2024
Find Your Feet has an incredibly exciting & unique opportunity for Advanced Level trail runners to join us on a 3 day whirlwind tour of Tasmania’s iconic Frenchmans Cap. This is the only opportunity for trail runners to complete this track as a trail run commercial tour. This is a highly boutique and demanded trail running experience. If you think you have what it takes to run 45km along rough mountain trails to the Summit of Frenchmans Cap then book now!
PLEASE NOTE, for safety reasons, we cannot guarantee your booking until we have assessed your ability to complete the 45km distance within the timeframe we have available. Once we receive your booking and you have completed the required forms sent to you via email, we will make contact with you to confirm your place on this tour.
PLEASE NOTE, for safety reasons, we cannot guarantee your booking until we have assessed your ability to complete the 45km distance within the timeframe we have available. Once we receive your booking and you have completed the required forms sent to you via email, we will make contact with you to confirm your place on this tour.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- A supported attempt to summit the iconic Frenchmans Cap in one day!
- Support from Find Your Feet Guides on how to prepare for this epic mission. Including: gear, nutrition, pacing and packing.
- Experience changing landscapes from ancient Gondwanan Rainforest to alpine lakes, button grass plains & Dolerite peaks.
- Enjoy jogging & sight-seeing at Lake St Clair before your summit attempt
- Watch wildlife in their natural habitat including wombats and maybe even a platypus.
- Enjoy Tasmanian cuisine in the company of your new trail running friends.
TOUR DETAILS
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION |
Find Your Feet Retail Store – 107 Elizabeth Street Hobart Tasmania |
DEPARTURE TIME |
10am to be introduced to your guides and the group |
RETURN TIME |
3pm return to Find Your Feet Retail Store – 107 Elizabeth Street Hobart Tasmania |
ACCOMMODATION |
3-3.5* star |
MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE |
10 guests |
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COST |
$TBA* AUD *$450 deposit (non refundable) required at time of booking |
RUN DETAILS |
Minimum Run Duration: 8-10km/60-90min
Maximum Run Duration: 45km/10hrs Technical Difficulty: Advanced (Prior Ultra-Running experience required) Steepness: Undulating to very steep mountain slopes Please note, Find Your Feet has special permission from the Tasmanian National Parks & Wildlife Service to conduct this tour. This opportunity will be strictly limited to Find Your Feet & low guest numbers to respect the region & other users of the track. The Frenchmans Cap Track has a booking system for walkers and as such, all guests on this tour will be supporting this process established to protect this fragile wilderness Park. Trail running is restricted to this commercial tour operation, or guests with private approvals directly through the Tasmanian National Parks & Wildlife Service. The Frenchmans CapTrack is a remote trail through a wilderness environment. In the event of emergencies, access to the track is via helicopter. For non emergency incidents, individuals will be required to return to beginning of the trail head carpark, This can be a distance of up to 22.5km. Therefore, it is a strict requirement that guests embarking on this tour have high-level trail & ultra running experience and begin the tour with no medical or injury concerns. All guests will be required to carry additional mandatory gear and all precautions will be taken by Find Your Feet Management & guides. Guests will also be required to have travel insurance to cover emergency scenarios and helicopter evacuation should it be required. The wild location can experience severe weather conditions. Therefore, Find Your Feet cannot ascertain with 100% assurance that guests will be able to complete the full 45km traverse to the Summit of Frenchmans Cap and return. Conduction of this extreme run will be at the discretion of Find Your Feet Management and will be non-negotiable. In the event of severe weather that restricts access to the full track, guests will participate in a series of shorter runs within the National Park, with vehicle transfer as required. Finally, our Find Your Feet Tours are holidays involving trail running. To the best of our abilities, we will craft each days’ runs to individual needs, stopping frequently to soak in the region's ambience and to stop for photos. PLEASE NOTE, for safety reasons, we cannot guarantee your booking until we have assessed your ability to complete the 45km distance within the timeframe we have available. Once we receive your booking and you have completed the required forms sent to you via email, we will make contact with you to confirm your place on this tour. |
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