Roadside oddity
Tessellated Pavement
Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania
Flat rock platform cracked into a tiled grid by the sea, a minute from the highway.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
A natural rock platform split into neat rectangles by salt and wave action. It sits right beside the road on the narrow Eaglehawk Neck isthmus and looks best when the light is low. There is a short walk down to the shore.
Good to know
- Visit near sunrise or sunset for shadows
- Watch for slippery wet rock
- Pair with Tasman Arch, Blowhole and Doo Town
- Best time
- Low sun
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road, small car park, short walk.
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
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