Clarence Foreshore Trail

An older section of trail at Limekiln Point (between Talune St and the intertidal track has been earmarked for a future upgrade.

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Oct 2011. A bridge over Faggs Gully Creek is under construction and will connect the Clarence Foreshore Trail to Geilston Creek Road and the Shag Bay Walking Track. 

July 2011. Construction commenced on a concrete pathway at Geilston Bay, linking Sugarloaf Road path and Derwent Ave (via Musgrove Ave). This will provide a convenient short-cut for commuting cyclists accessing the Tasman Bridge via Derwent Ave and the Esplanade, enabling them to avoid the busier sections of East Derwent Hwy. 

Dec 2010. A grant was received from Sport and Recreation Tasmania to construct a new bridge  over Faggs Gully Creek.  A narrow rock-walled intertidal track has been constructed along the foreshore but will not be suitable for road bikes which will still need to detour along Derwent Ave. Fat tyre bikes are not restricted from the foreshore track provided they give way to walkers but due to the narrowness of the gravel track bikers are encouraged to use Derwent Ave.

The foreshore trail runs adjacent to the Esplanade between Tasman Bridge and Anzac Park. Work is expected to commence on an upgrade of the narrow, hotmix path in Anzac Park in mid-2024.

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July 2023. The final section of path on Ford Pde to connect to Anzac Park is completed, providing a continuous shared path on the water side of the road between Anzac Park and Simmons Park. The path includes a new entry point into Anzac Park that bypasses the carpark.

Oct 2021 - Work is underway to address the gap in the trail at the one-way section of Ford Parade by the sailing club.

Apr 2021 - Work commenced on the section of trail alongside Ford Parade in Lindisfarne. 

Feb 2019 - Work is almost complete on the section of trail on the Esplanade in front of the rowing club. The narrow footpath was widened to shared path standard.

Mar 2017. Rose Bay Esplanade path upgrade - A short section of path between Marana Ave to the Tasman Bridge is complete.

May 2016.  Work is complete on upgrading the section along Rose Bay Esplanade between Ronnie St and Marana Ave. The path has been widened to 2.5m.

Apr 2016. Anzac Park path upgrade- Council has upgraded a section of hotmix path through Anzac Park to a 2.5m wide concrete path. The new path starts at Tahune St and stops near the top of the hill.

Feb 2016. Work has commenced on upgrading a section of the Clarence Foreshore Trail in Rose Bay to a 2.5m wide concrete pathway. The old narrow hotmix path didn't provide adequate space for people to pass one another and it was cracked and damaged by vigorous grass growth. The new pathway will be realigned around the boat ramp to eliminate sharp corners and provide a more direct alignment. Work is commencing at Ronnie St and will be extended towards the Tasman Bridge.

Sept 2014. The scenic coastal trail is now open, providing a continuous off-road link between Simmons Park and the Tasman Bridge.

May 2014. Work has commenced on the final stage of the Lindisfarne section of the Clarence Foreshore Trail. The foundations and boardwalk section are now in place and work should be complete by the middle of the year. 

Nov 2013. An improved connection between Anzac Park and the foreshore trail at the end of Talune St has been constructed by Council. The original narrow footpath along Talune St has been upgraded to a shared path width with new kerb ramps at road crossings. The path has several poles in the middle section that need to be avoided. Linemarking is expected to be installed shortly.

Jul 2013. Work has commenced on installing the piles for the elevated boardwalk. The decking is not expected to be installed until later in the year.

Jan 2013. Clarence Council has commenced work on Stage 2 of the Clarence Foreshore Trail as well as the section through Simmons Park. The concrete pathway through the park will be 2.8m wide, replacing the narrow hotmix path, and will be attractively landscaped.

Aug 2012. Council has commenced work on the last major missing section of the Clarence Foreshore Trail. When complete it will provide a continuous path between the Tasman Bridge and Simmons Park. The work includes an asphalt pathway adjacent to the roadway with linemarking, bollards and peg-down kerbs to provide separation from traffic. The middle section will required an elevated boardwalk to bypass the large gum tree.

This section includes Montagu Bay Park and the Tasman Bridge.

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Mar 2024. Council has received a Better Active Transport in Tasmania grant to upgrade the section of path at Montagu Bay Park which is narrow and in poor condition.

July 2018 - The trail has been constructed in the no-mans land under the Tasman Bridge.. When the old SES building burnt down at the end of 2017 there was opportunity to utilise the old driveway under the bridge and realign a steep section by the Montagu Bay Primary School fence. Council has realigned the path to remove a steep pinch point, improve sightlines for the safety of path users and extended the path to Rose Bay Esplanade. A short section of the old hotmix path remains as an off-shoot, to give walkers access to the water. 

Dec 2008. Work commenced on repairing a retaining wall and constructing a path alongside the Montagu Bay boat shed. A missing section of path through this location resulted in walkers and cyclists using the road, which was not ideal for elderly, disabled or young children.

One of the oldest sections of the Clarence Foreshore Trail between Rosny College and Montagu Bay Park was a cracked, narrow hotmix path with steep sections. Work has been undertaken over a number of years to upgrade the trail to meet the minimum width in the Austroads Guides for a shared use trail, which provides more space for people to walk side by side while leaving adequate room for people to pass. Where suitable, the trail has been realigned to better follow the contours and eliminate steep pinch points (so bike riders don't stall when going uphill or pick up too much speed going downhill) and move it further away from the edge of a drop.

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Upgrades

Nov 2023. Sheoak Point between Rosny College and Seabird Lane, which included stabilising the eroding river bank.

Nov 2021. The western side of the Rosny Treatment Plant was upgraded as far as the Rosny Point access track.

Aug 2021 - The steep switchback section of the path around the Rosny Treatment Plant was completed, with safety fencing along the lower section of path where there is a drop to the water. The steep climb around the Treatment Plant has been made a little easier with wider radii on the curves and reduced grades.

July 2021. Section between Montagu Bay Park and Heskett Court.

April 2021 – Work commenced on replacing the steep switchbacks at the Rosny Treatment Plant on the Seabird Lane side.

​Apr 2014. Council realigned and widened the section of path on the western side of the Rosny treatment plant, eliminating the steep climb/descent and sharp corner at the bottom.

Feb 2018. Council has upgraded the Clarence Foreshore Trail at the Rosny Boat Ramp by Rosny College. The path was often used for parking boat trailers and was not well-defined. The new path includes a kerb to prevent vehicles from parking on it. The blind corner at Rosny College has been widened out as part of the sewerage pipe removal, significantly improving the safety on this section of path.

Jan 2018. Planning approval has been given to a hotel and hospitality school at Kangaroo Bay which includes a shared pathway around the front of the hotel by the waterfront. 

Dec 2014. The squeeze point by the Clarence Hotel where path users were forced onto a narrow footpath has been widened to make the space more people-friendly and provide improved amenity for the trail through this section.

Mar 2011. Clarence Council has commenced work to upgrade the section of path between the new Bellerive Boardwalk at Kangaroo Bay and Rosny College. The path is 3.0m wide and constructed in concrete which will provide a better riding experience than the narrow, rutted and cracked hotmix surface it is replacing. 

27 Oct 2010. Bridge at yacht club opened - Clarence Mayor, Ald Jock Campbell, officially opened the bridge over the Bellerive Yacht Club slipway at the Bellerive Boardwalk. This completes another gap in the foreshore trail by eliminating a detour along Cambridge Rd. 

Nov 2009. Construction of the boardwalk and bridge across the Bellerive Yacht Club slipway commenced. The bridge is retractable and will be drawn back whenever a boat needs to use the slipway of the yacht club. 

Kangaroo Bay Concept Plan
Jun 08. CyclingSouth made a submission on the plan, which will include a significant section of the Clarence Foreshore Trail. Some of the issues identified by CyclingSouth include bicycle storage boxes at Bligh/Rosny Rd intersection; bike lanes incorporated into Kangaroo Bay Rd as both a traffic calming measure and better level of service for cyclists; careful design of shared paths to minimise conflict between users including adequate width and clearance from obstructions, appropriate alignment and elimination of squeeze or conflict points; and a cycle connection from proposed Clarence St bike lanes to the foreshore path via Cambridge Rd.

One of the more popular sections of the trail that needs widening to accommodate usage. 

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Victoria Esplanade Draft Masterplan 2023 - the plan includes a proposal to widen the foreshore trail to 3.0m. The current path width is too narrow for the volume of users and does not meet minimum width requirements for a shared path.

Sept 2014. The new sealed pathway around Bellerive Bluff is complete. 

June 2014. Work has commenced on sealing the roadway and upgrading the path around Bellerive Bluff. The narrow path is less than 1.0m wide in places and is often congested or a source of conflict between path users. In wetter months the surface becomes muddy and slippery. As part of a project to seal the road around the bluff, a wider concrete shared pathway of 2.0m width will be constructed. This is the minimum width for a shared path in the Austroads Engineering Guidelines and 2.5m is a preferred width but the constraints of the site prevent making the path any wider. During construction there will be disruption to path users with a detour required.

April 2010. The missing section of the Clarence Foreshore Trail along Victoria Esplanade has been completed. The pathway between Gunning St and Queen St has been separated from the road through the installation of a wire rope barrier (this was recommendation of a road safety audit prior to the path proposal and became a requirement of the project). A section of Victoria Esplanade was changed to one-way motor vehicle traffic to provide space to accommodate the path.

April 07. A missing section in the foreshore trail is now complete along Victoria Esplanade from Cambridge Rd to Abbott St. The 2.2m wide concrete path provides a good quality surface for walkers and cyclists and completes another missing link in the foreshore trail. Further landscaping works will be carried out to prevent debris from being washed onto the path after rain.

July 2021 - Bellerive Beach Park - As part of the Bellerive Beach Masterplan a new section of trail was constructed adjacent to the beach, where previously a carpark was located. 

Apr 2012. Council has almost completed construction of a 2.5m wide concrete pathway along Alexandra Esplanade between Bellerive Beach Park and Second Bluff. The project will complete a significant missng section in the trail with walkers and bike riders now able to keep off the roadway. Only the short section along the cul-de-sac is to be done.

July 2011. Work is underway to construct a missing section of the Clarence Foreshore Trail along Alexandra Esplanade and Second Bluff. Thanks to a $150,000 grant from Sport & Recreation Tasmania, a 2.5m wide concrete path is being constructed to close a gap between the existing gravel track on Second Bluff and the hotmix path near Bellerive Oval.

Dec 2010. Council has realigned the track at Second Bluff to make it wider and improve sight distance. Work is expected to be complete by Christmas.

April 2010. Council's application for federal funds to complete two significant gaps in the Clarence Foreshore Trail in Lindisfarne (Simmons Park to Ronnie St) and Bellerive (Alexandra Esplanade to Second Bluff) was unsuccessful and still remain a high priority for completion.

April 07. A missing section in the foreshore trail is now complete along Victoria Esplanade from Cambridge Rd to Abbott St. The 2.2m wide concrete path provides a good quality surface for walkers and cyclists and completes another missing link in the foreshore trail. Further landscaping works will be carried out to prevent debris from being washed onto the path after rain.

The section of pathway runs behind the dunes of Howrah and Little Howrah Beach and provides a link to Howrah Primary School and Wentworth Park. The concrete path was constructed in the early 2000s.

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Mar 2023. Council is undertaking a masterplan for Little Howrah Beach which includes extending the Clarence Foreshore Trail from Howrah Road (by the service station) to Little Howrah Beach. The footpath is poorly defined, narrow and obstructed by power poles.

This section of trail between Cleve Court and Pindos Park is a combination of concrete and gravel sections.

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May 2024. Work is underway to construct the short missing section of path around the point at Pindos Park. It will be constructed as part of the park refurbishment.

July 2016. Maintenance and upgrade work has been carried out on the gravel track along the Tranmere foreshore. The works included widening narrow sections to make it easier for trail users to pass and improving the surface, particularly where ruts and weed growth had occured. 

Feb 2016. Work is almost complete on the 200m extension of the concrete shared path to Pindos Park in Tranmere. The new 2.5m wide concrete pathway provides a smooth level surface accessible by children on scooters, people on bikes, parents with prams or mobility scooter users and offers improved access to the park. Minor finishing work is required prior to the path opening to the public, along with some landscaping works. The path stops just short of Pindos Park while Aboriginal Heritage Assessments are carried out. 

Sept 2015. Work is almost complete on a new section of the trail along the Tranmere foreshore. The project completes the last missing section from Cohuna St to the bus turning circle. The 2.5m wide path is not interrupted by driveway or road crossings and provides a comfortable walk or ride alongside the foreshore. 

July 2009. Council has commenced work on another section of the foreshore trail at Tranmere. 

April 07. Council has commenced construction of a 2m wide shared path along Tranmere Road from Pindos Drive to Cohuna Street. This path will complete a missing link in footpaths in the area and will hopefully eventually link up with the Foreshore Trail in Howrah.