Difficulty
- Walking: Easy
- Cycling: Easy
Distance: 3.3km
Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes walk one way
Parking: Montagu Bay Park and Kangaroo Bay Parklands
Dogs: On lead
The track is mostly shaded under a canopy of she-oak forest on Rosny Point. It undulates around Rosny Hill and offers glimpses of the water. The trail emerges from the forest near Rosny College and finishes at Kangaroo Bay Parklands. A foreshore promenade leads to Bellerive Village where refreshments are available. Montagu Bay Park and Kangaroo Bay Parklands have toilets and a playground.
Activities
- Cycling
- Walking
Other features
- Public toilets at Montagu Bay Park and Kangaroo Bay Parklands
- Barbecue and picnic facilities at Kangaroo Bay Parklands
- Playground at Montagu Bay Park and Kangaroo Bay Parklands
Warning: There are steeper sections of path either side of the Rosny treatment plant. She-oak needles on the path can make it slippery in places.
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
- Montagu Bay to Kangaroo Bay (included on this page)
- Kangaroo Bay to Bellerive Beach
- Bellerive Beach to Howrah
- Howrah to Tranmere