Brief Itinerary:
Day 1 5pm, Coalmine Caravan Park (we can transfer you from Walpole bus stop to Coalmine)
Day 2 Wow cruise https://www.wowwilderness.com.au/ afternoon wine tasting https://www.debevino.com/
Day 3 hike 22km Lookout – hike to Tree Top Walk – transfer back to Walpole
Day 4 hike 23km SthWst Hy Bib Track – Peaceful Bay
Day 5 hike 9km Parry Beach to Greens Pool – transfer to Denmark – Bostonbrewing (dinner your cost)
Day 6 hike 14km Denmark to Madfish Bay (Bibb) – Ocean Beach rd.. trans to Denmark
Day 7 hike 23km Lowlands Beach (Tennessee Rd Sth) – Cosy Corner.. trans to Denmark
Day 8 hike 20km Muttonbird lookout – Frenchmans Bay Rd .. trans to Albany
Day 9 Private tour incl to this tour to The Gap and Natural Bridge https://exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/site/gap-natural-bridge and
Albany’s Whaling Station https://discoverybay.com.au/(entry fee your cost)
Day 10 10am tour finishes
Tour cost includes
WOW Cruise Walpole, Nornalup Inlet. https://www.wowwilderness.com.au/
Wine tasting at local Walpole winery https://www.debevino.com/
3 nights’ camping fee Walpole
1 night camp fee Peaceful Bay
3 nights’ camping fee Denmark
2 nights’ camping Albany
Day tour in Albany to the Gap and Natural Wonders, Albany’s Whaling Station (excluding any entry fees)
Daily on-ground support and transfers
Assistance in downloading digital app that keeps you on the Track without the need for the internet
Custom made day by day walk booklet of the outstanding features on the Track
Emergency GPS communicator x 2 provided.
terms & conditions
Food for the trek You will be able to purchase your groceries at supermarkets in the towns of Walpole, Denmark and Albany. We provide a zipped food bag per person for storage and transfer. Breakfast and lunch you will prepare, and you can choose to either eat out each night or cook up a feast using the tasty local produce.
Personal luggage We request that your luggage is stored in a soft bag, weighing no more than 15kg, for easy transfer. Have extra luggage, we can provide a soft bag and store for you at a small cost.
We recommend
- Day pack (we recommend Osprey)
- Day pack waterproof cover
- 2 x one litre water containers, plastic tonic or soda bottles are suitable
- 2 sachets Hydrolyte Electrolytes
- 2 hiking snacks and your lunch
- Fixomul – small roll at chemist to prevent blisters
- Personal medication
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent
Hike clothing:
- Sunhat covering ears and neck
- Hike boots or joggers – worn in and comfortable
- Wool socks
- Underwear
- Long trousers or shorts – loose and lightweight
- Long-sleeved top, shirt, or short-sleeved t-shirt.
- Long-sleeved jumper to wear while hiking – lightweight, we recommend wool
- Rain jacket or poncho
- Warm jacket, thermal, beanie and gloves
- Chalet shoes
- Personal toiletries – travel size
- Hydrolyte electrolytes – sufficient for 2 per day
How fit do you have to be?
Hiking with a day pack is open to anyone with a reasonable level of fitness. Multi day trekking is exhilarating, but it will have its challenges for you and to get the best out of the experience, we suggest that preparation prior is important. To really test your ability to handle soft sand beach walking, and some steep (but short) climbs over loose limestone, we recommend for your training, to get off footpaths and bitumen as much as possible. As we all have busy lives, it may be that you can only fit in 1 hour walk two or three times a week and you may have to do this close to home on flat paths, but that’s better than nothing.
Extended day hikes, along with the 2 to 3 times a week, we recommend fitting a few hikes of 15km or more, with a day pack so that you get accustomed to what you will be doing on the multi-day hiking tours. The Bibbulmun Track, out of Kalamunda, has plenty of ascents and descents to give you and your body a good tryout.
Hiking boots/shoes & wool socks
We strongly recommend that you have very well-worn-in boots that you have trained in. Completing extended walks, greater than 15km, will trial new socks and boots allowing for you to have a blister free hiking.
Blister prevention
Purchase a couple of small rolls of Fixomull (chemist). Cut pieces to size and stick them on your feet prior to hiking for blister prevention. Also, if whilst you’re hiking you feel “minor rubbing or a hot spot”, stop straight away and cover with Fixomull. The Fixomull breathes and will stay on your feet over several days even when you shower.
Camp shoes
We recommend that you bring suitable sandals as your camp shoes so that they could also be used on sandy stretches or if blisters occur with your main pair of shoes/boots.
