Three Capes Track & Fortescue Bay to Close for Maintenance in April

Media release – Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, 9 March 2024

Three Capes Track and Fortescue Bay Campground to close for planned burn operations and annual maintenance

Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) advises the Three Capes Track and Fortescue Bay Campground within the Tasman National Park will be closed from 8 – 21 April 2024 for planned burn operations and annual maintenance.

The closure is part of the state-wide Fuel Reduction Program and aims to ensure public safety by reducing the risk of bushfire while protecting and enhancing the natural and cultural values across the Tasman National Park.

The planned burn has been timed during autumn, when conditions are more stable and predictable and fuels are dry enough to burn well.

The closure applies to Three Capes Track, Old Cape Pillar Track (inland route to Cape Pillar), Bare Knoll Campground, Fortescue Bay Campground, and the Tasman Trail from Canoe Bay to Fortescue Bay.

The closure will also extend to the Fortescue Bay public boat ramp and jetty.

These tracks and marine infrastructure, as well as the Fortescue Bay campground and surrounding tracks, will remain closed after the burn until an assessment has been made to declare the area safe to reopen.

Visitors will be able to access all other tracks within Tasman National Park during this time including Waterfall Bluff Track, Crescent Bay Track, Mount Brown Track, Cape Raoul Track, Shipstern Bluff Track and Tunnel Bay Track.

The closure of the Three Capes Track is undertaken each year and is part of the PWS risk mitigation strategy for walkers and infrastructure to ensure the Three Capes Track experience as Australia’s premier coastal walk is maintained.

For more information visit:  https://parks.tas.gov.au/about-us/fire-management

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