2017 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAILS AWARDS
Tasmania’s Three Capes Track
By Ben Clark, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
the history of Australia’s Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS). Planned, developed, and built over almost a decade, a distinguishing feature has been its tourism-focused development and design. A feasibility study funded by the
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Tasmanian Government and prepared by PWS was launched in 2007, provid- ing a foundation for the planning,
he creation of the Three Capes Track visitor experience has been the largest trail-related project in
consultation, and development that fol- lowed.
On December 23, 2015 a group of 24
walkers from around the world, aged from six to 70, stepped onto a catamaran called The Blade and, in doing so, launched a brand-new tourism product for Tasmania— the Three Capes Track. Managed by the Three Capes Track Business Enterprise within the Parks and Wildlife Service, the Three Capes Track is a spectacular addition to Tasmania’s iconic walks. It features a four-day, three- night, 46 km (28.5-mile) journey through the Tasman National Park on the Tasman Peninsula, located on the stunning south
east coast of the state. The Three Capes Track showcases views to Cape Raoul before leading walkers to Cape Pillar and Cape Hauy. On day three, walkers stand on the geo- logical wonder of The Blade (at Cape to the Southern Ocean on three sides, and astounding views to Tasman Island. visible from this site. easy to moderate bushwalk, but with so many inclusions, it deserves its growing reputation as one of Tasmania’s signa- ture visitor experiences. It begins with the 75-minute boat ride from the Port Arthur Historic Site to the start of the track at Denmans Cove.
At the end of each day’s hike there The adventure begins with a boat trip to the start of the track at Denmans Cove 12 FALL 2017
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are comfortable accommodations each night in well-equipped, environmental- ly sensitive cabins; creative and artistic representations of the history, culture, and natural environment of the region; and the warmth, hospitality, and knowl-
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