CrossFit 42 South is a box at 2/4b Patrick St in Hobart, Tasmania. The name is honest for once: it's a CrossFit affiliate, the reviews describe coached classes and open community, and nobody's calling it something it isn't. The catch here isn't the name. It's the calendar.
The record stops in 2019
Read the five written reviews in order and they land in July 2017, November 2017, February 2018, July 2018, and March 2019. Then nothing. That's a review record shaped like a wall, and the wall goes up right before 2020. I want to be careful about what that means. A gap in that shape lines up with the period when a lot of small gyms went quiet, but a missing review is not a closed business, and no field in this listing declares it shut. Maybe the box stopped chasing Google reviews. Maybe members drifted to newer platforms. Maybe something changed. The one thing I won't do is guess a cause and hand it to you as fact. What I can say plainly: the newest voice here is from March 2019, so nothing on this page describes the gym as it runs today.
What the old reviews actually say
The average is a clean 5.0, but it rests on 19 ratings, which is a small pool. The words are warm and thin. "Awesome gym. Fantastic trainers and great community," one member wrote in March 2019. Another in July 2018: "Great community, suitable for all levels of fitness." A July 2017 visitor called it "one of the best CrossFit gyms I've ever been." That last one reads well until you notice it names no other box to compare against, so "one of the best" is doing less work than it looks like. My favorite for honesty is a February 2018 reviewer who admitted he was passing through: "If I lived here, I'd crossfit here." That's a traveler's endorsement, not a member's, and it's worth reading as exactly that.
What the 5.0 is measuring
Nineteen ratings, mostly short, mostly about community and friendly coaches. On a sample that small, a single bad experience would drag the average to about 4.8, so the perfect score is fragile by design, not proof of perfection. Community clearly worked for the people who wrote. What none of them describe is equipment, class sizes now, pricing, or programming detail.
What's missing
No price anywhere. No current hours in the listing. No phone number given. And most important, no recent review. For a box, the two-minute fix is a phone call or a drop-in, and I'd do that before assuming anything on this page is still current.
Who it's not for
Anyone who wants to lift solo on their own clock. CrossFit is coached class programming, community-first. If you dislike being coached in a group, this format won't convert you.
FAQ
Is CrossFit 42 South still open?
The listing does not declare it closed, but the newest review is from March 2019. Confirm current status by contacting the gym directly.
How reliable is the 5.0 rating?
It rests on only 19 ratings, so one poor review would move it noticeably. Treat it as a small, dated sample.
Is pricing listed?
No. No review or listing field states membership cost or current hours.