Fluted Cape parking area
| Nearest Road: | Adventure Bay Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Adventure Bay |
| Locality: | Bruny Island |
| Latitude: | S 43° 21′ 51″ |
| Longitude: | E 147° 21′ 14″ |
| Elevation: | 2 m |
| Fee: | Parks Pass |
| Management: | National Park |
| Road Surface: | Unsealed |
| Water: | Dry |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
3 walks from Fluted Cape parking area
Fluted Cape Walk
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| Goal: | Fluted Cape summit |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Some steep |
| Type: | Circuit |
| One-way distance: | 5,400 m |
| Comment: | Grass Point Track to the point, then Fluted Cape track to summit. Continue circuit track back to car park. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, 60 Great Short Walks Tasmania, Website, Number 7, Fluted Cape track
2 hours 30 minutes circuit
Hillary Cane, Bill Erickson, Bec & John Davis, Mike & Anne Briggs, 1998, Bruny Island - A Guide for Walkers, 2nd ed., Grundys Point Press, Tasmania, Page 28
Bruny Island - Attractions and Accommodation, Number 6, Fluted Cape
3 hours retrace route
“… challenging, steep climb…”
Nick Dotson, 2016, Welcome to Bruny Island, Bruny Island Accommodation Services, Adventure Bay: Fluted Cape
3 hours circuit
“Please note that this walk should not be attempted by young children unless closely supervised.”
Tyrone Thomas & Andrew Close, 2008, 100 Walks in Tasmania, Explore Australia, Page 38, Number 8, Fluted Cape
2 hours 30 minutes circuit
“The sea cliffs here are up to 250m high.”
2015, Tastrails, TasTrails, Page 36, Number 1, Fluted Cape
3 hours circuit
“… steep in sections with some substantial climbin required to reach the Fluted Cape summit at 272m.”
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife Services Website, P&WS, Fluted Cape
2 hours 30 minutes circuit
“The track climbs steeply, staying close to the coastal cliffs…”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 2007, More Family Walks around Hobart (Fully Revised), Hillside Publishing, 326 Murray St, Hobart, 7000, Page 76, Number 32, 32 - Grass Point and Fluted Cape
3 hours circuit
“The climb is steep in part and continues for over 1 km before the highest point is reached.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 1994, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, 326 Murray St, Hobart, 7000, Page 72, Number 30, 30 - Grass Point
1 hour 30 minutes circuit
“… keen walkers can pick up a foot track climbing southeast along the clifftops to Fluted Cape.”
Tags
Grass Point Walk
| Goal: | Ruins of whaling station |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 2,000 m |
| Return distance: | 4,000 m |
| Comment: | Take Grass Point Track along coast to Grass Point, the site of old whaling station. Return the same way unless you want the steep walkup Fluted Cape. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, 60 Great Short Walks Tasmania, Website, Number 7, Fluted Cape Walk
1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
Hillary Cane, Bill Erickson, Bec & John Davis, Mike & Anne Briggs, 1998, Bruny Island - A Guide for Walkers, 2nd ed., Grundys Point Press, Tasmania, Page 26
Bruny Island - Attractions and Accommodation, Number 7, Grass Point
1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“Coastal walk, suitable for families.”
Nick Dotson, 2016, Welcome to Bruny Island, Bruny Island Accommodation Services, Adventure Bay: Grassy Point
1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“During migration season Southern Right Whales return to Adventure Bay.”
2015, Tastrails, TasTrails, Page 36, Number 1, Fluted Cape
1 hour retrace route
“… trail to Grass Point is recommended for families with young children.”
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife Services Website, P&WS, Grass Point
1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“Grass Point is an open grassland … remains of structures associated with the bay whaling industry.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 2007, More Family Walks around Hobart (Fully Revised), Hillside Publishing, 326 Murray St, Hobart, 7000, Page 76, Number 32, 32 - Grass Point and Fluted Cape
“An easy coastal walk through light bush…”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 1994, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, 326 Murray St, Hobart, 7000, Page 72, Number 30, 30 - Grass Point
“Strike out along the beach. At the far end a footpath cuts up thte slope to a track…”
Tags
Penguin Island walk
| Goal: | Penguin Island |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Challenging |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 2,500 m |
| Return distance: | 5,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk out to Grass Point, timing arrival towards low tide. If sea is calm, it is possible to cross to Penguin Island. Walk to left and then north side. |
References
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 2007, More Family Walks around Hobart (Fully Revised), Hillside Publishing, 326 Murray St, Hobart, 7000, Page 76, Number 32, 32 - Grass Point and Fluted Cape
“… the swell often surges through the passage so great care should be taken.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 1994, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, 326 Murray St, Hobart, 7000, Page 72, Number 30, 30 - Grass Point
“… the scrub is thick and difficult, but progress over the rocks on the northern side is quite easy..”