Freycinet National Park: Wineglass Bay Walk

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⚠ Camping fees and booking change on 3 November 2026 (Parks and Wildlife Service notice)

The Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania camping page lists new fees from 3 November 2026 at Richardsons Beach, Honeymoon Bay and Ranger Creek: $24.00 for an unpowered tent site, $35.00 for a powered site and $18.00 at Honeymoon Bay, with a maximum of 6 people per site. Freycinet's paid campgrounds are among the first covered by the state's new Parks Online Booking System, which the Tasmanian Government says launches on 3 November 2026. Until then the summer and Easter ballot and visitor centre pre-booking apply. Check the PWS camping page for the current booking method and fees before you plan around a site. The walker campsites on the Freycinet Peninsula Circuit cannot be booked.

Snapshot

Where	Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania's east coast — About 2.5–3 hours' drive (180km) from Hobart or Hobart Airport · About 2 hours (160km) from Launceston · The park entrance and Freycinet Visitor Centre are 28km from the Tasman Highway, through Coles Bay township
Getting there	All roads in are sealed and a 2WD is fine — turn off the Tasman Highway (A3) onto Coles Bay Road (C302), 12km south of Bicheno · The Friendly Beaches section is on a signposted gravel road about 9km after leaving the A3 · No 4WD is needed anywhere in the park, but the park asks you to avoid driving in the reserves at night for the wildlife
Best time	March–May and September–November (autumn and spring) — mild temperatures for steep granite walking, fewer people than the summer peak, and a far better chance of a campsite
Worst time	Late December to January, when the festive break and school holidays fill the Wineglass Bay car park and share the trails with you; Easter behaves exactly the same way
Time needed	2–3 days: a day for the Wineglass Bay walks, a day for Mount Amos or for Cape Tourville and Sleepy Bay, and a spare day in case the weather turns
Cost	Parks Pass required — $49.15 per vehicle per day (up to 8 people) or $24.55 per person on foot, bike or bus; Richardsons Beach camping from $13.00 a night for two until 2 November 2026, then $24.00 (unpowered) or $35.00 (powered) per site from 3 November 2026; the overnight walker campsites are free
Facilities	Potable water, flushing toilets and $2 coin-operated hot water showers at Richardsons Beach; composting toilets at the walker campsites and a water tank at Cooks Hut that is not guaranteed to have water; no fuel in the park (Bicheno and Swansea are nearest); Telstra is the strongest carrier and coverage is patchy
Best for	Day walkers chasing Wineglass Bay, multi-day hikers on the Freycinet Peninsula Circuit, and east-coast road trippers based at Coles Bay
Difficulty	3 of 5 — Challenging Headline walks are short but steep: the Wineglass Bay track is Grade 3 with a sustained climb, Mount Amos is Grade 4 over slippery granite slabs that are dangerous when wet, and the 27km circuit demands real multi-day self-sufficiency. Cape Tourville and the walk-and-cycle track keep it workable for mixed groups.

Golden sunset light on The Hazards above calm Great Oyster Bay, with dark scrub in the foreground — The Hazards catch the last of the light over Great Oyster Bay — autumn's low sun does the most for the pink granite.

Freycinet National Park covers the Freycinet Peninsula on Tasmania's east coast, where the Hazards — a granite range rising straight out of sheltered bays — spread across the western side of the peninsula and join, across a sand isthmus, to a second granite block carrying Mount Graham and Mount Freycinet. That isthmus is Wineglass Bay. The park was reserved in 1916, making it one of Tasmania's two oldest national parks alongside Mount Field, and the rock is Devonian granite: pink orthoclase feldspar gives the peaks and coastline their colour, with black micas and white quartz alongside it.

This is the country of the Oyster Bay nation of the Palawa people, and the peninsula and Schouten Island are recorded as part of the area of the toorerno-maire-mener clan. Shell middens, rock quarries and shelters lie along the coast and dunes — Richardsons Beach camping ground sits beside one of the most extensive middens known on the east coast — and Parks asks visitors to look, leave everything where it is, and treat those places with respect. What pulls most people in is the postcard: the white crescent of Wineglass Bay, seen from a steep 2.6km return track.

Go if…

You want the postcard view of Wineglass Bay and are happy to climb steep steps for it
You're after a serious but achievable multi-day walk — the 27km Freycinet Peninsula Circuit over 2–3 days
You like your coast with granite in it: pink peaks, sheltered coves and beaches with real surf
You're road-tripping Tasmania's east coast and can base yourself at Coles Bay for two or three days

Skip it if…

You want long, flat beach walking — the tracks here are steep, rocky and short by mainland standards
You're planning Mount Amos with rain forecast — the granite slabs are extremely dangerous when wet
You need a campsite over the summer holidays and haven't booked months ahead
You want warm-water swimming in midwinter — winter averages run 4°C to 14°C and the wind chill on exposed granite is real

What to expect

Reviewed 8 October 2026

Empty sealed park road curving towards The Hazards mountain range under a cloudy sky — The sealed park road runs straight at The Hazards — no 4WD needed anywhere in Freycinet.

You come in off the Tasman Highway (A3) onto Coles Bay Road (C302), 12km south of Bicheno, and follow it 28km to the park entrance through Coles Bay township — all sealed, with no 4WD needed anywhere in the park. The road runs past Moulting Lagoon, a wetland that typically holds thousands of black swans, before the Hazards come up in front of you. At the Freycinet Visitor Centre you sort your Parks Pass and any camping bookings, then continue on the sealed park road to the Walking Tracks Car Park, where most of the walking starts. A separate signposted gravel turn-off about 9km after leaving the A3 takes you to the Friendly Beaches section, added to the park in 1992.

From the Walking Tracks Car Park the Wineglass Bay Lookout track climbs 2.6km return — allow 1–1.5 hours — on a well-groomed but steep track with a lot of steps. It is one of Tasmania's 60 Great Short Walks, and the lookout sits in one of the passes through the Hazards, looking straight down the bay's white crescent. On fine weekends that car park often fills, so come midweek or mid-morning; if it is full, Cape Tourville and the Friendly Beaches are the sensible backups. The grades here are honest: Parks rates the lookout Grade 3, which means some steep sections and rough footing underfoot.

If you want sand rather than the postcard, keep descending — the full walk to Wineglass Bay is 6km return and takes 2.5–3.5 hours on a steep track. For a longer day, the Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach circuit is 11km, 4–5 hours and Grade 4, looping across the isthmus and back along Hazards Beach through coastal heathland, blue gum woodland and sheoak forest. Grade 4 means what it says: tracks may be long, rough and very steep, with limited directional signage, so bushwalking experience is recommended before you commit to the full circuit.

Wineglass Bay beach at the water's edge, low waves on the sand and forested hills along the far shore under a deep blue sky — Wineglass Bay from the sand itself — the bays are unpatrolled, so swim with care.

Once you're on the beach you're on your own — the bays here are unpatrolled, and Parks asks you to supervise children at all times around the water and the cliffs. The water is at its warmest at the end of February and into March, and the granite headlands at either end of the bay give some shelter when the wind gets up. Watch for white-bellied sea-eagles and Australasian gannets working the water — they're regularly seen from Wineglass Bay and the Cape Tourville lookouts — and for possums going through your pack while you swim; store food securely and keep your gear in sight.

Mount Amos is the other classic and a different kind of walk: 3.6km, about 3 hours return, Grade 4, climbing steep and slippery granite slabs on the flank of the Hazards to an exposed summit above the bay. Parks is blunt about it — do not walk it when the rock is wet or looks likely to become wet, and only go if you're physically fit and properly equipped. If that's not your day, the Cape Tourville Circuit is 600 metres of good track and boardwalk about 7km from the visitor centre, with lighthouse views along the coast and whales passing in the winter months.

Where to stay

Coles Bay is the base — a small township at the park entrance, with the visitor centre and the campgrounds just beyond it; Bicheno (about 30 minutes north) and Swansea (on the Hobart approach) are the fallbacks when Coles Bay is full.

When bookings open: Tasmania's new Parks Online Booking System starts on 3 November 2026, with Freycinet's paid campgrounds among the first. Until then the summer and Easter periods are allocated by ballot and visitor-centre pre-booking, and how far ahead sites can be booked under the new system has not been published. Official booking page. Checked 8 October 2026. Booking dates for every state.

Stay	Guest rating	Best for	Distance	Style	Book
Richardsons Beach, Honeymoon Bay & Ranger Creek camping (PWS)	Not rated	Beachfront camping beside the visitor centre, including accessible powered and unpowered sites	In the park, next to the Freycinet Visitor Centre	Powered sites 1–18 for vans up to 18 foot, tent-only foredune sites 19–45, and Honeymoon Bay sites 46–52 open only for the summer holidays and Easter · from $13.00 a night for two until 2 November 2026; from 3 November 2026 $24.00 per unpowered site, $35.00 per powered site and $18.00 at Honeymoon Bay	Book now
Freycinet Lodge	Not rated	Staying inside the park without camping	In the park, overlooking Great Oyster Bay	Coastal Pavilions and Mountain Terrace King rooms set in coastal bushland beneath the Hazards	Check rates
Saffire Freycinet	Not rated	A luxury base with the Hazards as the view	2352 Coles Bay Road, at the park entrance	All-suite luxury lodge; the Palate restaurant is reserved for in-house guests, and scenic flights can be arranged	Check rates
Freycinet Resort	3.5 / 5 (74 reviews, Tripadvisor)	A quiet ridge-top stay just outside the park	1819 Coles Bay Road, Coles Bay	Lodge-style rooms on a 1,200-acre private property with Hazards views and Japanese-inspired dining at Mount Paul Lounge	Check rates
Iluka Holiday Centre	Not rated	Families wanting a cabin in Coles Bay	Coles Bay township, on the road into the park	Cabins and holiday units a few minutes' drive from the park entrance	Check rates

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8 walks & sights

Wineglass Bay Lookout

2.6km return · 1–1.5 hours · Grade 3 · Parks Pass — $49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person on foot, bike or bus

A steep, well-groomed climb through one of the passes in the Hazards to the view down over Wineglass Bay's white crescent and turquoise water. One of Tasmania's 60 Great Short Walks, and the most popular track in the park — the Walking Tracks Car Park often fills on fine weekends, so start early or go midweek.

Wineglass Bay (walk to the beach)

6km return · 2.5–3.5 hours · Grade 3 · Parks Pass — $49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person

The same start as the lookout, continuing down the steep track to the sand across the isthmus. Parks recommends walking boots, and warns that the beaches are unpatrolled and the cliffs hazardous, so supervise children at all times. This is the walk to do if you actually want to swim rather than photograph.

Wineglass Bay & Hazards Beach circuit

11km circuit · 4–5 hours · Grade 4 · Parks Pass — $49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person

Leaves from the Walking Tracks Car Park, crosses the isthmus to Hazards Beach and returns through coastal heathland, blue gum woodland and sheoak forest. Grade 4: tracks may be long, rough and very steep, with limited directional signage, so bushwalking experience is recommended. The large mud oysters in the middens along here give Great Oyster Bay its name.

Mount Amos

3.6km · 3 hours return · Grade 4 · Parks Pass — $49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person

Climbs steep and slippery granite slabs on the flank of the Hazards to an exposed summit looking straight down onto Wineglass Bay. Parks rates the slabs extremely dangerous when wet — do not walk it when the rock is wet or likely to become wet. For physically fit, well-equipped walkers only.

Panorama from Mount Freycinet over forested peninsula and bays to Schouten Island across blue water — Schouten Island from the Mount Freycinet summit — a 1.5km return side trip from the peninsula circuit.

Freycinet Peninsula Circuit

27km · 2–3 days · Grade 3 · walk anti-clockwise from the Wineglass Bay car park · Parks Pass — $49.15 per vehicle per day; walker campsites free, no bookings required

The full-length walk of the peninsula: 7km to Hazards Beach Campsite (2 hours), 5km to Cooks Beach (1.5 hours), 11km on to Wineglass Bay Campsite via steep sections (6–8 hours), then 4km back to the car park. It must be walked anti-clockwise to limit the spread of Phytophthora root rot. Composting toilets at each campsite, a water tank at Cooks Hut that isn't guaranteed to hold water, plus side trips to Bryans Corner (3km, 2 hours return) and the Mount Freycinet summit (1.5km return, steep, 2 hours).

Cape Tourville Circuit

600m circuit · 20 minutes · Grade 1 · about 7km from the visitor centre · Parks Pass — $49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person

Good track surface and width past the lighthouse, with views along the coast and out over the water — wheelchair users may still need assistance on the moderate gradient. This is the park's whale-watching and seal-spotting stop, and the walk to choose when the legs are done.

Sleepy Bay

500m return · 20 minutes return · Grade 3 · Parks Pass — $49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person

A short, rough walk out to a granite boulder bay with the coast running east toward Cape Forestier and Mount Parsons. Sunrise is the time to be here, when the pink granite and the sky do most of the work. Take care on the rocks — they are smooth, sloped and unforgiving when wet.

A kayaker on turquoise water in Honeymoon Bay, granite shore in front and the Hazards behind — Honeymoon Bay's sheltered cove under the Hazards — the park's calmest water for a paddle or a swim.

Honeymoon Bay & the Freycinet Walk and Cycle Track

Ranger Creek to Honeymoon Bay 2km one way · 30 min walk or 15 min ride · Grade 2 · Parks Pass — $49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person

The walk-and-cycle track runs 4km one way from Ranger Creek to the Walking Tracks Car Park (30 minutes by bike, up to 1 hour 15 on foot), with Honeymoon Bay 2km in. The bay itself is a sheltered granite cove with electric barbecues, picnic tables and toilets — the most forgiving swimming and paddling spot in the park, and the one to choose with children.

Freycinet National Park itineraries: 1, 2 or 3 days

3 plans

One day: the Wineglass Bay walks and the coast

Early morning. Wineglass Bay Lookout from the Walking Tracks Car Park (2.6km return, 1–1.5 hours, Grade 3, steep with a lot of steps). Keep descending to the beach if you want to swim: the full walk is 6km return and 2.5–3.5 hours.
Afternoon. Cape Tourville Circuit (600m, 20 minutes, Grade 1, about 7km from the visitor centre) for the lighthouse and coast views, then Sleepy Bay (500m return, 20 minutes, Grade 3; the rocks are slippery when wet).

About 3.7km of walking, or about 7.1km if you go down to the beach. A day trip from Hobart or Launceston works, but you will spend 5–6 hours of it in the car. A Parks Pass is required ($49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person on foot, bike or bus). The Walking Tracks Car Park often fills on fine weekends, so start early or go midweek, and bring offline maps because mobile coverage is patchy inside the park.

Two days: add Mount Amos or the Hazards Beach circuit

Day 1. Wineglass Bay Lookout and on down to the beach (6km return, 2.5–3.5 hours, Grade 3). Finish at Honeymoon Bay, a sheltered granite cove with electric barbecues, picnic tables and toilets, which is the most forgiving swimming spot in the park.
Day 2, option A. Mount Amos (3.6km, about 3 hours return, Grade 4) over steep granite slabs to an exposed summit above the bay. Only go if the rock is dry and you are fit and well equipped; Parks rates the slabs extremely dangerous when wet.
Day 2, option B. The Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach circuit (11km, 4–5 hours, Grade 4) across the isthmus and back along Hazards Beach. Tracks may be long, rough and very steep with limited signage, so bushwalking experience is recommended.
Day 2, wet or tired. Cape Tourville Circuit and Sleepy Bay, as in the one-day plan.

Day 1 is about 6km of walking. Day 2 is 3.6km for Mount Amos or 11km for the circuit. Book Richardsons Beach, Honeymoon Bay or Ranger Creek campsites well ahead, and months ahead for 18 December to 10 February and Easter. A Parks Pass is required ($49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person on foot, bike or bus). The Walking Tracks Car Park often fills on fine weekends, so start early or go midweek, and bring offline maps because mobile coverage is patchy inside the park.

Three days: the Freycinet Peninsula Circuit

Day 1. Walk the circuit anti-clockwise from the Wineglass Bay car park, which limits the spread of Phytophthora root rot: 7km to Hazards Beach Campsite (2 hours), then 5km on to Cooks Beach (1.5 hours) and camp.
Day 2. 11km on to Wineglass Bay Campsite via steep sections (6–8 hours). Side trips are Bryans Corner (3km, 2 hours return) and the Mount Freycinet summit (1.5km return, steep, 2 hours), if you have the energy.
Day 3. The final 4km back to the car park.

27km in total, Grade 3. The walker campsites are free, need no booking and have composting toilets only. The water tank at Cooks Hut is not guaranteed to have water, so carry what you need, plus a stove and all your food. A Parks Pass is required ($49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person on foot, bike or bus). The Walking Tracks Car Park often fills on fine weekends, so start early or go midweek, and bring offline maps because mobile coverage is patchy inside the park.

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Suggested gear for Freycinet National Park

17 items

Pink granite hillside with low scrub and grass trees under blue sky on the Freycinet peninsula — Pink granite, low scrub and grass trees: the standard surface underfoot once you leave the boardwalks.

Water bottles or a hydration bladder Carry at least 2 litres per person on the walks.
Water treatment tablets or a filter Treat creek and camping-area water before drinking.
Sun hat, sunscreen (SPF 50+) and sunglasses
Sturdy, broken-in walking shoes or boots
Day pack (20–30 L)
First aid kit, including blister care
Insect repellent
Head torch with spare batteries
Lightweight rain jacket
Personal locator beacon Mobile coverage is unreliable in remote parks.
A fleece or insulated jacket Winter averages run 4°C to 14°C with frosts on the granite in the morning, and the exposed summits add wind chill even in summer.
Swimmers and a quick-dry towel Wineglass Bay and Honeymoon Bay are the park's swimming spots, and the water is at its warmest at the end of February and into March.
Coins for the showers The hot water showers in the Richardsons Beach amenities block are $2 coin-operated, and they are the only hot showers in the park (the sand dune sites have cold showers).
Offline maps and printed PWS walk notes Grade 4 tracks may have limited directional signage and mobile coverage is patchy — Optus and Vodafone drop out well before the park.
A lightweight stove and all your food for the circuit The walker campsites have composting toilets and nothing else; the water tank at Cooks Hut is not guaranteed to hold water.
A sleeping bag rated to around freezing Overnight temperatures on the peninsula drop to 4°C or below through winter, and the walk-in campsites are exposed.
Warm socks and a beanie in the pack year-round Cold southerlies come off Great Oyster Bay quickly, and the granite holds the cold long after the sun is out.

How this compares

Cape Tourville lighthouse, a white tower above dense green coastal heath with puffy clouds behind — Cape Tourville lighthouse above the coastal heath — the 600m circuit here is the park's easiest walk.

Freycinet National Park vs Maria Island

Maria Island, about 108km and 1.5 hours south with a 30-minute passenger ferry from Triabunna, is Freycinet's car-free counterpart: wombats and Cape Barren geese on the tracks, the Darlington convict-era World Heritage site, and the Painted Cliffs. You carry everything in, treat or boil the water, and stay at least one night to do it justice. Choose Maria Island for wildlife at arm's length and no cars at all; choose Freycinet for granite peaks, surf beaches and the 27km peninsula circuit.

Difficulty: 2 of 5 — Moderate
Access: Sealed road to Triabunna, then a 30-minute passenger ferry; no vehicles on the island, all supplies carried in
Best for: Wildlife up close · car-free travel · convict-era heritage

Freycinet National Park vs Mount William National Park / larapuna

Mount William National Park, in the state's far north-east at the northern end of the Bay of Fires, well beyond St Helens, trades Freycinet's postcard crescent for orange-lichen granite, lagoons and Tasmania's only kangaroo species seen from Forester Kangaroo Drive at dusk and dawn. Access is unsealed and the campground tracks are tight, so large vans are better left in St Helens. Choose Mount William for beach camping and quieter coast; choose Freycinet for the walks and the granite range.

Difficulty: 2 of 5 — Moderate
Access: Unsealed roads in; tight tracks and low branches at most campgrounds — large vans not recommended
Best for: Beach camping · snorkelling and rockpooling · dusk kangaroo drives

Freycinet National Park vs Mount Field National Park

Mount Field, inland near Hobart, was reserved in 1916 alongside Freycinet and is the state's other founding national park — but its appeal is cooler highland forest and alpine walking rather than coast. It makes an easy pairing with a Hobart-based trip and a good wet-weather counterpoint to an east-coast schedule. Choose Mount Field for green, cool walking close to Hobart; choose Freycinet for granite, beaches and the peninsula circuit.

Difficulty: 2 of 5 — Moderate
Access: Reached by road from Hobart; no ferry or 4WD involved
Best for: Highland walks · families · combining with a Hobart base

Before you go

Freycinet National Park visitor centre building with curved wall, gravel path, trees and shrubs in sunlight — The Freycinet Visitor Centre — parks passes, camping bookings and current track notices, plus a display board for after-hours arrivals.

A valid Parks Pass is required for entry — $49.15 per vehicle per day (up to 8 people) or $24.55 per person on foot, bike or bus
Book campsites at Richardsons Beach, Honeymoon Bay and Ranger Creek well ahead — sites for the summer holidays (18 December to 10 February) and Easter are allocated months in advance; the state's new Parks Online Booking System is due to launch on 3 November 2026, so check the PWS camping page for the current booking method and fees before you plan around a site
Fuel up at Bicheno or Swansea — there is no fuel in the park and no hire cars in Coles Bay, so arrive with a full tank and a plan
Expect the Walking Tracks Car Park to fill on fine weekends; go midweek or mid-morning, with Cape Tourville and the Friendly Beaches as backups
Never walk Mount Amos on wet or greasy granite — Parks rates the slabs extremely dangerous when wet
Download your maps and walk notes before leaving Hobart — Optus and Vodafone drop out on the east coast, and even Telstra is patchy inside the park
Check the current track notices on the PWS Freycinet page before you set out — maintenance closures (helicopter gravel deliveries and the like) are posted there and at the visitor centre
Keep off the roads in the reserves after dark — the park asks visitors to avoid night driving for the sake of the wildlife, with an advisory 60km/h on roads to and from the park

When to go

seasons & the hard months

Autumn (March–May) and spring (September–November) are the sweet spots. Autumn brings mild temperatures that suit the steep granite climbs, low sun that puts golden light on the Hazards over Great Oyster Bay, and fewer people than summer; spring adds nesting bird activity and the chance of joeys in the wallaby and possum pouches. Winter (June–August) is the quietest of all — highs average 14°C, mornings bring frost on the granite, and the lookouts and tracks are often yours alone — with humpback, southern right and pilot whales passing the coast in the migration months.

Summer is the hardest time to plan around. December and January are the busiest months by a distance: the festive break and school holidays share the trails and the lookout car park with you, campsites for 18 December to 10 February and Easter are allocated months ahead, the tracks carry little shade, and the peninsula's water tanks can run dry. If summer is your only option, walk early in the day, book your campsite well ahead, and treat midweek as your friend.

Questions

6 answers

Yes — a valid Parks Pass is required for entry to all Tasmania's national parks. The daily pass is $49.15 per vehicle (up to 8 people) or $24.55 per person if you arrive on foot, by bike or by bus. Camping and some activities carry separate fees.

The lookout is 2.6km return, 1–1.5 hours and Grade 3 — steep and stepped but well-groomed. The full walk to the beach is 6km return and 2.5–3.5 hours on steep track. The 11km Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach circuit is Grade 4, with rough, very steep sections and limited signage.

No — the walk-in campsites at Wineglass Bay, Hazards Beach and Cooks Beach are for people walking the Freycinet Peninsula Circuit. They are free, need no booking, and have composting toilets. Vehicle camping is at Richardsons Beach, Honeymoon Bay and Ranger Creek, or at Friendly Beaches (Isaacs Point).

Plan months ahead. Sites at Richardsons Beach, Honeymoon Bay and Ranger Creek for the summer holidays (18 December to 10 February) and Easter are allocated well in advance, with stays capped at 10 nights and up to 6 people per site. The booking method changes when the new Parks Online Booking System launches on 3 November 2026, so check the PWS camping page for how to book, or ask the Freycinet Visitor Centre on 03 6256 7004.

Generally no. It is 3.6km and about 3 hours return but climbs steep, slippery granite slabs, and the summit is exposed. Parks restricts it to physically fit, well-equipped walkers and says outright not to attempt it when the rock is wet or likely to become wet. Cape Tourville is the family-friendly alternative.

Two to three days covers the Wineglass Bay walks, Cape Tourville and Sleepy Bay, and either Mount Amos or a stretch of the peninsula circuit. A single day trip from Hobart or Launceston works, but you will spend 5–6 hours of it in the car.

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Official information

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How this page was checked

Every walk distance, time and grade, the camping fees and peak booking periods, and the Parks Pass prices were checked against the Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania pages for Freycinet National Park on 8 October 2026. Camping fees were checked for both the current schedule and the one starting 3 November 2026. The itineraries use only the distances, times and prices stated in this guide.

Written by the Waterline Desk, an Audacia AI writer, and checked by our editorial agent against the official sources listed above.

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