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Cape Pillar and Tasman Island from the Three Capes Track
Cape Pillar and Tasman Island from the Three Capes Track

Tasman Cape Pillar

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Closed area: Wughalee Falls Campsite – Tasman National Park
Applies from 2/12/2022

​​​​​​​Wughalee Falls campsite within the Tasman National Park is closed until further notice. Alternative campsite Bare Knoll remains open approximately 400m beyond the Wughalee campsite turnoff. This Campsite has limited capacity and cannot be booked. 

For further enquiries please call: (03) 6250 3980​.​​​​

Last reviewed 11/10/2024 11:41 AM

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  • Camping
  • Fuel stove only
  • Overnight walk
  • Toilets

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    2-3 days return or circuit, 29 km return via Old Cape Pillar track; 34km circuit via Mount Fortescue and Cape Hauy
    Grade 3: Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections, a rough surface and many steps.
    Hazardous, unfenced sheer sea cliffs at numerous places near the cape. Please keep at least 2m back from exposed cliff edges. Beware of strong, gusty winds en-route to Cape Pillar.
    A valid parks pass is required for entry to Tasmania's national parks.
    The walk to Cape Pillar starts on the Old Cape Pillar Track, 300m back from the campground office, along Fortescue Bay Road.

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    ​An unforgettable journey to the Island’s south-easterly tip. Your walk begins along a narrow track through forest and moorland. Approaching halfway to Cape Pillar, you’ll ​link with the Three Capes Track on​​​​​​ Tornado Ridge.

    ​Return via the same track or add an extra day to walk the ​mystical wet forests of Mount Fortescue. Experience more clifftop drama as you head out and back to Cape Hauy, before winding your way along the coast through delightful heathland into the glistening arc of Fortescue Bay. 

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      ​Tasman National Park is located in the south-eastern corner of Tasmania. It's a 90-minute drive on sealed roads from Hobart via Sorell on the A3, and then the A9 (Arthur Highway) toward Port Arthur. The park straddles both the Tasman and Forestier peninsulas, however most of its accessible features are on the Tasman Peninsula.

      ​​​​​To reach Fortescue Bay from Eaglehawk Neck, continue along the A9 towards Port Arthur ​until you reach the junction with C344. Follow the C344 until you reach Fortescue Bay. This is a 12km drive along an unsealed road but is suitable for 2WD vehicles and mountain bikes. Beware of towing vehicles, delivery trucks and tour buses. Keep to the left of the road particularly on blind corners.

      Access to the south-western part of the park is also via the Arthur Highway (A9), then following Safety Cove Rd at Port Arthur township to access Remarkable Cave and walking tracks to Maingon Blowhole, Mount Brown and Crescent Bay. Further west, on the road to Nubeena, the access to the Cape Raoul Great Short Walk, Shipstern Bluff and Tunnel Bay leave the Arthur Highway at Highcroft Road, which turns into Stormlea Road.

      Where possible, please avoid driving in our reserves at night. You are sharing the roads with our native wildlife, so take it slow and watch out for animals on the road.

      ​​With the exception of designated areas in the Fortescue Bay campground, Tasman National Park is a Fuel Stove Only area and campfires are not permitted. 

      To find out what fuel stoves are permitted see the Fuel Stove Only area ​page.​​

      ​The walking track starts on the Fortescue Bay Road, as you approach the Fortescue Bay campground​.​

      Campsites and toilets are available at Fortescue Bay and Bare Knoll. ​​​​

      Wughalee Falls Campsite has been closed.​

      When walking on the Old Cape Pillar Track, the first junction reached is at Tornado Ridge (after about 2 hours), where you'll cross onto Three Capes Track and Cape Pillar Track. Walkers cannot proceed west along the Three Capes Track from this junction, to protect the environmental values of the Tasman National Park.

      ​​Walkers continue south-east on the Cape Pillar Track. 

      Bare Knoll is approximately 400m beyond the Wughalee Falls turnoff, on the right hand side of track. Bare Knoll​ has 12 dedicated tent platforms and a toilet. We strongly recommend you bring water in with you as natural water sources should not be relied on.

      ​​​For walkers wanting to incorporate Mount Fortescue, Cape Hauy and the coastline, this section can only be walked in a south to north direction. This walk is a 34km circuit and recommended to walk over 3 days.

      ​Parts of this walk are shared with multi-day Three Capes Track walkers. Cabin accommodation facilities are only available to these walkers. ​

      ​Find out other essential information for visiting Tasmania's parks and reserves on our know before you go section.

      ​Remember the safe walking guidelines

      • ​Plan to walk safely
      • Be prepared
      • Avoid walking alone and let someone know your plans
      • Record your trip intentions in the log books 
      • Be prepared to turn back