Trails: Coastal

Trails are a great way to explore some of Western Australia's 12,000 kilometres of pristine coastline.  From walking along sandy beaches and dramatic cliff tops to snorkelling or paddling in the pristine water - it's hard to beat a coastal trail!

The Coastal Trail near Esperence includes Lucky Bay which is famous for its sunbathing kangaroos, which often lounge on the snow-white beaches.

Up north the self-drive Shark Bay World Heritage Drive takes in a huge range of unique features including the tiny cockleshells of Shell Beach, the stromatolites of Hamelin Bay and the dolphins at Monkey Mia.

Closer to Perth, many of the cycle paths follow the coastline, and a family favourite is to cycle around Rottnest Island which also has two excellent snorkel trails with interperative plaques on the sea bed.

Coastal Trail, Cape Le Grand National Park.

Coastal Trails in Western Australia

Trail Name Top Trail Rating Region Time Length Difficulty
Albany Wind Farm to Mutton Bird Island Be first to review! South West Full day 13.5km Moderate
Bald Head Walk Trail, Torndirrup NP 43211 6 Reviews South West Full day 12.5km Difficult
Bidi Bo Djinoong, Perth Western Suburbs Be first to review! Perth 1-3 hours 6.2km Easy
Big Lagoon Paddle Trail, Francois Peron NP 54321 1 Reviews Coral Coast Full day 17km Moderate
Bigurda Trail, Kalbarri NP Be first to review! Coral Coast Half day 8km Moderate
Blowholes Trail, Torndirrup NP 43211 1 Reviews South West Less than 1 hour 1.6km Easy
Boolagoorda Trail, Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay Be first to review! Coral Coast Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.4km Easy
Bunker Bay Loop, Dunsborough 43211 1 Reviews South West 1-3 hours (Loop) 3.6km Moderate
Cape Naturaliste to Sugarloaf Rock, Dunsborough 54321 1 Reviews South West 1-3 hours 3.5km Easy
Cape Naturaliste Track, Dunsborough 43211 1 Reviews South West 1-3 hours (Loop) 4.0km Easy
Cape to Cape Track, Margaret River This is a Top Trail 54321 4 Reviews South West Multiple day 123km Easy
Caves Trail, Yallingup Be first to review! South West Less than 1 hour (Loop) .6km Easy
Coastal trail - Silver Sands to Madora Bay, Mandurah 54321 1 Reviews Perth 1-3 hours 11km Easy
Coastal Trail, Cape Le Grand NP This is a Top Trail 54321 2 Reviews Golden Outback Multiple day 17km Difficult
Conspicuous Beach to Rame Head Campsite, Walpole-Nornalup This is a Top Trail Be first to review! South West Half day 6.6km Moderate
Coogee Maritime Trail 54321 1 Reviews Perth 1-3 hours (Loop) .3km Easy
Coral Bay Kayak Trail Be first to review! Coral Coast Half day (Loop) 2km Easy
Cossack Heritage Walk Trail Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours 5km Moderate
Direction Island Heritage Trail Be first to review! Indian Ocean Islands 1-3 hours (Loop) 3.5km Easy
Dolly Beach, Christmas Island 43211 2 Reviews Indian Ocean Islands 1-3 hours 2km Easy
Eagle Bluff Boardwalk, Shark Bay Be first to review! Coral Coast Less than 1 hour (Loop) .4km Easy
Eaton to the Cut, Kayak Trail 43211 2 Reviews South West 1-3 hours (Loop) 5km Easy
Ellen Cove to Albany Port This is a Top Trail 43211 1 Reviews South West 1-3 hours 6km Easy
Erskine Nature Trail, Mandurah 54321 2 Reviews Perth 1-3 hours 6km Easy
Frenchman Peak Walktrail, Cape Le Grand NP 54321 1 Reviews Golden Outback 1-3 hours 3km Difficult
Gabbi Karniny Bidi, Rottnest Island This is a Top Trail 43211 1 Reviews Perth Half day (Loop) 9.7km Moderate
Garden Island Kayak Trail, Rockingham 54321 2 Reviews Perth Half day 10km Moderate
Getting high in nature, Australia’s South West Be first to review! South West Multiple day (Loop) 1000km Easy
Giant Tingle Tree to Coalmine Beach, Walpole Wilderness Be first to review! South West Full day 24.2km Moderate
Great Ocean Way, Esperance This is a Top Trail 54321 2 Reviews Golden Outback Half day 12km Easy
Great South West Edge Be first to review! Golden Outback, South West Multiple day (Loop) 3000km Easy
Greenough River Nature Trail 32121 1 Reviews Coral Coast Half day (Loop) 17km Moderate
Hakea Walk Trail, East Fitzgerald NP This is a Top Trail 54321 1 Reviews Golden Outback Multiple day 23km Moderate
Halls Head Coastal Trail, Mandurah 54321 2 Reviews Perth 1-3 hours 12km Easy
Henderson Cliffs Walk Trail, Beeliar Park 32121 2 Reviews Perth Less than 1 hour (Loop) 0.3km Moderate
Hill Springs, Cape Arid National Park Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour (Loop) 0.5km Easy
Inlet Drive Cycle Path, Denmark Be first to review! South West 1-3 hours 4km Easy
Island Top Walk Trail, Woody Island Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour (Loop) 2.1km Moderate
Jetty to Jetty Trail, Broome Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours 3.4km Easy
Jurien Bay Underwater Interpretive Snorkel and Dive Trail This is a Top Trail Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours (Loop) 0.1km Easy
Karlinyah Bidi, Rottnest Island 54321 1 Reviews Perth 1-3 hours 5.9km Moderate
Lake Thetis Loop Trail, Cervantes Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours (Loop) 1.5km Easy
Len Otte Nature Trail, Cape Arid NP Be first to review! Golden Outback 1-3 hours (Loop) 1km Moderate
Little Island Kayak Trail, Hillary’s 43211 1 Reviews Perth 1-3 hours (Loop) 5km Easy
Mamang Trail, Fitzgerald River NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Multiple day 31 km Moderate
Mandu Mandu Walk, Cape Range NP, Exmouth Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours (Loop) 3km Moderate
Mariner’s Cove Trail, Creery Wetlands, Mandurah 43211 1 Reviews Perth 1-3 hours (Loop) 3km Easy
Meelup Reserve Trail, Dunsborough This is a Top Trail 54321 2 Reviews South West Full day 7.4km Easy
Mt Arid, Cape Arid NP Be first to review! Golden Outback 1-3 hours 4km Difficult
Mt Brown Walk Trail, Beeliar Park Be first to review! Perth 1-3 hours 2km Easy
Nagula Walk Trail, Cable Beach, Broome Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour .5km Easy
Ngank Wen Bidi, Rottnest Island Be first to review! Perth 1-3 hours (Loop) 7.6km Moderate
Ngank Yira Bidi, Rottnest Island Be first to review! Perth Half day 9.4km Moderate
Ocean Beach Cycleway and Footpath, Denmark Be first to review! South West 1-3 hours 8.5km Easy
One Mile Jetty, Carnarvon This is a Top Trail Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours 3km Easy
Parker Point Snorkel Trail, Rottnest Island This is a Top Trail Be first to review! Perth 1-3 hours (Loop) .2km Moderate
Peak Head Track, Torndirrup National Park Be first to review! South West 1-3 hours 4.8km Difficult
Peel Region Canoe Trails This is a Top Trail Be first to review! Perth Half day 20km Easy
Pelican Trail, Augusta Be first to review! South West Less than 1 hour 2.4km Easy
Penguin Island Boardwalk & Walk Trail This is a Top Trail 32121 1 Reviews Perth Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.5km Easy
Point Ann Heritage Trail, Fitzgerald NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.5km Easy
Point Possession Heritage Trail, Torndirrup NP 43211 1 Reviews South West 1-3 hours (Loop) 5km Easy
Pupalong Loop Walk, D’Entrecasteaux NP Be first to review! South West Less than 1 hour (Loop) .4km Easy
Quenda Trail, Yallingup Be first to review! South West 1-3 hours (Loop) 4km Moderate
Ride the Sunset Coast- Marmion to Burns Beach This is a Top Trail Be first to review! Perth 1-3 hours 14km Easy
Shark Bay Kayak Trail, Denham Be first to review! Coral Coast Multiple day 90km Difficult
Shark Bay World Heritage Drive This is a Top Trail 43211 1 Reviews Coral Coast Multiple day 160km Easy
Shoalwater Islands Marine Park Paddle 54321 4 Reviews Perth Half day (Loop) 8km Moderate
Skinny Dip Bay Walk, Woody Island Nature Reserve Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour 1.5km Difficult
Tagon Coastal Trail, Cape Arid NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Half day 14km Difficult
The Dales, Christmas Island This is a Top Trail 54321 1 Reviews Indian Ocean Islands 1-3 hours (Loop) 7.2km Moderate
Thungara Trails, Dongara Denison   -- Coral Coast -- -- --
Torpedo Trail, Yallingup Be first to review! South West 1-3 hours (Loop) 3km Moderate
Turquoise Way Trail, Jurien Bay This is a Top Trail 54321 3 Reviews Coral Coast 1-3 hours 14.2km Easy
Twiggy’s Landing and Shearwater Lookout Walk, Woody Island Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour 1km Moderate
Wanamalu Trail, Cape Peron, Shark Bay Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours 3.6km Moderate
Wardan Nara Bidi, Rottnest Island Be first to review! Perth Half day 10km Moderate
Wardanup Trail, Yallingup Be first to review! South West 1-3 hours (Loop) 6.3km Moderate
Wardun Beelier Bidi, Perth Western Suburbs Be first to review! Perth Half day (Loop) 17.4kmkm Easy
West Mt Barren, Fitzgerald River NP Be first to review! Golden Outback 1-3 hours 1.7km Moderate
Whadjuk Trail Network   -- Perth -- -- --
Whale Lookout Walk Trail, Cape Naturaliste 43211 1 Reviews South West Less than 1 hour 2.4km Easy
Whale Trail, Augusta Be first to review! South West 1-3 hours 6km Easy
Wilson Inlet Heritage Trail, Denmark Be first to review! South West Half day 12km Easy
Wulyibidi Yaninyina Trail, Monkey Mia, Shark Bay Be first to review! Coral Coast Less than 1 hour (Loop) 2.7km Moderate
Yardie Creek Walk Trail, Cape Range NP This is a Top Trail 43211 2 Reviews Coral Coast 1-3 hours 2km Moderate
Yeagarup Dunes to Warren Beach Track, Pemberton 43211 1 Reviews South West 1-3 hours 6km Moderate