Cape to Cape - DAY 1
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.44 mi
- Elevation gain
- 272 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 413 ft
- Max elevation
- 323 ft
- TrailRank
-
69
4.8
- Min elevation
- 323 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 2 hours 58 minutes
- Coordinates
- 965
- Uploaded
- August 4, 2015
- Recorded
- July 2015
near Quedjinup, Western Australia (Australia)
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Itinerary description
from Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse to Mt. Duckworth Campsite
The Cape to Cape track starts at Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and finishes at Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, crossing the entire Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Par; the most visited national park in Western Australia. The entire track extends over 135 km that can be covered in 4-8 days of impressive scenery, forest hiking, beach walk and rock scrambling.
This day has: a path boardwalk, walk in beach sand, single line trail along the cliffs and 4WD track walk with barely no sun cover.
This track connects to:
- Meelup Reserve Trail
- Cape to Cape Track - DAY 2
Waypoints
Waypoint
361 ft
Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse
cape to Cape starts HERE! There is a cafe near the lighthouse that sells not only coffee but also food, water and souvenirs. The staff may have updates about trail conditions (like: Margaret River mouth crossing).
Panorama
Photo
0 ft
Sugarloaf rock
Sugarloaf rock
Campsite
59 ft
Mt Duckworth Campsite
Dry Toilet + Water Tank + 2 Wooden Table NO rubbish disposal - NO fireplace - NO car access The campsite is on the left side of the track and is barely impossible to miss! There is plenty of space for 10 or + small tents in the shade of tea-tree. (Big tents may have problems)
Beach
-82 ft
Kabbijgup beach
Kabbijgup beach / The 3 Bears (Beach Number: wa0724) The beach is a popular surf spot formed by soft white sand and outer reefs, with the 3 Bears surf break (called Mummy, Baby and Daddy Bear) over the reefs. After +- 3.5km of sand walk (from the stairs to the south end of the beach) climb up the dune path to find a trail mark.
Information point
Waypoint
72 ft
Bench
Waypoint
75 ft
Bench
Intersection
0 ft
Straight Ahead
Waypoint
-98 ft
Trail
End of beach walk (+-3.5km) in the south end of the Kabbijgup beach and back to the trail.
Intersection
-7 ft
Turn Right
(trail mark) Keep going along the coast line/cliffs. DO NOT follow the 4WD track!
Intersection
-10 ft
Straight Ahead
Intersection
7 ft
Straight Ahead
Intersection
43 ft
Straight Ahead
Intersection
43 ft
Straight Ahead
Intersection
43 ft
Straight Ahead
Intersection
3 ft
Turn Left
LEFT: trail continues RIGHT (pavement): dry toilets + car park + Sugarloaf Rock
Intersection
184 ft
Road cross
Gravel road cross
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I have followed this trail View more
Information
Easy to follow
Scenery
Easy
Breathtaking scenery (Sugarloaf Rock is a MUST STOP point!) with lots of beaches on the way. No water and barely no shade either.
Several 4x4 track make the track a bit confusing sometimes, but this trail log is a life saver.
I have followed this trail verified View more
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Easy to follow
Scenery
Moderate
Thank you for such detailed track, it was great!