Eastern peaks and inland ranges Short walks EAST Walk trail classifications More information Walk trails are assigned a ‘class’ to indicate degree of National park rangers are available to provide information. difficulty. The walk classes range from Class 1 (universal Don’t hesitate to contact them if you need assistance. access), which is suitable for wheelchairs, to Class 5, which Fitzgerald River Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions require walkers to be fit, experienced and suitably equipped. National Park Check trailhead signs at the start of walks for specific Rangers (West) Ranger (East) information. Jacup/Jerramungup Barrens Beach Road East Mount Barren. Ph: (08) 9835 5043 Ph: (08) 9838 3060 Parks and Wildlife Service Fitzgerald River National Park is one of the most botanically Albany District office significant national parks in Australia with about 15 per 120 Albany Highway cent of Western Australia’s described plant species found Albany WA 6330 here. There are also more species of animals living here than Phone: (08) 9842 4500 any other reserve in south-western Australia, so if you love Take care Fax: (08) 9841 7105 nature, this is the place to be! Keep your personal safety in mind at all times. Caution is Email: [email protected] The park has improved sealed road access and recreational required in any natural environment with potentially hazardous Visit for facilities to provide a wide range of opportunities for world terrain. Fitzgerald River National Park is no exception. exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/park/fitzgerald-river more information on the park. class nature-based activities. This brochure outlines some of Stand back from rocky headlands and cliff edges. Many the short walks you can do on the eastern side of the park. areas within the park have steep, rocky slopes that can be Other Fitzgerald River National Park brochures include: by the same route to Hamersley Inlet car park. car Inlet Hamersley to route same the by and seat (about 30 minutes from Hamersley Beach). Return Return Beach). Hamersley from minutes 30 (about seat and along the trail to the main Tamala Karst Lookout platform platform Lookout Karst Tamala main the to trail the along seat at the top but it is only a few hundred metres further further metres hundred few a only is it but top the at seat top of the main cliff line high above. There is a small bench bench small a is There above. high line cliff main the of top for a set of steps which lead up the vegetated hillside to the the to hillside vegetated the up lead which steps of set a for unstable underfoot. heads soon trail the corner, the rounding After cliffs. small • these of edge top the traverses trail The high. 5m about Below Fitzgerald River National Park Point. Edwards from Beach Hamersley East Approaching . backed on its west side by a line of creamy coloured cliffs cliffs coloured creamy of line a by side west its on backed from rounding a sandy headland you reach a sandy bay bay sandy a reach you headland sandy a rounding from in the vegetation and associated flora and fauna. While While fauna. and flora associated and vegetation the in unusual rock features and pink shells. After about 700m 700m about After shells. pink and features rock unusual have resulted in different soil types, which lead to variations variations to lead which types, soil different in resulted have the ocean and then continue west along the beach with its its with beach the along west continue then and ocean the beaches. These variations in the geology of the land forms forms land the of geology the in variations These beaches. Melaleuca groves (about 30 minutes). Head towards towards Head minutes). 30 (about groves Access to the eastern side of Fitzgerald River National Park is ancient current day sea level, and much more recently formed formed recently more much and level, sea day current woodlands, before breaking out into the coastal dunes and and dunes coastal the into out breaking before woodlands, between ancient wave cut platforms, about 90m above above 90m about platforms, cut wave ancient between Hamersley Inlet Link Trail then meanders through sheltered sheltered through meanders then Trail Link Inlet Hamersley section of limestone karst cliff lines, as well as alternating alternating as well as lines, cliff karst limestone of section Inlet with the Whoogarup Range in the distance. The The distance. the in Range Whoogarup the with Inlet history, traversing outstanding features including a unique unique a including features outstanding traversing history, then a small lookout platform with views over Hamersley Hamersley over views with platform lookout small a then Your walk is a journey through billions of years of geological geological of years of billions through journey a is walk Your After leaving the trail head, there is a steep set of steps and and steps of set steep a is there head, trail the leaving After Photo - John Watson. John - Photo right Below Below Trail marker, West Beach. Beach. West marker, Trail Dolphins. 7.0km return – allow 2–3 hours 2–3 allow – return 7.0km and is the trail‘s signature emblem. emblem. signature trail‘s the is and hakea can be seen growing in many places along the trail trail the along places many in growing seen be can hakea Tamala Karst Lookout Lookout Karst Tamala visitor guide walk. two-day a and trail markers. trail Hakea victoria Hakea ). The royal royal The ). ( hakea royal iconic the include to park car Inlet Hamersley half-day walk, a full day walk walk day full a walk, half-day marked by these these by marked The trail is named after one of the park’s flora families which which families flora park’s the of one after named is trail The National Park are are Park National trail offers options for an easier easier an for options offers trail Point and West Beach. Return by the same route. same the by Return Beach. West and Point Fitzgerald River River Fitzgerald located at the viewpoints. The The viewpoints. the at located Choose fishing or swimming sites with great care. walk. the of sections bench seat. Enjoy the views back to East Mount Barren, Cave Cave Barren, Mount East to back views the Enjoy seat. bench All trails in in trails All or platforms. These are mostly mostly are These platforms. or it is advisable to check tide conditions before starting these these starting before conditions tide check to advisable is it from the town of Hopetoun or South Coast Highway west of a with point resting signposted a is there where headland Along the way you will find occasional rest areas with seats seats with areas rest occasional find will you way the Along sections of the trail that may be affected by high tides, so so tides, high by affected be may that trail the of sections low woodlands. Eventually it reaches the top of West Beach Beach West of top the reaches it Eventually woodlands. low the conditions and adequate water. There are also beach beach also are There water. adequate and conditions the climbing steadily up a heath-covered hillside before entering entering before hillside heath-covered a up steadily climbing dunes and rocky ridges. Surfaces may be unstable or slippery. slippery. or unstable be may Surfaces ridges. rocky and dunes moderate fitness, sturdy boots, appropriate clothing for for clothing appropriate boots, sturdy fitness, moderate along, the trail leaves the shoreline and enters the bush, bush, the enters and shoreline the leaves trail the along, follows the coast along sandy beaches, across vegetated vegetated across beaches, sandy along coast the follows This is a class 4 hiking trail requiring bushwalking experience, experience, bushwalking requiring trail hiking 4 class a is This path skirting behind the second rock. About 90m further further 90m About rock. second the behind skirting path sun protection and plenty of water. It is a marked trail that that trail marked a is It water. of plenty and protection sun through a crevice in the first rock gives access to a small small a to access gives rock first the in crevice a through level of fitness, sturdy walking boots, suitable clothing, clothing, suitable boots, walking sturdy fitness, of level central wilderness. central towards the inland about 100m ahead. A narrow squeeze squeeze narrow A ahead. 100m about inland the towards The Hakea Trail is a Class 4 walk that requires a good good a requires that walk 4 Class a is Trail Hakea The 23km to the west near Quoin Head, on the edge of the park’s park’s the of edge the on Head, Quoin near west the to 23km until you see two large rock pinnacles steeply angled slightly slightly angled steeply pinnacles rock large two see you until • , which some finishing and park car Point Cave at starting coastline, Western short walks trail the Walking continue to the far end and walk around the small headland headland small the around walk and end far the to continue rugged walk along the Fitzgerald River National Park eastern eastern Park National River Fitzgerald the along walk rugged the sign posted trail down to the beach. Once on the beach, beach, the on Once beach. the to down trail posted sign the Welcome to the Hakea Trail, a spectacular, sometimes sometimes spectacular, a Trail, Hakea the to Welcome the crushed stone footpath and then branch right to follow follow to right branch then and footpath stone crushed the The Southern Ocean is unpredictable, making rock fishing and heads.