Three Capes Track Hiking Guide

Tasmania, Australia, 48 km, Coastal, 3 Days.

The Tasmanian Three Capes Track is a cliff hugging hike in the wilds of Tasmania. The amazing, ancient dolerite cliffs of Cape Pillar, Cape Hauy and Cape Raoul drop 300 meters directly to the ocean making them the tallest sea cliffs in the southern hemisphere. This 46 km hike is set up as a hut hike and allows only 48 hikers each day. You are required to stop at each hut and stay a night along the way.

You start and finish your journey at the World Heritage-listed Port Arthur Historic Site. The first part of the tour is a  boat cruise where you will explore coves and see the amazing dolerite cliffs from the water as you head to Denmans Cove. You might be lucky to see migratory whales, dolphins and resident fur seals populations. The hike takes you through Eucalypt woodlands, ferny forests and coastal heaths. At Cape Hauy spot the climbers out on the Totem Pole - a small column of rock that just up from the oceans below.