Category - Walks

Below is a list of all the pages on this website which I've categorised as being mainly about walks and hikes, both short and long.

Click on the titles (or the "read more" links) to go to that page.

 

Edge of Yeagerup Dunes, Western Australia

Yeagarup Dunes - where sand invades forest (WA)

The Pemberton area in Western Australia is best known for its spectacular forests of karri and other native trees. But rising suddenly out of this forest - and slowly creeping inland - is an expanse of big sand dunes on the move. These are the Yeagarup Dunes, the largest land-locked mobile dune system in the southern hemisphere. Read more ...

 

Path through forest on the Rakiura Track, Stewart Island, New Zealand

Easy kiwi walking on the Rakiura Track

Imagine deserted beaches, quiet inlets and bays, lush primordial forests, roaring creeks, and gentle hills. If being immersed in this environment for a not-too-hard three day hike sounds appealing, then you might like the Rakiura Track on New Zealand's Stewart Island. I certainly did. Read more ...

 

Liffey Falls

Lower Liffey Falls walk trail

Tucked away in a tranquil northern Tasmanian valley lie the beautiful Liffey Falls. The waterfall itself is what draws visitors, usually via the more direct upper track. The longer and less-used lower track, however, is a worthy attraction in its own right, and could be one of the most pleasant forest walks in the region. Read more ...