- Duration
- 3.5 km on foot, ~6 h (≈ 4 h 50 min: moving and stop time only)
- Who it suits
- Everyone
- Transport
- walk
- Start
- Jackman & McRoss: Battery Point breakfast
- Finish
- Evolve: a digestif among fossils
- Pace
- relaxed pace
- Best time
- Saturday: Salamanca Market runs 8:30 am to 3 pm. Templo serves dinner Wednesday to Sunday only
- Budget per adult
- A$80–160 on foodPrices as of: July 2026; transport and zoo prices October 2026
Getting there
Walk from the waterfront and Battery Point. A city bus is free until 30 June 2027.
Stops in order
The text version of the route: stops, time at each and the legs between them. Times are estimates, without queues, traffic or swims.
1. Jackman & McRoss: Battery Point breakfast~30 min at the stop
The bakery institution since 1998 in the Georgian quarter: the scallop pie is a Tasmanian rite.
Tip: The pastry queue is the point. Come at opening. Seats inside are few.
Open on the map ↗↓ walk · 8 min · 0.6 km
2. Salamanca Place~45 min at the stop
1830s sandstone warehouses: galleries, bars and (on Saturdays) the 300-stall market.
Worth knowing: The sandstone warehouses were built in the 1830s and 1840s for Hobart's port. The Saturday market has used the square since 1972.
Tip: Come down Kelly's Steps: the 1839 stone cut from Battery Point.
Open on the map ↗↓ walk · 5 min · 0.4 km
3. Daci & Daci: the patisserie pause~25 min at the stop
The European patisserie coffee palace: a jewel-case cabinet and the signature Rose Cake.
Tip: A short sweet pause between the waterfront and Battery Point. One plate, then walk on.
Open on the map ↗↓ walk · 12 min · 0.9 km
4. Templo: the communal-table dinner~1 h 30 min at the stop
A tiny 25-seat restaurant at 98 Patrick Street: a set menu that changes daily, built on seasonal Tasmanian produce, A$110 a head, with a list of small-producer wines.
Tip: Dinner Wednesday to Sunday from 5 pm, closed 21 December to 5 January. Book ahead: some seats are stools or at a shared table. BYO wine allowed, A$30 corkage.
Open on the map ↗↓ walk · 15 min · 1.2 km
5. Evolve: a digestif among fossils~1 h at the stop
The bar of the MACq 01 hotel on the waterfront: a long list of rare spirits and Tasmania's largest private fossil collection, including a cave bear skeleton about 100,000 years old.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Thursday from 5:30 pm, Friday and Saturday from 4:30 pm. Tables can be booked via the hotel website.
Open on the map ↗
Before you go
- Route times are estimates: walking, driving and a sensible pause at each stop. Add queues, traffic and swims yourself.
- Prices, timetables and trail status change. Check the venue's official site and the state transport app before you go.
- On beaches, swim only between the red and yellow flags. Use sun protection even when it is cloudy.