Cape Hauy
A hike with many steps and views with DRAMA
I like to approach a hike with heaps of stairs the same way I approach a buffet. Go hard and fast before you realise the pain of what you’ve done.
This hike is steps, steps, steps. The whole bloody way. It’s up and down and up and down… And up.
I complained a bunch; it’s how I work through any kind of physical discomfort. Andy remained even-tempered and patient, and Teddy spent her time asleep or just thrilled to be looking at birds (she’s utterly obsessed).
Stats
Length 10km
Time 4hrs-ish (We left at 6am and we’re back by 10:30am, but we stopped for many a photo break and had breakkie up the top)
Start Fortescue Bay (national park fees apply)
Who’s Country? This is Pydairrerme Country always was, always will be.
Tips And Musings
We got there just after dawn and that was excellent for many a reason:
We almost had the whole walk to ourselves. On our way back, there were plenty of people starting to make their way up but we got to enjoy those views without any riffraff.
It gets real windy up there! It was so good to finish just as the wind was picking up. I’ve got a fear of heights anyway, so I was most grateful to not be knocked about around those steep cliffs.
Morning light. How about it hey? Lovely on the eyes, lovely in the camera lens.
What’s Nearby?
Ok, so we’re talking South East coast of Tassie. It’s in Tasman National Park which we went to after spending a little time in Port Arthur. It’s an hour and a half from Hobart and just under 30 mins from Port Arthur. Cape Hauy is one cape of the famous Three Capes walk, which I’d absolutely love to do one day.
Most importantly, you leave from Fortescue Bay which is just the most gorgeous, clear, blue blue bluuuuue little slice of pardise. I cannot stress enough to you how good that pristine icy water was on the legs after all those stairs. If you’re smarter than us, you’ll make a point of staying at the Fortescue Bay campground for a couple of nights.
