June 2020 - Cremorne to Mays Beach

After a 3 month hiatus due to COVID closures and restrictions, we got a beautiful sunny winters day to resume our walk a month on Sunday 28 June. 

Due to some heavy rain during the week, a coastal walk was a great idea and we quickly got the allowed group of 10 (Kat, Philip, Caroline, Warren, Paula, James, Wayne, Gerwyn, Bob and Lyn) who were keen to try out the new Cremorne to Lauderdale track which had been recently opened by the Clarence Council.

The 3.8 kilometre new section of track traverses the coast between Cremorne Beach and Mays Beach, offering spectacular views across Frederick Henry Bay to Primrose Sands and the Tasman Peninsula..

Although the walk can be started at either end, we met at Cremorne Beach Reserve at the end of Cremorne Ave on Frederick Henry Parade at 10am. There is some parking and a toilet at the reserve.

After walking along Cremorne beach the track is easily located at the northern end. It climbs up to the grassy headland of Calverts Hill which is mostly reserve.

At the top there are good views back over Cremorne Beach with Pipeclay Lagoon in the distance.

The new track makes easy walking along the coastline for another few kilometres with marvellous views of a shimmering Frederick Henry Bay.

The track then slopes back down to Mays beach where we stopped for snacks at about 11.30am.



Due to some injuries playing up for some members of the group, we did not continue on to Lauderdale.  Instead, we walked along the kilometre long curve of beach, crossing a spine of rock that divided it into two sections to its conclusion at Mays Point where the track climbs up off the beach to continue on to Lauderdale.

We got back to Cremorne beach and the reserve about 1pm where we had time to revel in our enjoyment of being out once more on the beautiful Tasmanian coastal beaches and re plan our schedule for the next few walks!

The section into Lauderdale was undergoing upgrades including further construction so it will be good to do try out the whole walk again soon. 

Planning work is underway for a future track which will provide a continuous coastal trail from Cremorne to Seven Mile Beach. This will also be on our list to try out on a future winter walk!.