Waking up bright and early, we walked down to Berta for a hearty breakfast to keep us fueled for the day. This was our second visit, and it was just as good. I highly recommend it if you’re ever in Hobart. Once we were suitably full, we walked back to our apartment to pack, check out, and wait for the Tasmanian Walking Company pickup for our Three Capes Walk. This walk was the main reason why we came to Tasmania. We booked it in November 2022. The walk is four days and three nights and we were staying in luxury private huts with all meals provided. We were taken to the Tasmanian Walking Company’s Hobart base to meet the rest of our group and guides, repack our gear into the supplied packs and have our first briefing. While packing our gear, I did some last-minute gear deletions. My packed backpack with two litres of water weighed 7kg, which I was happy with.

The morning of the first day was spent getting ready and then making our way to the start of the walk at Denman’s Cove. Once the group was ready, we loaded into the minibus for the approximately two-hour drive to Stewarts Bay near Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula. At the halfway point of the drive, I dosed up on travel sickness tablets, ready for our boat ride. A the bay, we packed our lunch into our packs and climbed aboard our boat for our cruise to Denman’s Cove with scenic detours.

At Denman’s Cove we waded ashore, making sure ours packs we held high and dry, then enjoyed our picnic lunch perched on the rocks looking over the water. One of the big cruise ships was anchored in Port Arthur, I guess they were doing their tours of the Tasman Peninsula.

I walked with my girlfriend while the guys walked ahead together. We pretty much talked continuously over the course of the first few hours of the walk, catching up on all our latest news. The trail is very well made, gravel or boardwalk, and if stairs are required they are good solid stone, of mainly regulation height. There is a short climb up out of Denman’s Cove, followed by a long, slow incline, before dipping back down to Surveyors Cove. Then we were back to walking the long, gentle slope to Crescent Lodge, our accommodation for the night. There were some beautiful views along the way. Strave says we walked 6 km with 219 m elveation.

The lodge was stunning. A main kitchen, lounge, dining area has picture windows that look out all the way towards Cape Raoul. There is shared bathroom facilities, and the six bedrooms stretch back past there. There is also a drying room which came in handy for getting washing dry, when we chose to do that. We had pre-dinner drinks and canapes in the second lounge with equally gorgeous views. The bedrooms were looked out onto the bush and down to the water. We were very spoiled. The host cooked a fabulous dinner and breakfast for us and provided a packed lunch for the next day. This is the way I like to do my multi-day walks!

Do you like your outdoor adventures with a comfy bed and a side of good food and wine, or are you better than me at roughing it? Have you done multi-day walks?