Clifton Beach: Beach and Cape Deslacs Circuit

Clifton Beach offers several specific points to consider when planning a stay: the beach, Clifton Beach Reserve on Clifton Beach Road, Clifton Beach Park, and the Cape Deslacs Circuit. These places appeal to different interests. The Circuit is described as a loop taking about 45 minutes; it also includes a beach, dunes, and a lookout. This makes it possible to choose hotels in Clifton Beach based on the activities you actually plan to do.

Beach and facilities for a break

Clifton Beach can be reached at the end of Clifton Beach Road. Rip currents occur at the beach. Take this into account when planning if the beach is to be a focus of your stay. Clifton Beach Reserve on Clifton Beach Road has barbecue facilities and a picnic area. Toilets are nearby, and there is also playground equipment. These facilities for a break complement the options at the beach and along the loop walk. The availability of the reserve facilities may change; check before your visit.

Clifton Beach Park has its own facilities, including a basketball tower, spring riders, swings, and a rebound wall. This equipment distinguishes the park from the barbecue and picnic facilities at the reserve. The equipment may change; check what is currently available before visiting.

The Cape Deslacs Circuit

The Cape Deslacs Circuit is a loop walk at Clifton Beach in Clarence that takes about 45 minutes. It follows a closed gravel road to a memorial plaque, where two narrow tracks begin. The lookout is on a headland. From there, views extend west along Clifton Beach, south to Bruny Island, and over the dunes to Pipe Clay Lagoon. These three viewing directions give the lookout different landscape reference points. The headland projects into the water.

About 300 metres of the track run along the beach; the loop then returns to the car park through the sand dunes. Along with the section on the gravel road and the narrow tracks, this makes for a varied route, with a stated duration of about 45 minutes. Bicycles are permitted on the first section of the Circuit on the closed road; this permission applies to that section and not automatically to the entire loop.

Dogs are prohibited in Cape Deslacs Nature Reserve. The area is important habitat for the short-tailed shearwater. If you are travelling with a dog, take this restriction into account for the reserve and check signage on site for current conditions.

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