Grass Point

From the car-park walk out onto the picturesque and sheltered East Cove beach. Walk East to the end of the beach where you can pick up the trail up the bank at the end of the beach – and turn left, following the trail north through coastal forest close to the water’s edge out to Grass Point. (Note that there is a turn-off to the right on the way for harder and longer Fluted Cape Track). Grass Point is an open area that provides sweeping and beautiful views back across Adventure Bay and out to Cape Queen Elizabeth. The Nuenonne people frequented this coastline and made it home for more than 40,000 years. More recently, Abel Tasman landed in this bay in 1642, and Captain James Cook landed here in 1777, signalling the start of great turmoil for the land’s first peoples. The remains of an whaling station that operated at Grass point between the 1820s and 1840s can be seen along this walk, and if you’re lucky you may see some of Bruny Island’s white wallabies too. This is a reasonably flat and easy walk suitable for most.

Side-Trip: Penguin Island at Low Tide: Some adventurous locals will occasionally choose, in calm weather, to rock hop or wade their way across the tip of grass point at low tide out to the rocky and wild looking Penguin Island. This is a wonderful little spot to explore – easiest over the rocks on the northern (left) side of the island – but do be cautious, watch the tide and make sure not to get caught!