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Postcard from Australia - Three Capes Walk Tasmania - Day Four

April 2024 - our last day on the Three Capes walk - 14km. We are walking with a full pack and the day begins with lots and lots of stairs. It is a steep walk up Mt Fortescue. I don’t mind the climb as the scenery is stunning: lush rainforest: moss covered trees; fungi and ferns. We continued the walk to Cape Hauy. You can leave your pack at the top of the loop out to the cape and just take a day pack. We start down the steep stone stairs as it begins to rain. We didn’t make it all the way out to the end of the cape as heavy rain set in. The rain lifted as we walked into Fortescue Bay. A bus takes you back to Port Arthur. We get home, we eat non-hydrated food and have a hot shower. We enjoy the home comforts but we are already missing the beauty of the Three Capes.

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Postcard from Australia - Three Capes Walk Tasmania - Day One

Maingon Bay, Tasmania

In April 2023 I travelled to Tasmania with two photographer friends to do the Three Capes Walk. The walk takes four days, three nights and covers 48 kms in total. This was my first time doing a multi-day hike and I was a little nervous but it was an incredible experience. Please follow me for the next four days as I describe the walk and share some photos of a diverse and beautiful landscape.

We did the self-guided walk through the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. It is a popular walk so you need to book ahead. Each night you stay in a different, environmentally sensitive, architecturally designed cabin. The sleeping cabins (4 and 8 bed dormitories) have bunkbeds, mattresses, hooks and benches. The communal kitchens are well appointed. You just need to bring food, bowls and cutlery and a tea towel. There are compostable toilets and one stop has an outdoor shower.

Day one is an easy 4km and starts at Port Arthur (entry included in cost of walk). A boat takes you across Maingon Bay to Denman’s Cove to start the walk. As we crossed the bay we were surrounded by dolphins. We got off the boat in the water in the cove, boots and socks tucked carefully away to keep dry. We then started the walk and were greeted by an echidna. An amazing start to our walk.

Port Arthur across the bay

An echidna

Paths alternate between gravel, stone and boardwalks. All are well maintained.

Surveyors Cabin

A lovely sunset at the end of day one.

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