Cape Le Grand National Park,WA
Cape Le Grand National Park
We spent 2 days at Esperance to explore 3
main features around the town. (1) Cape Le Grand National Park, (2) Great Ocean Drive
and Esperance Foreshore, (3) Lakes around Esperance.
Esperance locates on the Southern Ocean coastline,
approximately 720km
southeast of Perth, Western Australia. Cape Le Grand National
Park is 55km
east of Esperance. It is one of the best known and most spectacular National
Parks in Western Australia
with sweeping heathlands, rugged coastal peaks and white sandy beaches. The
most spectacular coastal scenery is found in the south-west corner of Cape
Le Grand National Park where massive granite and gneiss peaks rise from
the coastal plain. Pristine and perfect are two words that reflect the absolute
beauty of Lucky Bay. Two main walks are as below:
(1) Frenchman Peak-
3km return. A track
leads from the car park, up the gentle east slope to the peak (262m). Features great views over the
Park. Allow 1.5 hours hard walking.
(2) Le Grand Coastal Trail- 15 km one way. The track runs from Cape
Le Grand Beach to Rossiter Bay via Hellfire
Bay, Thistle Cove and Lucky Bay.
It features excellent coastal views.
(1) Frenchman
Peak
(2) Le Grand Coastal Trail (Lucky Bay)