Shelley Beach Lookout

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From the lookout, you can see the clean white sand of Shelley Beach curving beneath steep limestone hills, which drop sharply into the sea.

West Cape Howe is regarded as Western Australia's premier hang gliding site and, on long weekends and holidays, it attracts large numbers of enthusiasts from as far away as Perth. They launch from the Shelley Beach Lookout and, if the wind is right, they are able to glide for as long as they please along the park's coastline (the record is more than eight hours).

Getting There

You can get to this site by: Two-wheel drive

GPS: -35.1056, 117.631

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Activities

Hang Gliding/Paragliding

Hang gliding
The steep cliffs create ideal updrafts for hang gliding, giving gliders the unusual ability to take off and, after soaring to gain height, land at the same place. If the wind doesn’t allow this, they can land at Shelley Beach. Hang glider pilots must be registered with the Hang Gliding Association of Western Australia.
Bush Walking

Tarbotton Track
The Shelley Beach Lookout car park is the start of the 30 minute, 600 metre return Tarbotton Track. It follows a boardwalk and, when the boardwalk ends, you can continue along a limestone ridge to reach the Bibbulmun Track, with views down a rocky valley to Shelley Beach and the ocean.

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Getting There

Site Activities:

Hang Gliding/Paragliding

Bush Walking