- Distance
- 25 km return
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Suitable for
- Hiking
- Grade 3, Moderate Hike
- Terrain
- Undulating
- Park
- Coffin Bay National Park
- Region
- Eyre Peninsula
- Download maps & GPS files
- 2 GPS files
- 1 website link
- Photos
- 12 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
About the Walking Trail
The Whidbey Hike passes through the spectacular landscape of Whidbey Wilderness Area through coastal heath and low mallee.
Watch out for a blowhole along the way, which is beside the track approximately 1.7km from the end of the trail (approx 10.7km from the trailhead).
The first 7.5km of the trail is shared with the Boarding House Bay Hike.
The trails through the Whidbey Wilderness Area follow old vehicle tracks and are long (especially of course because you have to return by the same route), and the walk along the Whidbey Hike is quite far before the trail begins to closely follow the coastline.
Begin the hike from the trailhead near Sensation Beach, which is only accessible by 4WD through Coffin Bay National Park. The trailhead is approximately 1 hour driving from Black Springs Campground, and 1.75 to 2 hours from Yangie Bay Campground.
Photos
Admiring the view to Sudden Jerk Island on the Boarding House Bay Hike and Whidbey Hikes
Only about a quarter of the Whidbey Hike follows the coastline closely
Wildflowers on the Boarding House Bay Hike and Whidbey Hikes
The Whidbey Hike ends at a rugged bay
There is a blowhole near the end of the Whidbey Hike. The blowhole is adjacent the walking track and 50m inland from the cliffs
Walking the Whidbey Hike in the Whidbey Wilderness Area (part of Coffin Bay National Park). The hike follows an old vehicle track
Wildflowers on the Boarding House Bay Hike and Whidbey Hike in the Whidbey Wilderness Area area of Coffin Bay National Park
Wildflowers on the Boarding House Bay Hike and Whidbey Hike trails
Admiring the view to Sudden Jerk Island on the Boarding House Bay Hike and Whidbey Hikes
Junction where the Boarding House Bay Hike and Whidbey Hike take different directions
Trailhead of the Boarding House Bay Hike and Whidbey Hike near Sensation Beach (in the Whidbey Wilderness Area)
The start of the Boarding House Bay Hike and Whidbey Hike crosses grassy open land