Tangara Trails

Wednesday 7th December 2016

Looking across Mortimer Bay

I had a new walker with me today and did not want anything too challenging so I opted for the Tangara Trails loop walk which is fairly flat except for a small hill at the start. We did the same walk (more or less) as I did in 2013. See here for details.
The track has been upgraded in places and is in good condition.

Mortimer Bay

Looking across to South Arm

We ended up taking the same time as I had taken previously, so my new walker did very well.

Tangara Trails

Sunday 26th May 2013

The drive down to South Arm was uneventful and I arrived at the parking area just before 8 o'clock. This is actually a lookout which gives a panoramic view of Calverts Beach and South Arm etc. The walk started out by returning to the main road and then back the way I had driven for a short distance to find the Tangara Trails sign. It was uphill from here via a couple of steepish hills before flattening out and then heading downhill. Along this section were houses on either side of the track at a distance. It was just a matter of following the trail which goes past an emu farm and then crossing over Gellibrand Drive to finally reach the coast. The track here was a little muddy as 4WDs had been here and churned it up. Once past this section the trail became a walking track once more and it was very pleasurable walking along the shoreline mostly above the cliffs. The track went down to a beach and I walked along this to a second beach and then to meet the B33 road once again. It was then a short walk back up the road to an old dirt road on the right and back to the car.
This was a good walk with nice views of South Arm and Mount Wellington across the water and the emus were interesting also.
There are many Tangara Trails and this is just an example of one loop walk.
Distance: 12.5 kms.
Time: 3'20"
Ascent: 250 metres
There is a map and down loadable gpx file at Everytrail.
Click here to download GPX track.

Emus

Emus

Emus

South Arm

Mount Wellington

South Arm

Pile of shells