South Cape Bay Walk (15.5km), Southwest National Park, Tasmania

South Cape Bay Walk is a 15.5km, grade 3 hike located in the Southwest National Park, Tasmania. The hike should take around 4 hrs to complete.

Length: 15.5km

Duration: 4 hrs

Grade: 3

Style: Return

Start: Entrance to Cockle Creek

End: Entrance to Cockle Creek

Location: Southwest National Park

Closest town: Cockle Creek

Tasmania

From state capital: 122km

Longitude: 146.89321

Latitude: -43.582621

Hike summary

Within the Southwest National Park, this walk starts from the end of Australia's most southerly road and is the eastern end of the popular 7 day South Coast Track to Port Davey. It's a great place, so take your lunch and make a good day of it.

Highlights

Australia's most southern coastline is also the country's most unspoilt. No roads lead to this beautiful, untouched and often wild region. This track will allow you to experience this region the way it has been since long before the impacts that Europeans wrought upon so many parts of Australia.

Route and GPX file

Total distance: 15515 m
Max elevation: 45 m
Min elevation: 4 m
Total climbing: 234 m
Total descent: -234 m

Download file: South-Cape-Bay-Walk.gpx

For more information about this hiking trail please visit Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania

Tips

Park entry fees apply.

Toilets and unpowered camping areas

Supervise children, hazardous cliffs, unprotected track edges, unpatrolled beaches - swim with caution.

No pets, firearms or bicycles.

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Location

Getting there

Road C636 from Lune River township to Cockle Creek. Park your car adjacent to the information booth at the end of the road (unsealed road)

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Acknowledgement of Country

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