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You can go hiking, rambling, trekking and tramping in our parks, but we don't use those terms. In Australia it's called bushwalking and it includes everything from short walks on flat, well-formed tracks to multi-day expeditions that should only be attempted by the fit, experienced and skilled.

To help you decide whether a walk trail is one that you can enjoy safely and whether it offers the experience that you're looking for we have classified many according to the Australian Walking Track Grading System. We have thousands of kilometres of trails and they have not yet all been classified to these standards, but they do have similar descriptive information.

Trail Information

You can find detailed information on trails, including those managed by Parks and Wildlife,  at the TrailsWA website. You can also find information about our two longest walk trails on these pages:  Bibbulmun Track and Cape to Cape Track. These long walks have shorter sections suitable for almost everyone along their nearly 1000km and 150km lengths respectively. 

Minimise Your Impact

Reduce your environmental impact by sticking to established trails, and campgrounds if your bushwalk is overnight. You'll also be safer - you'll be less likely to get lost and if you should suffer an injury or illness, it will be easier for help to reach you.

Safety

To help you prepare for and enjoy safe walking see our Safety and Bushwalking advice.

Clubs

A number of bushwalking clubs offer a wide range of walks with experienced leaders, as well as navigation and safety training. Find out more from the Federation of Western Australian Bushwalkers.

The Orienteering Association of Western Australia and the Western Australia Rogaining Association run various cross-country navigation events. Like all events that take place in our parks their likely impacts are assessed before they are given permission to proceed (see 'Conducting an event in a park'). 

Downloads: 
PDF icon Users guide to the Australian walking track grading system (944.87kB)
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  • Stokes
    Featuring one of the most picturesque estuaries along WA’s southern coast, Stokes Inlet National Park is a great place for fishing, camping, bushwalking and birdwatching.
  • Serpentine
    Is best known for the waterfall that cascades over a sheer granite rock face, abounds with the scenic beauty of ancient landforms and verdant forest.
  • Mount Frankland
    Get a birds eye view of the rugged and wild Mount Frankland National Park and the Walpole Wilderness from the summit of Mount Frankland.
  • Leeuwin-Naturaliste
    One of Western Australia’s most loved and scenic holiday spots, with rugged limestone sea cliffs and windswept granite headlands dominating the coastline, interspersed by curving beaches, sheltered
  • Gloucester
    View the karri forest from the ground or from high up in the tree canopy at Gloucester National Park.

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