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Vancouver Lookout and Heritage Walk Trail, Frenchman Bay

Bush Walk
Trail difficulty
Easy
Trail difficulty

Easy trail with modified or hardened surface, and gentle hills or occasional steps. Clear directional signage. No bushwalking experience required. May be suitable for assisted wheelchair users (if ramps are provided at steps).

  • Length 1.8km
  • Est. time 1-3 hours
  • Dog friendly
  • Circuit / loop
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The Vancouver Lookout & Heritage Walk Trail is a 1.8km loop trail in Torndirrup National Park providing awe inspiring coastal views overlooking Frenchman Bay.

Step back in time as interpretive signage takes you back to when Captain George Vancouver explored the turquoise waters and sandy beaches of the southern side of the Sound.  

Highlights of the walk include the wreck of the Elvie, Vancouver Springs and the ruins of the Norwegian Whaling Station. 

This trail is part of the following destinations:

Visit Albany

Albany is a world-class hiker's paradise - with its stunning coastline, pristine nature reserves and proximity to one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. 


There truly is something...

Albany Parks and Wildlife Office

(08) 9842 4500

Albany Visitor Centre

(08) 6820 3700

National Parks

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Time / Duration

1-3 hours

Length

1.8km loop

Trail Access

Road 2WD

Trail Start

Vancouver Rd, Frenchman Bay, 20km (20 minutes) from Albany which is 5 hours south of Perth.

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Trail End

Vancouver Rd, Frenchman Bay

When to go

June to November for whale sightings and wildflowers.

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Bush Walk

Class 2

Easy trail with modified or hardened surface, and gentle hills or occasional steps. Clear directional signage. No bushwalking experience required. May be suitable for assisted wheelchair users (if ramps are provided at steps).

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Facilities

  • Car Park
  • Dog Friendly
  • Lookouts
  • View Platform
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Today Apr 23, 4:04am

10°C

Feels like 7°C

Max 19°

Min 10°

Precipitation: 100%

Visibility: 10km

Wind: 3.92km/h N

8-day forecast

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Chelle Fisher

Reviewed 1 Jun 2022, 6:58pm

I stumbled across the Vancouver Lookout and Heritage Trail awhile back as I stopped in a parking bay on Vancouver Rd in Frenchman Bay to have a look at the lookout, having absolutely no idea that it was linked to a trail. With a bush type setting overlooking coastal views I grabbed the camera and water bottle and began a new adventure, a little excited at my new found discovery. It seems to have been a community centenary project trail from 2001 in partnership with the City of Albany, Frenchman Bay Association and Waters and Rivers Commission.

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