Cape Le Grand National Park, WA

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)