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Wineglass Bay - Isthmus Track -
Hazards Beach
Circuit Walk

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This is a very popular spot and one of the must visit places for Tasmania.  We did the Wineglass Lookout walk some 10 years ago.  This time we decided to do a longer walk.  We  would repeat the Wineglass Bay Lookout walk and continue on down the hill to Wineglass Bay beach., across to Hazards Beach via Isthmus Track then back to the car park using the Hazards Beach Walking track.
The walk up to the lookout was as hard as usual, but the views looking back towards Coles Bay were great.  At the lookout the views down to Wineglass Bay were fantastic.  The walk down to Wineglass Bay was reasonably easy, given there were over 800 steps involved in getting to the beach. In this section we found an Yellow Rock Orchid in flower and a Hyacinth Orchid in good bud.  Always a good walk when we see orchids along the way.  Looking back up the hill, I was quite happy not to have to return via that path.  The  rest of the walk may be longer but so much flatter, so it should be much easier.  And it was!  The Isthmus Track was quite flat and well formed.  The drought really showed as the Hazards Lagoon was stone dry.  It was close to high tide when we reached Hazards Beach so there was only a relatively small walking zone along the foreshore.  At the end of the beach we encountered the beautiful red/orange coloured rocks. This was the point where we headed up beach to join the Hazards Beach Circuit Walk Track.  Along the path we also found some Duck Orchid colonies.  There were many ocean view points as we walked the track so when  time and opportunity arose we took time out for lunch.  Yes, we took longer than the signs suggested we should take, but we had a great time taking lots of photos of great scenes and even orchids, plus we had a casual lunch along the way.  A totally enjoyable day out.

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You need a Parks Pass to do this walk - you can get one on-site at this blue box. Look-out ahead! Hopefully being updated!
  Start of the walk  
Park sign showing our walk Approximate time for fit young people. High tourist area - need for good signs!
The walk really begins    
The first of many steps Track to the look-out We will come back via this track
    Nice views back to Coles Bay
     
Coles Bay    
Steps, steps and more steps    
A kangaroo is startled    
     
    A nice viewpoint.  A turn around point for some
     
Another panorama of Coles Bay    
Turn-off to Boulderfield Junction Our way forward Toothache Rock - my name, it deserves a name
     
    At the top
  Turn left for the track to the look-out  
  Interesting additions to the paved area  
 
Wineglass Bay Panorama    
     
     
Not slippery this time, but yes it's steep!   Epiphytic orchid!
Yellow Rock Orchid    
  Steps and more steps As promised
     
  View through the trees of Wineglass Bay  
     
     
     
Another orchid - a Dipodium or Hyacinth Orchid in bud    
     
     
     
     
     
Wineglass Bay access point    
     
    Yes, someone had a swim and found it quite cold in the water
     
New and good!    
     
    Isthmus Track - the next section
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Hazards Lagoon - dry as!    
     
     
Panorama - Hazards Lagoon    
     
     
     
     
     
    Hazards Beach ahead
     
Great place to rest and watch the waves break    
     
    The way ahead
     
    Passed by and overtaken - you can walk either way around
     
    Lovely red rocks
     
     
     
     
     
  Up the hill back to the car park via the coast  
     
  So dry looking!  
     
    Refuge Island and Promise Rock
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Ah! an orchid Unexpected - the little Duck orchid in flower
Close up - Little Duck Orchid Technically the - Paracaleana minor  
     
  A great spot for lunch  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    More duck orchids
     
  Grass tree  
     
A sign - must be near the main track now    
     
     
     
     
     
Made it    
     
    Yes, that's our car.

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