Three Capes Track — booking overview (not a day walk)
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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.
Three Capes is a booked commercial walking product run through Parks Tasmania, not a day-walk permit you invent at Fortescue. If you cannot get a hut date, Cape Hauy and Cape Raoul still exist as Parks Pass day walks. That is the Plan B — not trespass onto hut alignments.
Published 2026 figures (confirm live): adult $650; concession/child $515; winter promotion $485 for new bookings 1 July–31 August 2026. Cap 48 walkers per day. Grade 3, 48 km, 4 days / 3 nights. Annual maintenance closure 13–26 April 2026; Cape Hauy day walk was not affected that window — still verify.
The fee includes a parks pass for the walk duration plus one day either side, a boat from Port Arthur Historic Site, and a bus from Fortescue at the finish. Historic Site sightseeing is still a separate ticket if you want the convict precinct.
This page is an unofficial decision tree. Book only on parks.tas.gov.au. This site never affiliates Three Capes bookings, Parks Pass fees or Fortescue camping.
Track status, weather, unsealed-road conditions and closures change — verify on Parks Tasmania before you leave, then use the timeline below as a planning skeleton only. A Parks Pass is not a Port Arthur Historic Site ticket, a Fortescue camping booking, or a Three Capes hut place.
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Timeline
Months ahead
Book or walk away
Peak dates sell. If the calendar is empty for your window, stop refreshing as a personality and pick Cape Hauy / Cape Raoul / geology instead. Do not plan to “join a group at the boat.”
Before you pay
Read official walk notes
Self-cater. Pack for exposed dolerite clifftops. Fitness is Grade 3 with pack — not a lookout stroll. Confirm inclusions (pass, boat, bus) on the official page, not a blog table.
Day 0
Port Arthur check-in, not Fortescue start
The walk starts with a boat from Port Arthur Historic Site. Finish is Fortescue Bay with a bus. Do not leave a car at the wrong end unless the official notes say so for your departure.
On track
Hut nights are the product
Cape Pillar / The Blade is the usual postcard. Cape Hauy is the finish day — shared with day walkers. Stay on the booked alignment. Fuel-stove rules and hut etiquette are official, not optional culture.
After
Extra day either side is not a free Historic Site tour
The included parks pass covers park entry around the walk dates as published. Port Arthur Historic Site remains a separate paid attraction. Fortescue camping is a third fee if you add a night.
Packing
- Pack and rain cover per official notes
- Sleeping liner / hut kit as specified
- Waterproof shell + warm layers
- Fuel stove (park is fuel-stove only except designated Fortescue fireplaces)
- First aid and blister kit
- Grip shoes / gaiters per official notes
- 2+ litres water capacity for exposed days
- PLB or satellite messenger (optional, 000 still needs reception)
- Headlamp
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Parking & access tips
- Follow official Three Capes vehicle and transfer notes — they change.
- Do not park overnight in Fortescue day-use as a hack for a booked walk.
- Port Arthur check-in parking is a Historic Site precinct — follow their signs.
- Day-walk Cape Hauy from Fortescue is a different parking problem on a different day.
Skip if short on time / energy
- Treating Three Capes as a day walk from Hobart
- Walking hut-to-hut without a booking
- Assuming the $650 (verify) includes Port Arthur Historic Site sightseeing
- Cape Hauy day walk “instead of day 4” without checking you are not on the booked product
Extra tips
Fee split (never merge)
- Three Capes booking ≠ daily Parks Pass
- Fortescue camping is a separate campground fee
- Port Arthur Historic Site is a separate ticket
- This site never affiliates any of those
2026 notes to verify
- Adult $650 / concession-child $515 / winter promo $485 new bookings 1 Jul–31 Aug 2026
- Annual closure 13–26 Apr 2026; Cape Hauy day walk not affected that window
- Max 48 walkers per day
- Confirm live on parks.tas.gov.au
Who this page is for
- People deciding whether to book the hut product — or walk away to Cape Hauy / Raoul
- Groups who need the three-fee split written down before they pay
- Anyone tempted to treat hut alignments as a public day walk
Related trail guides
Open the walk how-to for grades, honesty filters and official track context — then return to this timeline for the day shape.
- Three Capes Track (overview)Parks Tasmania’s 48 km, 4-day / 3-night hut-based walk. Booking fee includes self-catered cabins, Pennicott boat from Port Arthur Historic Site to Denmans Cove, return bus from Fortescue Bay, Port Arthur Historic Site entry (published conditions apply), parks pass for the walk plus a day either side, and the guidebook. Max 48 walkers/day. Separate from free Cape Hauy / Cape Raoul day walks.
- Cape Hauy TrackThere-and-back from Fortescue Bay through woodland and heath, then many stone steps to a viewing platform above Cape Hauy’s columns and sea stacks. Shares the last-day alignment with the Three Capes Track. Parks Pass required. Not walked for this guide — planning from Parks Tasmania.
Official links to verify
Stays for this plan
Optional next steps once your timeline is set. Fortescue camping, Parks Pass and official Parks Tasmania bookings are never affiliated. Tours and kit live on their hubs.
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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