The best walks and hikes in Rosny Hill Nature Recreation Area

The Tasmanian Transport Museum sits along the cycleway in Glenorchy, on a section of the old rail corridor where the museum has operated since 1983. Founded in 1962 after a Hobart tram was donated for preservation, the collection has grown to include steam and diesel locomotives, trams, trolley buses, and railway carriages, including the oldest carriage to have operated in Tasmania, built in the UK in 1869. It’s open on Sundays and public holidays, with train rides to Berriedale and heritage bus rides running on selected Sundays. Reaching the entrance involves crossing the museum’s own rail lines, so it’s worth a bit of care if you’re stopping in.

Windermere Community Foreshore Park sits at the bottom of Box Hill Road in Claremont, and is a quiet reserve on the shore of Windermere Bay, looking out over the Derwent. It’s an ideal rest stop, with picnic shelters and walking tracks that follow the foreshore, and a saltmarsh at the water’s edge that is home to a variety of waterbirds. The park also includes the Claremont War Memorial, sited here to look out toward Dogshear Point, where the Claremont Army Camp once stood during the First World War.

Sheltered from the open river, Montagu Bay is one of the quieter corners of the Clarence Foreshore Trail. The broad estuary attracts pelicans, cormorants and other waterbirds, while ever-changing views across the Derwent towards Hobart make it a rewarding place to pause before continuing along the waterfront.

Stretching along the shores of the River Derwent, the Clarence Foreshore Trail links picturesque bays, quiet beaches, she-oak forest and waterfront parklands into one of Hobart's best coastal walks. Boardwalks, yacht-filled marinas and historic landmarks keep the scenery changing, while uninterrupted views across the river to kunanyi / Mount Wellington make every section worth slowing down for.

Simmons Park is one of the best places to pause along the Clarence Foreshore Trail. Set on the shores of Lindisfarne Bay, the park combines expansive lawns, mature trees and uninterrupted views across the River Derwent to kunanyi / Mount Wellington. Picnic areas, barbecues and shaded seating make it an ideal spot to take a break before continuing along the waterfront path.

This is a nice little green space with a dirt walking trail along the coast. The trail takes a shady route back to the beach at Cornelian Bay from a bench overlooking the ocean here at its eastern end.

A paved path along the coast takes you past the park and playground as you parallel the beach. You get a great view south across the water to Tasman Bridge as you walk.

Derwent River is a large estuary flowing from inland Tasmania into Storm Bay, forming the main waterway through Hobart. The river is tidal in its lower sections, with a mix of freshwater and seawater shaping its flow and conditions. It’s used for shipping, recreation, and transport, with wide stretches of open water and long sightlines across to the surrounding shoreline.