay to Bellerive Beach
- Bellerive Beach to Howrah
- Howrah to Tranmere