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Bruny Island Visitor Brochure to Hobart (25km) Snug 22 19 Dennes Point 18 21 Bligh NebraskaBeach Bull Bay B68 Point Bruny Island main rd 20 Killora rd Rat Killora Channel Highway Bay C625 C625 Killora rd 16 17 Barnes Bay Barnes Bay rd 15 Davis rd Davis Church rd Kettering Power rd visitor centre Barnes Bay C625 B66 Lennon rd Missionary rd Apollo Bay Mulcahys rd Trumpeter Apollo Bay rd Bruny Island main rd Bay Mulcahys rd Pybus rd Missionary Whaymans rd Snake Bay Island Great Smoothys Matthew Flinders Point Bay Variety Bay drive Ritchie rd Harvey rd Harvey Little Fancy Bay Great 10 12 Bay 1 Chuckle Head 13 11Stuart rd Bruny Island Neck game reserve Fancy Bay 2 Little Simpsons Lagoon Point Moorina B66 Bay Bruny Island main rd Alonnah Big Lagoon Hounds Tooth bbq Isthmus Cape Queen Bay Elizabeth Neck Beach 12 ❇ Big Hummock Simpsons Sheepwash Bay Bay Simpsons The Neck 5 Serena rd Bay th Adventure 5.059 ha, proclamed 11 August 1997. Bruny Island South Bruny National Park Matthew Flinders Lumeah rd drive Neck Bay Camping: BrunySimpsons Island Bay rd maingame rd reserve Jetty Beach: pit toilets, limited water supply. Sheepwash rd 26 Lutregala Adventure Bay rd Wooreddy rd Blighs rocks Satellite Creek Cloudy Corner: pit toilets, no water supply, limited access along the beach. Island Alonnah Kellaway rd bbq Dillons rd Forest 28 Please stay on the hard sand, 40 km/h zone. Reserve 7 4 3 2 The Neck Beach: camping and day use area is off Lutregala road at the southern end of the Neck Game Reserve, pit 9 1 Coal Point Cemetery rd 14 toilets, limited water supply. Firewood not supplied, pets not permitted, please remove your rubbish. Wooreddy rd Lockleys rd 8 27 29 B10 Resolution rd What you need to bring: Tasmanian weather can be very changeable. Even in summer visitors need to bring a raincoat, 23 C630 Ventenat Penguin warm clothing and robust walking-shoes, as well as a hat and sunscreen. It’s advisable for bushwalkers to carry water Two Tree Point Point 28 6 Island during summer. Mount Adventure Bay Fluted Daniels Bay Mangana Cape forest East 5 Bruny Island main rd reserve Cove Lunawanna Coolangatta3 10 rd C629 South Bruny Highlights (places to visit) Little Cloudy Bay rd Waterfall Creek 6 national park 571▲ state reserve Roberts Point: Ferry Terminal, Kiosk and Bruny Island Smokehouse (BISH). Taylors Mount 11 Bay C644 Mangana Fitzgeralds rd Barnes Bay: One of the safest anchorages in the state and a good spot to picnic. Fishing available from the jetty. 9 Lighthouse rd Clennetts Link Nebraska Beach: The site of many fevered treasure-hunts since the wreck of the ‘Hope’ in 1827, which was reputedly state forest Partridge Cuthberts rd Cape carrying back pay for the garrison’s troops. The coin was said to have been taken ashore and buried. Island C629 Connella Dennes Point: a picnic, boating and fishing spot, originally settled by Captain James Kelly, one of Tasmania’s most Lockleys rd colourful whaling characters. Bull Bay, which is nearby, was once an important whaling site. Panoramic views of the Cloudy Bay rd Tinpot Derwent estuary overlooking Bull Bay, the Iron Pot lighthouse, South Arm and Tasman Peninsula. Fabulous food and Labillardiere Peninsula Bay art at “the Point”. Cloudy Bay Lagoon Mount Midway Great Bay: Oysters at Get Shucked and artisan cheeses at the Bruny Island Cheese Company. Mickeys forest reserve Bay 24 Bruny Island cruises The Neck: The narrow isthmus that separates North and South Bruny is a game reserve. Viewing platforms and infor- Great C644 Mangana Bluff mation panels on penguins and shearwaters (muttonbirds) can be found at this spot. This is also the site of the Neck 7 Taylors ❃ 4 Bay Whalebone LEGEND Lookout, which provides breathtaking views of the isthmus and surrounding coastline. Point Cloudy Beach Hobart - Kettering 45 mns Coolangatta road (the mountain road): There are 2 lookouts along this scenic drive about 1 km on either side of the Mt. Jetty 8 Beach Cloudy Bay Roberts Point - Adventure Bay 45 mns Lockleys rd Roberts Point - Alonnah 35 mns Mangana walking track. The eastern one has views of Adventure Bay, the Neck and North Bruny, the western lookout cloudy has views over Cloudy Bay and Cloudy Bay Lagoon. corner Mount Bruny Roberts Point - Cape Bruny 90 mns ❃ forest reserve Roberts Point - Dennes Point 30 mns Adventure Bay: One of the most historic sites in Tasmania and also a great place for picnics, swimming and beachwalks, C629 Mabel Roberts Point - Lighthouse 70 mns the Bligh Museum details the early explorers who visited Bruny Island. Delicious fudge, local berries, home to the Old Jetty rd Bay Roberts Point - Lunawanna 45 mns Lighthouse rd Adventure Bay General Store, Hothouse cafe, the Penguin cafe and the award winning Bruny Cruises. sealed road C644 historic gravel road Alonnah: The administrative centre of Bruny Island is home to the school, police station, council service centre, medi- lighthouse walking track ❇ 25 West Cloudy Head East Cloudy Head cal centre and history room (which details historical events on Bruny). There is also a Hotel and picnic area with free Courts Cape Bruny Island boat ramp picnic area barbeques, tables and seats, a safe beach for swimming and a pontoon/jetty for mooring or fishing. Boreel Head toilet landing ground Lunawanna: Bruny Island Premium Wines cellar door sales of award winning wines. Lunawanna General Store. campsite caravan park Cloudy Bay: The beach is a great spot for surfing, fishing, bushwalking and camping. petrol scenic lookout ❇ Tasman Head beach Mable Bay Lookout: Situated near the entrance of the South Bruny National Park on Lighthouse road, this lookout The Friars provides views of Cloudy Bay, the Friars and the Southern Ocean. state forest Cape Bruny Lighthouse: The second-oldest manned lighthouse in Australia, build with convict labour. Spectacular reserves national park views over the Southern Ocean. 0 6 km 1 11 21 2 12 22 3 13 23 4 14 24 5 15 25 29 6 16 26 BrunyBrunyfree IslandIsland map ® Tasmania’s Best Tourist Attraction 2006, 2008 & 2009 of Bruny B 7 17 27 . A Taste I . n A . o S th i . 9 i t e d Operates Daily Phone 6293 1465 13001300 889889 557557 www.brunycruises.com.au Bruny Island Accommodation Services pty ltd Dennes Point 8 18 28 Bruny Isl nd Berry Farm Pick your own berries Picnic & BBQ facilities Delicious berry ice-creams & more ph • 6293 1055 www.BrunyIslandBerryFarm.com.au 526 Adventure Bay Road 19 e 9 enc eri xp e nd la is e at im lt u e th 10 20 ambulance..................................1800 008 008 “accommodating travellers since 1642” www.brunyisland.net.au .
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