Cape to Cape Track

Welcome to the Cape to Cape Track - a long-distance walk trail located in the far south-west corner of Western Australia, 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of Perth.

It meanders along the whole length of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, which forms the backbone of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.

The original Aboriginal inhabitants of the area, the Wardandi people, would have known the ridge and its resources intimately and would regularly have travelled its length. In the 1980s, a local resident, Jane Scott, found ways of walking from one Cape to the other. In 1988, a Federal Government Bicentenary Grant provided funding for a project to develop the dedicated walk-track, which was officially opened in April 2001.

The Cape to Cape Track extends over 123 kilometres (76 mi) of coastal scenery, sheltered forests, and pristine beaches. It is designed as a single-use walking track with varying terrains and surfaces, from smooth, wide tracks to narrow rocky paths and soft sandy beaches with a few rough scrambles. The aim is to create a low-key bush-trail that blends into the environment rather than a highly engineered walkway.

The track between Cape Naturaliste and Sugarloaf is specially constructed for disabled users, suitable for wheelchair use, but the rest of the track is for single-use only and cannot sustain the wear and tear of other users such as horses or mountain bikes. Some sections of the track currently make use of old vehicle tracks, and other sections involve cutting new paths. The Track includes several long stretches of accessible beaches, allowing opportunities for cooling the feet, as well as helping to minimize construction and maintenance costs. To help control erosion, and to make