WE have led guided tours across the Overland Track and the South Coast Track, but still another epic track beckoned – the South West Cape. Usually, we trek Tasmania in summer and Kokoda in winter, however, COVID has thrown a curve ball and Kokoda has not happened now for two years. We found ourselves with some time to spare in February, and decided to tackle the South West Cape.
This was to be a test walk to see if we should add it to our list of guided walks. There is sparse literature on this trek apart from John Chapman’s bible, so this was read from cover to cover. It appeared to be an exciting walk with some challenging sections, far removed from the Overland, and more testing
