Aquila Eco Retreat- Richmond Tasmania

This circuit walk provides views across the Coal River Valley and the township of Richmond. The reserve contains rare and endangered plant species. The track winds through a corridor of trees adjacent to Brinktop Road. The track follows the northern boundary of Richmond Park, one of the oldest properties in Australia dating from 1810s. It climbs gently towards Brinktop Hill where it crosses a quiet road and enters Brinktop Bushland Reserve. There is a circuit track in the reserve which gives views across the Coal River Valley and Richmond township. The reserve contains rare and endangered plant species. Activities: Mountain biking and Walking Walking difficulty: Easy Mountain biking difficulty: Easy Distance: 3km one way Time: 45 minutes – 1 hour walking Parking: Park at the Richmond Bridge carpark off Wellington Street and cross the road to the footpath on the south side. Walk east along Wellington Street past historic homes until the start of the track is reached at Morgan Street Dogs: On lead (must be on lead at all times as sheep graze nearby)

Explore Richmond, a 19th century Georgian Village rich in convict history and explore many of the village's most important historic sites. Richmond is a 19th century Georgian village rich in convict history. The walk passes many of Richmond’s most important historic sites. It can be done in either direction. Activities: Walking Difficulty: Easy Length: 2.2km Parking: Richmond Bridge, Richmond Gaol, Franklin Street carpark or the riverside carpark off Torrens Street Dogs: On lead

Richmond Gaol is the oldest intact gaol in Australia, located just a 20-minute drive north-east of Hobart. The Gaol was built in 1825 and is one of the best preserved convict structures still existing in Tasmania. You can step inside a solitary confinement cell measuring just one by two metres (6x3 feet). One of the Gaol's most infamous inmates was English convict, Ikey Solomon, said to be the model for Charles Dicken's character Fagin in Oliver Twist. You'll see chain-gang sleeping rooms, the flogging yards, the cook house and holding rooms, all with historical relics and documents to bring the convict past to life. The gaol is open daily from 0900 to 1700 (closed Christmas Day).