Looking for trails open after the bushfires?
5 Feb 2020: Kangaroo Island was devasted by bushfire in January 2020. Some parks and trails remain closed. View our article of 13 walking trails open post-bushfire.
- Distance
- 800 metres return
- Duration
- 15 mins return
- Suitable for
- Walking
- Grade 1, Easy Walk
- Terrain
- Undulating
- Park
- Flinders Chase National Park
- Region
- Kangaroo Island
- Download maps & GPS files
- 1 map PDF
- 2 GPS files
- Photos
- 6 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
About the Walking Trail
A short stroll from the carpark down the headland to reveal Admirals Arch, a significant geological formation. View the pounding waves of the Southern Ocean. As you walk down, watch out for long nosed fur seals basking in the sun on the rocks. The boardwalk descends stairs down into a bay before emerging in Admirals Arch, where viewing platforms allow you to watch the seals closer.
The walk begins in the lower carpark, below the lighthouse.
The first 3/4 of the walk is wheelchair accessible along the wide boardwalk, before the path descends down stairs into the arch. The views along the boardwalk make the walk worthwhile even if you can’t head down the stairs to see Admirals Arch.
Photos
Admirals Arch
The rocky inlets with seals lazing in the sun
The boardwalks on the Admirals Arch Walk take you to viewing lookouts, then down stairs into Admirals Arch. Until the stone-walled lookout seen in this photo, the trail is wheelchair accessible. Seals can be seen along this boardwalk.
Watch the seals play and bash in the sun on the Admirals Arch Walk
Walking along the boardwalk on the Admirals Arch Walk
Viewing platforms inside Admirals Arch let you watch the seals