Bakers Beach (T 1167) is an exposed high energy 6.9 km long northwest-facing north coast beach. It extends from the low Griffiths Point in the west, at the entrance to Port Sorell, to Little Badger Head and the beginning of a rugged 7 km long section of rocky coast. The beach is the longest in the Asbestos Range National Park and is accessible along the park road. The ranger station, access points and picnic and toilet facilities are located in the centre as well as the facilities at Griffiths Point. A walking trail follows the beach to Little Badger Head with a campsite at the mouth of Freshwater Creek, which drains across the eastern end of the beach. The beach is exposed to the dominant westerly wind waves, which average 1-1.5 m and increase in size east along the beach. These maintain a 100 m wide intertidal bar with rips forming in the low tide zone, usually spaced every 200-300 m, particularly along the central-eastern part of the beach (Fig. 4.261). The beach is backed by a 500 m wide series of up to 15 10-15 m high vegetated foredune ridges, with wetlands behind the centre and the North East Arm of Port Sorell in the west. A series of now stable elongate blowouts have transgressed across the ridges, one extending all the way to the backing wetlands. read more

Beach Length: 6.9km