This was the favourite part of the 10th stage of my walk along the Derwent River and still within the bounds of the City of Glenorchy.
The parkland with its majestic gum trees, the few people around, the silvery Derwent, and the wide expanses were incredibly peaceful and attractive.
By 8.30am I reached the first of the four colourfully striped walkways. The concept was simple and it is probably the simplicity which is so beguiling. Vertical posts have been painted black on the edge and then coloured inside. Hundreds and hundreds have been so painted. The first walkway that I reached looked as follows:
And then I turned and looked across the Derwent River towards Mt Direction in the Risdon area.
The atmosphere of the environment with its natural and man-made sophistication was very exciting. The photo below shows the curved roof of the Derwent Entertainment Centre in the distance.
A few minutes later I came across the GASP (Glenorchy Arts and Sculpture Park) sign which alerts visitors to the different areas.
Nearby a plaque indicates that The Hon Julia Gillard MP Prime Minister of Australia officially opened these boardwalks of GASP on 3 October 2011.
Not far away a sound installation has been set up within a protective shelter.
Marvellous mosaic frippery continued to surprise me along the walk.
Then I had the joy of walking across more coloured walkways and,before long, I had the River on my left and the Derwent Entertainment Centre complex on my right.
Mt Direction stood prominently over the water on the eastern shore.
In the far north facing distance, the white buildings of Cadbury’s chocolate factory could be seen vaguely.
Walking Montrose and GASP parks is an easy and pleasant thing to do. There are opportunities for picnics and barbecues, and kid’s playgrounds. Water and land birds abound. And the sense of creativity fills the air.
Walking the Derwent River 