Exercising Your Dog

This pamphlet advises the areas of Hobart where dogs may be exercised off lead, provided they remain under the effective control of the owner at all times.  Get your copy from the Council Centre.

* Dogs declared dangerous under the Dog Control Act 2000 remain subject to the relevant conditions defined in the Act even when in a dog exercise area.

Prohibited areas

• Salamanca Place -  During the operating hours of the Salamanca Market. 8.30am - 3pm.
• Elizabeth Street Mall - Dogs prohibited
• Red Chapel Beach - Dogs prohibited due to sensitive wildlife.
• The Intercity Cycleway is declared prohibited to dogs and other animals at all times
• Cornelian Bay Wetlands - Marine Esplanade New Town dogs prohibited due to sensitive wildlife. 
• Playgrounds - Dogs are prohibited within 10 metres of a children's playground
• Any playing area of a sports ground on which sport is being played or leisure activities are being undertaken (North Hobart Oval  -dogs prohibited at all times)

Under section 145 of the Local Government Act 1993 dogs are prohibited within one metre of an eating area.

Dogs are prohibited in any grounds of a school, pre-school, kindergarten, creche or any other place of reception of children without the permission of a person in charge.

Please refer to Council's Dog Management Policy 2003 for further banned areas.

Dogs on leads are permitted on the Pipeline Track between Fern Tree and Neika (excluding Silver Falls Track)

Off lead exercise is permitted on Nutgrove Beach & Long Beach Sandy Bay only between the hours of 8pm to 8am - Daylight savings time and 4pm to 8am - Winter time

Please note infringements will be issued to offenders - $100.00.

Mount Wellington

In Wellington Park dogs can be walked, on a lead, on walking tracks and fire trails in the Recreation Zone of the Park. (Click here to link to the Wellington Park website) Broadly speaking, these areas are the lower foothills of Mount Wellington (below the Springs), and the area immediately above Tolosa Park in Glenorchy. Dogs may be walked on Jeffery's Track in the west of the Park, and are allowed confined in vehicles to the Pinnacle, Mount Wellington.

Available to download is a information sheet containing a map, outlining the areas of the Pipeline Track and Mount Wellington where dogs can be walked. Wellington Park Dog Information.

Exercise areas

More maps of the exercise areas in the Hobart Municipality are available in the Off Lead Dog Exercise Area Map available from the Council Centre.