Botanical Gardens Circuit
Car parks at Regatta grounds.
Cross the Memorial Bridge from the cenotaph.
At bottom of Memorial bridge cross a road to the start Soldiers Memorial Avenue. The avenue winds around above the highway. On your right you will see a few buildings. One is the zookeeper’s cottage.
The Soldier Memorial Avenue meanders north.
Right: The Powder Magazine.
Left: TCA ground and Derwent Athletic Centre. They are both above you and towards the mountain.
Just before Soldiers Memorial Ovals is an intersection of tracks.
Left track takes you to community playground, public barbeques and public toilets.
Right track goes through grasslands gully to the RTBG. The track goes past some shady trees to a road. Cross the road to a little shaded man-made structure. It is at the top of grasslands gully. A track winds down the gully. The track crosses a creek and finishes at a carpark.
At the road turn right. You will arrive at the main gates of RTBG.
The RTBG has very good signs, maps, public toilets and food.
Exit RTBG at lower carpark.
Carefully cross the road to the bike track. Follow bike track right. River on your left. Mountain on your right.
Left: ANM remnants.
Left: Rowing club.
Under Tasman Bridge.
Long straight stretch of bike track.
Left: Powder Jetty.
Left: TS Derwent
Left: Slipyards
Left: HMAS Huon.
Finish back at Regatta grounds: Cenotaph, Queens battery, Hobart diversion tunnel, John Colvin Stand (public toilets).
Car parks at Regatta grounds.
Cross the Memorial Bridge from the cenotaph.
At bottom of Memorial bridge cross a road to the start Soldiers Memorial Avenue. The avenue winds around above the highway. On your right you will see a few buildings. One is the zookeeper’s cottage.
The Soldier Memorial Avenue meanders north.
Right: The Powder Magazine.
Left: TCA ground and Derwent Athletic Centre. They are both above you and towards the mountain.
Just before Soldiers Memorial Ovals is an intersection of tracks.
Left track takes you to community playground, public barbeques and public toilets.
Right track goes through grasslands gully to the RTBG. The track goes past some shady trees to a road. Cross the road to a little shaded man-made structure. It is at the top of grasslands gully. A track winds down the gully. The track crosses a creek and finishes at a carpark.
At the road turn right. You will arrive at the main gates of RTBG.
The RTBG has very good signs, maps, public toilets and food.
Exit RTBG at lower carpark.
Carefully cross the road to the bike track. Follow bike track right. River on your left. Mountain on your right.
Left: ANM remnants.
Left: Rowing club.
Under Tasman Bridge.
Long straight stretch of bike track.
Left: Powder Jetty.
Left: TS Derwent
Left: Slipyards
Left: HMAS Huon.
Finish back at Regatta grounds: Cenotaph, Queens battery, Hobart diversion tunnel, John Colvin Stand (public toilets).