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Three Capes Track Cabins: The Four Days and How Booking Works

Up to 48 people are booked to start the Three Capes Track each day, and the walk is four days and three nights in Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania cabins. Parks Tasmania's FAQ does not say when bookings open, so there is no opening date to plan around on this page. It does say there is no waitlist and tells walkers to check the availability page again for spaces.

Walkers starting each day
Up to 48
Length
48 km over 4 days and 3 nights, one way (Parks Tasmania walk notes)
Cabins
Surveyors, Munro and Retakunna
Opening day
Not stated by Parks Tasmania
Cancellation more than 14 days out
25 percent of the booking fee
Fuel stoves
Fuel stove only area at all times of the year

The four days

Parks Tasmania's walk notes give these stages, all one way.

  • Day 1: Denmans Cove to Surveyors, 4 km, 1.5 to 2 hours
  • Day 2: Surveyors to Munro, 11 km, 4 to 4.5 hours
  • Day 3: Munro to Retakunna, 19 km, about 6 hours
  • Day 4: Retakunna to Fortescue Bay, 14 km, 6 to 7 hours

Booking, changing and cancelling

You check in at the Port Arthur Historic Site Visitor Centre and the boat takes you to Denmans Cove. The walk ends at Fortescue Bay with a bus back to Port Arthur.

If you cancel more than 14 days before your start date, the fee is 25 percent of the booking fee. Parks Tasmania does not state the fee inside 14 days on that page. A date change costs nothing if you tell them more than three days before you start; less notice may carry a fee. Fares are on the Parks Tasmania booking page.

What the cabins have

Each walker gets a bunk and single mattress. The shared kitchen has gas cooktops, saucepans, frying pans and kettles, with no microwave or fridge. The sleeping rooms have no heating or lights. You bring your own cutlery and crockery. The gear page for the Three Capes Track has the full list.

Questions

How many people can start the Three Capes Track each day?

Up to 48 people are booked to start each day, according to Parks Tasmania.

What is the Three Capes Track cancellation fee?

More than 14 days before your start date it is 25 percent of the booking fee. Parks Tasmania's FAQ does not state the fee inside 14 days.

Can you use a campfire on the Three Capes Track?

No. It is a fuel stove only area at all times of the year, and campfires are not permitted.

Is there a waitlist for the Three Capes Track?

No. Parks Tasmania tells walkers to check the availability page regularly for spaces.

Sources

Facts checked against the pages above on 30 October 2026. Fees, dates and rules change; confirm them on the agency's page before you pay.

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