Fluted Cape Walk

Fluted Cape Walk is a 5.4-kilometre circuit hiking track on Bruny Island in South Bruny National Park, starting near Adventure Bay in the Kingborough municipality of Tasmania. The track traverses coastal heath and eucalypt forest to the dolerite sea cliffs of Fluted Cape, known for their distinctive fluted columns. Notable for dramatic coastal views over Adventure Bay, Grass Point and the Tasman Sea, it is a popular day walk for nature and scenery.

Visitors can expect a well-marked 5.4 km circuit walk starting from Adventure Bay Road near Grass Point. The track climbs through eucalypt forest and coastal heath to a cliff-top lookout above the fluted dolerite columns of Fluted Cape, with expansive views over Adventure Bay, Penguin Island, the Tasman Sea and the southern coastline. The return route descends via Grass Point. There are interpretive signs, natural bushland, seabird viewing opportunities and photo points along exposed coastal sections.

The Adventure Bay area has long been inhabited by the Nuenonne people of Bruny Island. Adventure Bay was named by explorer Tobias Furneaux in 1773 and later visited by Captain James Cook in 1777. Fluted Cape was named for its distinctive fluted dolerite cliff formations. Grass Point nearby contains remains of early British whaling and settlement activity from the 19th century.

The area holds cultural significance for Tasmanian Aboriginal people, particularly the Nuenonne band of South East Tasmania, for whom Bruny Island (lunawanna-allonah) is traditional country. The coastal landscape and national park are valued for natural heritage and conservation.