Battery Point Sculpture Trail

The Bloke and I walked a section of this curated walk within the first week of our arrival but missed some parts. This was remedied when Jeanie and I made a couple of trips into Central Hobart in a effort to walk off some 'hospitality'.

The trail serves to give a guided visit to some early Hobart landmarks and their significance. It begins at the Southern end of Salamanca Place and finishes at Errol Flynn Reserve in Sandy Bay. In case you weren't aware, Errol was a son of Tasmania and gave his name to the Aussie phrase "In like Flynn" : a reference to his reputation as a 'ladies man'.

One of the early stops was an octagonal hut housing a line used to measure the Hobart tides through a hole in the rock. We immediately felt a connection in view of our time on the water and our interest in the spectacular tides of Bass Strait.

 

Each of the landmarks came with their own explanation but we spotted some additional things on the way too.

Jean was drawn, for example, to this bronze of Roald Amundsen.

 The distance of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The finish line is along the trail.

This actual 'sculpture' depicting a propeller, was near the race finish line.

 

 The land at Battery Point was sub-divided in 1923 enabling the development of housing.

The site of boat yards where hundreds of boats were built.

 

We've been along this trail numerous times and it really seems the quickest route to walk into Hobart from the RYCT in Sandy Bay. In like Flynn!