Here is a very basic trip report for our SW cape circuit trip earlier this month; sorry I can't write a nice story, am very pressed for time with work going back and all
I'm not sure how much I remember as well
Day 1: Melaleuca - New Harbour (about 3 hrs)
38 degree day. Left Melaleuca early with heavy packs- turnoff to New Harbour very distinct across the buttongrass. Spent the day in the shade by the floodplains and waterfall. Got sprung by group of 4 while washing naked
Day 2: New Harbour - Ketchem Bay (about 3hrs)
Some light scrub growing over track to about shoulder height. Track quite visible.
Day 3: Ketchem Bay to Wilson Bight (about 3hrs)
Found this day slower going than expected due to medium density scrub blocking the track. A little bit annoying although navigation is easy.
Day 4: Wilson Bight to Window Pane Bay (about 10 hrs)
I cut this out from my previous reply post:
Crossing the SW cape range, from Wilson's Bight to Window Pane Bay turned out to be a real trial. We were met with very poor weather along the ridges- horizontal rain (some sleet), thick cloud, and heavy winds (hence no photos). The GPS was really useful here because the cloud cover reduced our visibility to about 20m for most of the time and conditions were too poor to bother scouting for the track every time it disappeared. It took us 10 hours to walk that traverse (by comparison we did the Ironbounds in less than 5 hours) and only stopped once for a 10 minute lunch (too cold otherwise). In fact it was so cold up there we each needed to wear a thick polartec baselayer under our shells- gloves, glasses (stinging hard-driven sleet), fleece caps too. Because we expected worse weather throughout the trip, however, we were safe, dry and well equipped- I've never been so thankful to have invested in quality hardshells though. This exposed section of the route is a good reason to have the track marked as being for experienced walkers.
Day 5: Window Pane Bay- Rest Day
We met a couple who traveled Wilson - Mt. Karamu (inc. SW Cape) and then Mt. Karamu - Window Pane Bay. They found it quite windy up top but this two day venture struck us both as being a more enjoyable way to traverse the range with a higher likelihood of good views (provided you have a good tent).
Day 6: Window Pane - Murgab Creek (about 5 hrs)
Track overgrown (light scrub) in many places though quite easy to follow- Until you reach the forest behind Faults Bay. After crossing a creek just after entering the forest an uncannily convenient root helps you up the steep north embankment. The track continues up and then convincingly continues north before a fork takes you into a maze of dead trails. I think a lot of people have been lost and wandering in this area because the tracks are very clear. We got lost too (strangely our GPS was locating us in the bay itself when cross-ref with TASMAP)- but after 15mins we retraced our steps back out onto the plains where we sat down and had some lunch + R&R before walking back in. This time I noticed an almost invisible track heading east (halfway up the north bank). A small scrap of rope hangs over it about 10metres on. We walk down here and its free-sailing from there.
Day 7: Murgab - Horseshoe Inlet (about 6-7 hrs)
Track out of Murgab is not very clear but the terrain is very open and easy to navigate. After climbing the low spur (2km mark) the track can clearly be seen across the buttongrass. Easy to follow until just before Hannant Creek where there are a couple of false trails. Correct trail through the creek scrub is in the thinnest part directly below the spur you climb to the top of Pasco Range. Lovely view of Horseshoe from Pasco- track easy to see following down the pasco creek spur to horseshoe inlet. Wading around the inlet is the only real option- tea tree scrub makes skirting the edges very slow. We arrived when the water was quite high and had 3 creek swims before reaching the campsite.
Day 8: Horseshoe- Melaleuca (about 3hrs)
A short walk across the buttongrass onto the Port Davey track. Very uninteresting (and flat) walking into Melaleuca. We both agreed that visitors unfamiliar to the area would find locating the Horseshoe campsite from the opposite direction very difficult- if there was a track between Port Davey track and the site we didn't see it.
We picked up our 2nd lot of food and headed out on the Sth Coast Track the next day. Between the two I think I preferred the SW Cape circuit- the walking isn't as easy as Sth Coast but it isn't so busy and the campsites are cleaner. We encountered some pretty unhygienic campsites, some poor behaviour, and a lot of rubbish along the Sth Coast track, even spent an afternoon cleaning up the sites at Granite Beach.
Anyway here are a few pics
I've tried to stitch some together but I'm hopeless at photo editing.........
Window Pane Bay- rest day! (SWC)
View to Horseshoe inlet- descending Pasco Range (SWC)
Louisa Bay- the walk out to Louisa Isalnd is worth the effort (SCT)
Surprise Bay- we love these shots out of the tent (SCT)
We had a Hilleberg Kaitum 2 tent, baked fresh bread/pizzas/cakes every other night on our stove, 3L shellite between us, carried 1 to 3L of water each (depending on location), and had a good bird book with us, so weren't going completely minimalist either. Your knees feel so much happier when your weight is less, and it's so much easier scrambling in places like the Beggary Bumps if the pack is light. 
