Belmont: Lake, baths and active days

Belmont offers several different ways to spend time outdoors: a picnic by the lake, a visit to the Belmont Baths, or getting active on the Fernleigh Awabakal Shared Track. This lets you plan your day around waterfront views, swimming, or an active route, depending on your interests. These three options each have a distinct focus, giving you a practical basis for deciding which experiences you want to shape your stay.

By the lake: Green Point Foreshore Reserve

Green Point Foreshore Reserve connects Belmont and Valentine. It is located by the lake and offers picnic areas and views of the water. This gives the reserve two clear ways to enjoy the outdoors: you can plan a picnic or make the lake views the focus. The waterfront setting and picnic areas give this part of your trip a different character from a visit to the baths or an active route.

Belmont Baths: dimensions, access and facilities

The Belmont Baths have a 70-metre-long jetty and a 45-metre-wide swimming area. An access ramp leads to a deep-water platform for people with limited mobility. If accessibility is important to your plans, the ramp provides a practical point of reference. Check current conditions before your visit.

Facilities include toilets, cold showers, picnic tables and covered areas. A Mobi aquatic chair can be borrowed on request from the council to provide wheelchair access to the Belmont Baths. Arrange the loan with the council before your trip. Nearby, you’ll find a playground, a table tennis table and cafés. If you’re travelling with children, the nearby playground is a practical point of reference; picnic tables and covered areas also offer different options for taking a break. Facilities at the baths and nearby amenities may change. Check locally before your trip.

On the Fernleigh Awabakal Shared Track

The Fernleigh Awabakal Shared Track connects Belmont with Blacksmiths and is suitable for walking, running and cycling. Your choice of activity changes the character of an outing on the route: you can walk, run or cycle along the track. Compared with the waterfront and swimming options, this is more focused on physical activity. The track therefore complements Belmont’s water-based options with an active alternative.

Plan your stay around what matters to you

If you’re travelling with children, you can consider the playground near the baths when planning your stay; the lake and its picnic areas, and the track with its different uses, offer other ways to spend your time.

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