Trails: Outback

Going outback in Western Australia does not mean leaving the glorious waterways behind. Deep red earth leads to white sandy beaches and turquoise water - in some parts of Western Australia, the outback and coastline convene in an awesome display of natural beauty.

The legendary 700km Gibb River Road is an icon of outback adventure through the heart of the Kimberley in Western Australia’s north west. The dirt track passes through remote station country with magnificent scenery and plenty of opportunities to get out of your vehicle to discover one of the many fresh water gorges and trails including the Time Walk in Windjana Gorge which is one of the Top Trails.

The Golden Quest Discovery Trail runs through WA’s Goldfields from Coolgardie through to Laverton. This true adventure drive explores the 1890’s gold rush region to witness classic pubs, remnants of vibrant communities, deserted and reinvigorated mining spots and hotels that were once the centre of thriving populations and interesting natural landscapes.

“ This adventure highlights the natural beauty of the outback, including nature reserves, granite outcrops, woodlands and red earth and even an awesome art installation on a salt Lake by the English sculpture Antony Gormley.”

Sculpture on the Golden Quest Discovery Trail.

Outback Trails in Western Australia

Trail Name Top Trail Rating Region Time Length Difficulty
Adcock Gorge, Gibb River Road, Kimberley 43211 1 Reviews North West Less than 1 hour .6km Moderate
Annie Creek Trail, Mornington Wilderness Camp, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour 2.4km Easy
Bell Gorge Walk Trail, King Leopold Ranges 54321 1 Reviews North West 1-3 hours 4km Easy
Bird Walk, Giralia Station Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours 3.4km Easy
Breakers Trail, Hyden Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour 1.4km Easy
Camel Trail, Chichester Range This is a Top Trail 54321 1 Reviews North West Full day 8km Moderate
Cathedral Gorge, Purnululu NP This is a Top Trail Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours 2 km Moderate
Cockburn Lookout, Home Valley Station, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.8km Moderate
Corella Trail, Cattle Pool - Goolinee, Mt Augustus NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour 2km Easy
Demboong Banan Trail, Mirima NP, Kununurra Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour .4km Moderate
Derdbe-gerring Banan Trail, Mirima NP, Kununurra Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.2km Moderate
Dillie Creek, Charnley Station, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Half day .2km Moderate
Dimond Gorge, Mornington Wilderness Camp, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Half day 7km Moderate
Donkey Pools, Charnley Station, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour .6km Moderate
Drapers Gorge Trail, Kennedy Range NP Be first to review! Coral Coast Less than 1 hour 1.6km Moderate
Echidna Chasm, Purnululu NP Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour 2km Moderate
Edney’s Trail, Mt Augustus NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Half day 6km Difficult
Emu Walk, Giralia Station Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours (Loop) 3.4km Easy
Escarpment Base Trail, Kennedy Range NP Be first to review! Coral Coast Half day 5.8km Moderate
Escarpment Trail, Kennedy Range NP 54321 1 Reviews Coral Coast Half day 3.4km Difficult
Flintstone Rock - Beedoboondu, Mount Augustus NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour .5km Easy
Galvins Gorge, Gibb River Rd, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour 1km Easy
Gerliwany-gerring Banan Trail, Mirima NP, Kununurra Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour 2km Easy
Gibb River Road This is a Top Trail 43211 3 Reviews North West Multiple day 700km Moderate
Gnamma Trail,  The Humps, Hyden Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.2 km Easy
Golden Quest Discovery Trail, Goldfields This is a Top Trail Be first to review! Golden Outback Multiple day (Loop) 965km Easy
Goordgeela Lookout Trail, Mt Augustus NP Be first to review! Golden Outback 1-3 hours 3km Difficult
Gorge Rim Walk, Dales Gorge, Karijini NP This is a Top Trail 54321 1 Reviews North West 1-3 hours 2km Moderate
Gorge Walk, Windjana NP Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours 8km Moderate
Great South West Edge 32121 1 Reviews Golden Outback, South West Multiple day (Loop) 3000km Easy
Gum Grove Trail, Mt Augustus NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour 1km Easy
Hamersley Gorge Walk, Karijini NP Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours 1km Difficult
Hancock Gorge (with Kermits Pool), Karijini NP Be first to review! North West Half day 1.5km Difficult
Handrail Pool, Weano Gorge, Karijini NP 54321 1 Reviews North West 1-3 hours 1.5km Difficult
Hill Springs, Cape Arid National Park Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour (Loop) 0.5km Easy
Hippo’s Yawn, Hyden Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.7km Easy
Homestead Walk, Millstream Chichester NP Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour (Loop) .75km Easy
Honeycomb Gorge Trail, Kennedy Range NP Be first to review! Coral Coast Less than 1 hour 0.5km Easy
Hyden Rock Walk, Hyden Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.25km Easy
Kalari Trail, The Humps, Hyden 54321 2 Reviews Golden Outback 1-3 hours (Loop) 1.8km Moderate
Kangaroo Walk, Giralia Station Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours (Loop) 5km Easy
Kingsford Smith Mail Run, Carnarvon to Meekatharra This is a Top Trail Be first to review! Coral Coast, Golden Outback Multiple day 800km Easy
Knox Gorge Lookout, Karijini NP Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour .2km Easy
Kotka Gorge Trail, Mt Augustus NP Be first to review! Golden Outback 1-3 hours 2km Moderate
Kurrajong Campsite Trail, Purnululu NP Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.4km Easy
Lake Kununurra Trail Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours (Loop) 6km Easy
Len Otte Nature Trail, Cape Arid NP Be first to review! Golden Outback 1-3 hours (Loop) 1km Moderate
Lesueur Walk Trail, Lesueur NP This is a Top Trail 54321 1 Reviews Coral Coast 1-3 hours 4km Moderate
Lily Pools, Charnley Station, Gibb River Rd Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour .3km Easy
Mandu Mandu Walk, Cape Range NP, Exmouth 43211 1 Reviews Coral Coast 1-3 hours (Loop) 3km Moderate
Manning Gorge, Mount Barnett Station, Kimberley Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours 5.6km Moderate
Meeka Lookout, Meekatharra Be first to review! Golden Outback 1-3 hours (Loop) 2.5km Easy
Meeka Rangelands Discovery Trail, Meekatharra Be first to review! Golden Outback 1-3 hours (Loop) 3km Easy
Mini Palms, Purnululu NP Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours 4.4km Difficult
Mount Baldy, Home Valley Station, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour (Loop) 3.6km Moderate
Mount Glemant Lookout, Charnley Station, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour .7km Moderate
Mt Bruce Summit, Karijini NP 54321 2 Reviews North West Half day 10km Difficult
Mt Nameless, Tom Price 43211 1 Reviews North West 1-3 hours 4.5km Difficult
Mt Ragged Walk Trail, Cape Arid NP 54321 1 Reviews Golden Outback 1-3 hours 3km Difficult
Ooramboo Trail, Mt Augustus NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour .5km Easy
Ord River, Kununurra 43211 1 Reviews North West Multiple day 45km Moderate
Oxers Lookout, Karijini NP Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour .5km Easy
Paradise Pool, Charnley Station, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour 2.4km Moderate
Peak Charles Trail, Peak Charles NP, nr Esperance 54321 1 Reviews Golden Outback 1-3 hours (Loop) 2km Difficult
Piccaninny Creek Lookout, Purnululu NP Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours 2.8km Moderate
Pioneers Pathway, Toodyay to Merredin Be first to review! Golden Outback Full day 224km Easy
Plateau Loop Trail, Coalseam Conservation Park Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours 3.2km Moderate
Saddle Trail - The Pound, Mt Augustus NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Less than 1 hour 1km Easy
Savannah Trail, Mornington Wilderness Camp, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour 1.6km Easy
Savannah Walk Trail, Windjana NP Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.4km Easy
Shark Bay Kayak Trail, Denham Be first to review! Coral Coast Multiple day 90km Difficult
Sir John Gorge, Mornington Wilderness Camp, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour .3km Easy
Station Life Peron Homestead, Shark Bay Be first to review! Coral Coast Less than 1 hour (Loop) .6km Easy
Stockyard Gully Cave Trail, Stockyard Gully Reserve 54321 1 Reviews Coral Coast Less than 1 hour (Loop) 1.3km Easy
Summit Trail, Mt Augustus This is a Top Trail 54321 2 Reviews Golden Outback Full day 12km Difficult
Tagon Coastal Trail, Cape Arid NP Be first to review! Golden Outback Half day 14km Difficult
Temple Gorge Trail, Kennedy Range NP Be first to review! Coral Coast 1-3 hours 2km Moderate
The Domes Purnululu NP Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour .7km Easy
The Old Stock Route Trail Be first to review! Coral Coast Half day 102km Moderate
The West Kimberley Crossing Be first to review! North West Multiple day 1135km Moderate
Time Walk, Windjana Gorge NP This is a Top Trail Be first to review! North West 1-3 hours 2km Easy
Tunnel Creek, Tunnel Creek NP, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour 2km Difficult
Twitchers Grove, Charnley Station, Kimberley Be first to review! North West Less than 1 hour 2.4km Easy
War Years Drive Trail, Geraldton to Mullewa Be first to review! Coral Coast Full day 200km Easy
Wave Rock Walk Circuit, Hyden 43211 1 Reviews Golden Outback 1-3 hours (Loop) 3.6km Easy
West Mt Barren, Fitzgerald River NP Be first to review! Golden Outback 1-3 hours 1.7km Moderate
Wheatbelt Way, Dowerin 32121 1 Reviews Golden Outback Multiple day (Loop) 1000km Easy
Yamaji Drive Trail, Greater Geraldton Be first to review! Coral Coast Multiple day 195km Easy