2,861 ft
Distance
14 ft
Climb
-7 ft
Descent
38 ft
High Point

Whale Walk Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Augusta Trails
    Augusta
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Government of Western Australia

An ideal vantage point to spot the migrating Humpback Whales from June to August. The trail goes from the Blackwood River mouth to the Augusta boat harbour in Flinders Bay.

There are not many trails around where you can see a few surfacing humpback whales, right whales and dolphins, sometimes at the same time Augusta, near Cape Leeuwin in WA's south west, has one such trail.

Overlooking the scenic and wild Flinders Bay, walkers should lookout for the telltale spray of whales. If you are really lucky, you could witness some whale action in the form of breaching and tail slapping acrobatics. The walk itself partly follows a formed trail and some road. The route goes through the caravan park at Flinders Bay and there is directional signage. The walk takes about 1.5 hours, depending on how often or long you stop for whales.

The Whale Trail/ Ocean Walk is just one in a network of trails following the Blackwood River and Augusta coastline

source: Whale Trail/ Ocean Walk, Augusta
More Stats for Whale Walk hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    8 ft
  • Altitude min
    23 ft
  • Altitude start
    23 ft
  • Altitude end
    30 ft
  • Grade
    0.3%
  • Grade max
    -7.7%
  • Grade min
    4.1%
  • Distance climb
    1,152 ft
  • Distance down
    545 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,161 ft
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