Distance
4.0km
Experience
Bush
Description
This return walk is more than just rolling green hills and friendly horses, it’s also rich in local history. Back in 1818, Margate was a convict sawing station. The station operated for around seven years, supplying much of the timber for the early Hobart buildings. The dry stone wall in Davis Flat, a good picnic spot, are believed to be convict built. Margate was also a fruit and hop growing district, and a timber and ship building port.
You’ll also see recent plantings of black and white gums – important food for swift parrots and forty-spotted pardalotes, both threatened species. Lucky observers may even spot platypus in the creek, or find a native orchid. And on a fine day, you’ll have great views to the distant Snug Tiers. Council has recently been able to extend the track south to Brook Lane, thanks to a generous land donation, as well as north to the Channel Highway with the help of enthusiastic Green Corps volunteers. The Tramway Hill Landcare Group cares for this site.
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Getting there
Margate Rivulet Track can be accessed from numerous locations including Channel Highway (adjacent the Sandfly Rd bridge), Day Spring Drive, Rollins Rd and Brook Lane.
