November 2025 - Crescent Beach

Thankyou Bob for this walk story and fab photos. Our planned walk for this month had to be postponed so an old favourite was substituted: Crescent Beach on the Tasman Peninsula. This is a shortish, about 7.5km, return walk that is relatively flat with coastal views, a blowhole and ending at the always stunning Crescent Beach. An added bonus today was that it was wildflower season. Only 4 could make it this time: Gaz, Gerwyn, Wayne and Bob.

The walk starts at the carpark for Remarkable Cave at the end of Safety Cove Road. It’s about 1hr 30mins drive from Hobart. We headed off a little after 10am and the abundance of wildflowers was immediately evident. About 10 minutes in we stopped at a lookout over Maingon Bay to soak in the peaceful atmosphere.

We then carried on along the well graded gravel path through consistent fields of wildflowers until we came to the Maingon Blowhole. A bridge over the blowhole was erected a few years ago and provides an excellent view straight down into the hole.

The walk continues with coastal views and wildflowers until turning to cross over the ridgeline to Crescent Bay, there is an excellent view of the Beach from its high point. There’s a 30mins side track to Mt Brown but none of us took up that option.

We arrived at Crescent Beach a little before 12:00 for lunch and a brief exploration around the waterline and the rocks.

The return trip was taken a little more slowly to stop and photograph the wildflowers and we arrived back at our cars around 3:00. We then headed to the Blue Seal Seafood Shack at Eaglehawk Neck for coffee before heading home.