Situated in the Tasman National Park on the Tasman Peninsular a two hour drive from Hobart. The rugged scenery and coastal forest make the Cape a very attractive destination and some of the geology is unique outside of Antarctica. The walk begins on a fire trail and climbs up and down steep slippery hills passing through a Rain Forest area where Tree Ferns to 20ft high dominate the landscape, you cross a creek where sunlight rarely reaches, then climb again to the cliff tops. The cliffs to the north are composed of grey Permian siltstone to yellow Triassic sandstone. The cliffs to the south are like a huge layer cake with the lower section composed of Devonian granite and the upper of Permian sandstone and mudstone, cutting through between these is an intrusion of black Jurassic dolerite. The fact that you can see the cliff face and how the intrusion occurred is quite unique. The cliffs fall steeply away on either side of the narrow track allowing for magnificent view of the valleys and bays below, and far to the north Maria Island is visible. CLICK PHOTO FOR LARGER VIEW
 Cape Surville in distance magnificent views at top, drop is awesome |
 Tazi Devil at start of track (1 hour to get this far) |
 Part of track through thick undergrowth |
 Orange markers on track and moss-covered trees |
 Small pond (man-made?) Could possibly be an underground spring |
 Mrs Tazi Devil at start of our next walk (hard!) to Yellow Bluff |
 View of High Yellow Bluff from the top of Cape Surville |
 Mrs T. heading downhill to cross a creek under huge moss-covered tree |
 Heading downhill on very steep, wet, and slippery section |
 Small creek at bottom of steep gully - this section hardly ever sees daylight! |
 Huge tree ferns tower upwards to 20+ feet |
 Some of the Tasmania's largest tree ferns block out the sun |
 View of The Sisters from the summit of Cape Surville |
 The larger of "The Sisters" has a hole right through |
 A long way doooowwwwnnnn! View of Deep Glen Bluff |
 Looking down from afar at a sea cave |
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