Itineraries
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These plans are built for real Hobart day trips and peninsula overnights — drive time, unsealed roads, the 2026 Arch/Kitchen works, weather and energy included — not fantasy “do every cape” checklists. Pick the plan that matches your group, then open it for a full timeline, packing notes and what to skip. Print from any plan page, or grab the free day-trip checklist anytime.
Every itinerary defers to Parks Tasmania for track status and alerts. Hard walks only appear where the plan names them — and only when official status is open.
Which plan fits you?
- Half-day geology — late start, kids, or Arch/Kitchen closed: Pavement + Blowhole + Waterfall Bay Road.
- Cape Hauy day — early Hobart leave; Fortescue via C344; 9.4 km Grade 3; reverse before dusk.
- Peninsula full day — one named cape or geology, not both hard walks.
- Three Capes overview — book-or-walk-away decision, not a day walk.
- Two-day Fortescue — camp or nearby bed; Hauy in the morning.
- Family easy — pavement and Blowhole only; no cape upgrade.
If two plans both “sound good,” pick the shorter one. You can always upgrade on the ground; you cannot invent daylight on the highway home.
3–5 hours on the ground (+ ~90 min each way from Hobart)
Half-day: Eaglehawk Neck geology
First visit from Hobart with mixed fitness, kids, or a late start
Tessellated Pavement, Blowhole, and — when the 2026 works allow — Tasmans Arch and Devils Kitchen. Honest Plan B if Arch/Kitchen is closed. Parks Pass required. Not Cape Hauy.
Open plan →
Full day (9.4 km return, ~4 hrs walking + Hobart drive)
Full day: Cape Hauy from Fortescue Bay
Fit walkers who want the signature day walk, not a booked Three Capes hut trip
Leave Hobart early, unsealed C344 to Fortescue Bay, Parks Pass, then the Grade 3 Cape Hauy Track — 9.4 km return, about 4 hours, many stone steps, platform above the Totem Pole and Candlestick. Reverse before dusk. Not walked for this guide.
Open plan →
Full calendar day from Hobart
Full day: peninsula circuit (one cape or geology — not both hard walks)
Drivers who want more than one precinct without stacking Cape Hauy and Cape Raoul
Pick one hard product: Cape Hauy from Fortescue, or Cape Raoul from Stormlea, or a geology-plus-Remarkable Cave circuit. Pair the chosen walk with at most one short lookout cluster. Port Arthur Historic Site is a separate ticket and usually a separate day.
Open plan →
4 days / 3 nights (48 km, Grade 3)
Three Capes Track — booking overview (not a day walk)
People deciding whether to book the hut-to-hut walk — or pick Cape Hauy / Raoul instead
Official product: 48 km, 4 days, 3 nights, Grade 3, max 48 walkers/day. Adult $650; concession/child $515; winter promo $485 for new bookings 1 Jul–31 Aug 2026. Includes parks pass for the walk plus one day either side, boat from Port Arthur Historic Site, bus from Fortescue. Confirm live on Parks Tasmania.
Open plan →
2 days / 1 night at Fortescue (or a Port Arthur / Eaglehawk bed)
Two days: Fortescue Bay camp + Cape Hauy
Walkers who want Cape Hauy without a pre-dawn Hobart exit, or a geology day plus a cape morning
Night at Fortescue Bay campground (separate fee from Parks Pass) or a nearby commercial bed. Day 1: settle, optional Bivouac Bay or geology. Day 2: Cape Hauy with daylight margin. Book camp 1 Oct–30 Apr; first-come May–Sep.
Open plan →
2–4 hours on the ground (+ Hobart drive)
Family easy: platforms, pavement, reverse clock
Kids, mixed mobility, or anyone who will not enjoy 4 hours of stone steps
Tessellated Pavement and the Blowhole as the whole product. Waterfall Bay Road only if energy remains. No Cape Hauy, no Cape Raoul, no Historic Site stack. Parks Pass required. Arch/Kitchen closed 2026 — do not argue with a gate.
Open plan →
Stays & tours for your plan
Book a base near the cliffs or browse guided day trips — after you pick an itinerary that fits your group. Kit searches live on the gear hub.
Nearby stays
Port Arthur · Eaglehawk Neck · Hobart
- Stays at Port ArthurClosest to Remarkable Cave, Three Capes check-in and the Historic Site
- Eaglehawk NeckNorthern geology sites and the isthmus — still a drive to Fortescue
- HobartDay-trip base — about 90 minutes each way via Sorell and the Arthur Highway
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Guided tours
Optional — useful when you do not want to drive the Arthur Highway
- Cape Hauy guided hike
- Cape Raoul wilderness cruise
- Tasman Island 3-hour cruise
- Browse more Tasman Peninsula / Port Arthur tours
A tour does not replace checking Parks Tasmania alerts, weather, or cliff safety yourself.
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