Trails WA

What a milestone for Nannup! 🌿

Today we were thrilled to celebrate Nannup becoming Western Australia’s third accredited Trail Town, joining Collie and Dwellingup in WA’s growing Trail Town network.
Trail Town accreditation recognises much more than great trails. It looks at the whole experience – trail infrastructure and maintenance, visitor information, community involvement, local businesses, tourism and the connections between the trails and the town itself.

Nannup has built an incredibly strong cycling identity over many years, with experiences spanning gravel and endurance riding, mountain biking and downhill trails.
Today also marked the official opening of Pine Ridge MTB Park, adding a new family-friendly and progression-focused riding experience to Nannup’s already impressive trail offering.

It has taken years of planning, investment, community support and hard work to reach this point. Congratulations to the Shire of Nannup, local businesses, volunteers, community members, government partners and everyone involved in bringing the vision to life.

WA now has three distinctly different Trail Towns to explore – Nannup, Collie and Dwellingup. Visit one for a weekend, or start planning a Trail Town road trip through the South West. 🚵🥾🌿

Discover them at trailswa.com.au/trailtowns

Read the full media release here: https://tr.ee/Nql7BA



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🌸 Wildflower wanderings through Australia’s South West

The South West is putting on its Djilba and Kambarang colour show—come and see what’s blooming!

More than 8,000 species of wildflowers bloom across the South West region, with around 80% of its plant species found nowhere else on Earth. From tiny orchids hiding on the forest floor to colourful mountain blooms, there’s plenty to discover between now and November.

Ready to go bloom hunting? Here are a few trails to get you started:

⛰️ Stirling Range National Park trail network – With six spectacular trails and more than 1,500 native plant species, this location is a wildflower lover’s playground.

🌼 Wildflower Wander, Kondil Park, Nannup – 3.3km – Wander through jarrah, marri, sheoak and balga bushland, slowing down to search the understorey for delicate spider, donkey, greenhood and snail orchids.

🎨 Understory, Art in Nature, Northcliffe – 1.2km – Wildflowers meet art on this unique forest adventure. Keep your eyes peeled for colourful lobelias and fan flowers, along with spider, helmet and midge orchids emerging from the forest floor.

🌺 Harvey Wildflower Ridge Walk – 1.4km – This gently undulating trail winds past granite outcrops with sweeping views across Harvey Dam and towards the coast. Take your time, enjoy the wildflowers and keep watch for a bright blue wren flitting through the undergrowth.

Remember to admire wildflowers where they grow—stick to the trails, don’t pick the blooms and clean your footwear between locations to help prevent the spread of dieback.

Ready to go wildflower wandering? Find these trails and more at trailswa.com.au
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/experiences/wildflowers

📷 Tourism WA, Bainca Turri Photography, Francis Andrijich, DBCA, K.Stevens, Adele Gardiner, Forest Explorers

🌼 Chase the wildflowers through the Wheatbelt! 🌼

Spring transforms WA’s wheatbelt into a spectacular display of everlastings, featherflowers orchids and colourful native blooms.

Here are five trails to add to your wildflower hunt list:
🏵 Highbury Walk – A gentle 1km trail near Narrogin, with orchids, everlastings and flowering shrubs among the wandoo and salmon gum woodland.
🌸 Kulin Macrocarpa Trail – A 1.1km loop showcasing the spectacular Eucalyptus macrocarpa, plus banksias, sundews, tinsel flowers and orchids.
🌼 Widimia Trail – This 3.6km easy walk near Morawa comes alive with white and yellow everlastings, pom poms, native shrubs and orchids.
💮 Reynoldson Reserve Walk Trail – Near Wongan Hills, this 2.4km trail is famous for its incredible variety of wildflowers, including seven varieties of Verticordia (featherflowers).
🌺 Wongan Wildflower Walk – A short 1km loop through bushland where August and September bring an abundance of wildflowers and orchids.
🌸 With hundreds of wildflower species across the Wheatbelt, every walk can reveal something new.

Remember: look, photograph and enjoy — but don’t pick the flowers.

Ready to explore? Plan your visit and find more trail details at
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/experiences/wildflowers?region[0]=wheatbelt-wave-rock
📷 D. Sawkins, C. Soord, Wongan Hills VC, Shire of Kulin

🌸 Coral Coast colour is calling!

Wildflower season is putting on a show along WA’s Coral Coast. Follow the trail to carpets of everlastings, hidden orchids and bursts of spring colour. Pack the camera and add these three wildflower wanderings to your spring adventures:

🥾 Kalbarri National Park trail network – With more than 1,100 species of wildflowers and 14 trails to explore, Kalbarri National Park is a botanical hotspot made for spring adventures. Explore trails through the spectacular Murchison River gorges, rocky plateaus and coastal landscapes while keeping an eye out for pink pokers, Kalbarri catspaws, orchids, wattles and more.

🌼 Mullewa Bushland Trail – 2.2km loop – this easy trail winds through rocky bushland with views across the surrounding farmland and town. When winter rains have been kind, spring brings spectacular displays of wildflowers, including carpets of everlastings.

🌸 Plateau Loop Trail, Coalseam Conservation Park – 3.2km return –Everlastings and other wildflowers brighten the trailside, with carpets of yellow pompom-head everlastings leading towards sweeping views over the valley.

🌺 Whether you’re chasing carpets of colour or searching for tiny blooms tucked beside the trail, now is a beautiful time to head north and discover the Coral Coast in bloom.

Remember: wildflowers are protected. Leave them blooming where you find them, stick to the trail and take home only photos.

Ready to go wildflower wandering? Find these trails and more at trailswa.com.au.
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail-networks/kalbarri-national-park
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail/mullewa-bushland-trail
http://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail/plateau-loop-trail-coalseam-conservation-park
# wildflowerwanderer
📷 C.Atkins, TourismWA

🌼 Discover the wildflowers at Foxes Lair!

If you’re hunting wildflowers, Foxes Lair, near Narrogin, is a fantastic spring destination, with more than 240 species of wildflowers recorded across the reserve. From August to November, the trails come alive with colour.

Orchid enthusiasts should keep their eyes peeled for orchids including white spiders, little pink fairies, jugs, shells, greenhoods and dragon orchids. Beyond the orchids, look for dryandras, hakeas, grevilleas, peas, leschenaultia and dampiera adding splashes of colour to the bush.

With a network of easy to moderate trails winding through jarrah, marri, wandoo, sheoak and mallet woodlands, there’s plenty to discover as the seasons change:

🚶Breakaway Trail – 300m – an easy stroll through lateritic gravelly soils to a breakaway with views across the Narrogin Valley.

🚶🏻‍♀️Banksia Trail – 1.9km – an easy loop through jarrah-marri-wandoo woodland and gravelly country, with an incredible diversity of wildflowers. Keep an eye out for dryandras, hakeas, grevilleas and other flowering plants, as well as the remains of old workers’ cottages dating from the 1920s.

🚶🏿Granite Trail – 1.6km – a short circuit passing the Narrogin Arboretum, historic rifle range remnants and rocky outcrops, with impressive boulders near the picnic area.

🚶🏼‍♀️Valley Loop – 1.4km – a gentle descent into a shady sheoak valley and one of the best spots for orchids.

🚶🏾Claypit Circuit – 1.9km – a moderate loop with hills, stairs and uneven sections, offering a glimpse of Narrogin and the chance to find wildflowers not seen elsewhere in Foxes Lair.

🌸 Whether its wildflower wander or a longer exploration of the reserve, Foxes Lair is a little Wheatbelt gem worth slowing down for.

Ready to explore? Plan your visit and find more trail details at
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail-networks/foxes-lair-nature-reserve-trail-network
📷 D. Sawkins

💙 Four trails. One spectacular reef. Countless marine encounters. Paddle into Ningaloo’s underwater world!

Explore the world-renowned Ningaloo Reef, where you paddle straight from the beach across the reef, tie up at designated moorings and jump in for a snorkel among colourful coral and marine life. The Ningaloo Marine Park is home to an extraordinary diversity of marine species, including turtles, manta rays, dolphins, dugongs, and seemingly endless species of fish.

🐟 Coral Bay Kayak Trail – 5 km
With four snorkelling sites between 300 metres and 1.8 km from shore, this trail explores the Maud Sanctuary Zone. Look beneath the clear, shallow water for turtles, resident manta rays, colourful reef fish and vibrant coral.

🐠 Tantabiddi Sanctuary Zone Kayak Trail – 3 km
Paddle around 1.4 km from the boat ramp to two kayak moorings, where the reef can be explored by snorkel. The sites feature coral gardens and shallow reef habitat, with depths of up to 3.5 metres. Expect plenty of reef fish.

🐋 Bundegi Sanctuary Zone Kayak Trail – 7.5 km
The only kayak trail on the Exmouth Gulf side of the Cape, this trail offers the chance to combine reef snorkelling with wildlife watching from the kayak. You may be lucky enough to even see Humpback whales here, particularly during August and September.

🪸 Osprey Sanctuary Zone Kayak Trail – 3.2 km
Paddle across to the inside of the reef and follow the trail to two kayak moorings. Beneath the kayak, the protected reef is home to coral bombies, numerous fish species, turtles and rays.

Before heading out, check the tides, weather and local conditions, and remember that marine wildlife should always be observed respectfully and from a safe distance.

Ready to explore? Plan your visit and find more trail details at
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail/bundegi-sanctuary-zone-kayak-sites
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail/tantabiddi-sanctuary-zone-kayak-sites
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail/coral-bay-kayak-trail
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail/osprey-sanctuary-zone-kayak-trail
📷 A. Van Schoubroeck, D. Wieman, Exmouth Adventure Co, Tourism WA

See Serpentine Jarrahdale from the saddle.🐴

Jarrahdale is home to two fantastic horse-friendly trails, giving riders the chance to explore the forested landscape just outside Perth.

Choose the Whim Trail, an easy 5km loop starting from Jarrahdale Oval, or plan a longer ride on the Jinker Trail, a 20km moderate route suited to a half-day outing.
With horse-rider friendly facilities already available at the trailhead and further upgrades planned for the Jarrahdale RV Park, Serpentine Jarrahdale is continuing to build its reputation as a welcoming destination for riders.

Before heading out, check the trail details on Trails WA, pack for changing conditions and save your route in the free Trails WA app so it is ready offline.

Find horse-friendly trails in Jarrahdale here: https://tr.ee/2sYwOm



📷 Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale

💛 Discover one of the Kimberley's most remarkable natural wonders at Tunnel Creek (Dimalurru) – a walk unlike any other in Western Australia!

This 2km return trail takes you through a spectacular natural tunnel carved by fast-flowing wet season waters, leading beneath the ancient limestone walls of the Napier Range. Bring a torch, expect to wade or swim through cold water, and keep an eye out for the cave's fascinating residents, including freshwater crocodiles and several species of bats 🐊

The geology here is extraordinary. Around 350 million years ago, this landscape lay beneath a tropical sea, where a massive coral reef flourished. Today, the Napier Range preserves one of the world's best examples of an ancient Devonian reef system, with soaring limestone walls, impressive stalactites and a cathedral-like cavern shaped over millions of years by flowing water.

Tunnel Creek is also a place of deep cultural and historical significance. It was an important refuge for Bunuba resistance leader Jandamarra, who used the cave as a hideout during his resistance against European settlement in the late 1800s. His story remains an important part of the Kimberley's rich Aboriginal history.

Whether you're fascinated by geology, history or simply looking for an unforgettable adventure, Tunnel Creek is a must-visit destination in the Kimberley.

📍 Tip: Visit during the dry season, wear sturdy shoes that can get wet, bring a torch, and allow time to appreciate both the incredible natural formations and the cultural significance of this special place.

Ready to explore? Plan your visit and find more trail details at
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail/tunnel-creek-tunnel-creek-np-kimberley
📷 Tourism WA, A. Johnson

🥾 Merredin Peak – where granite, wildflowers and history meet

Just on the outskirts of Merredin town, the Merredin Peak Trail is a great place for discovering the natural and cultural history of the Central Wheatbelt. This is a 1.8km Class 3 walk across the granite outcrop, with panoramic views over the Merredin township and the surrounding bushland. The trail is also dog friendly! 🐕

Along the way, check out the impressive water catchment system built in the 1890s, where rainwater runoff was captured by stone walls and channels constructed around the Peak and directed into the Railway Dam. Water from the dam was pumped to the top of the peak heritage-listed railway water tower before being gravity-fed back down to supply steam locomotives travelling east towards the Goldfields 🚂

🏥 From the top of the peak there are views towards the remains of the 2/1 Australian General Hospital, a World War II Army hospital complex established in 1942. The hospital was relocated from Tobruk and its surviving concrete foundations, drainage features and other remnants can still be found among the regenerating bushland near the base of the Peak.

Keep a lookout for wildflowers, including spider and donkey orchids, as well as acacias, eucalypts, hakeas, grevilleas and everlastings. August to November is considered the best time to visit Merredin Peak for wildflowers 🌸

With granite landscapes, wildflowers, sweeping Wheatbelt views and layers of railway, exploration and wartime history, Merredin Peak is a short trail with plenty to discover.

Ready to explore? Plan your visit and find more trail details at
https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail/merredin-peak
📷 K. Stevens, K. Fawcett