Purpose of the Perth-Peel Coastal Walks and Long distance walk trail Website
The Perth-Peel metropolitan area now extends over 150km from Dawesville in the south to Two Rocks in the north. This is longer than the the distance between Capes Leeuwin and Naturaliste.
Most of the Perth-Peel coast is developed with foreshores reserves separating the house from the beach, and most reserves now have formal paths that run parallel to the. Some are now bitumem/concrete and well used by walkers, runners cyclists etc. Other are more remote and are either sand or crushed limestone.
These paths and tracks offer a range of experiences - as shown in the photos above - from busy and highly developed to quiet almost wilderness, with most somewhere in between.
These paths and tracks are a hidden treasure and resource - they potentially form a single long distance walking trail longer than the Cape to Cape trail. It can be walked end to end in one go over 6-8 days or completed in a more leisurely manner, for example, completing one section every Sunday over 6-8 weeks.
This website has two broad aims:
To create and promote the Perth-Peel coastal trail as a long distance urban trail and to provide resources to enable anyone to walk end to end in any manner they want.
To provide a resource for day walkers anywhere in the Perth-Peel Region wanting to do a casual or more serious walk on the coast.
Interested? click on this link to go to the website
As well, I have used the material from this website to write a book on how Perth-Peel coast can be walked end-ro-end. It can be walked in sections of varying lengths or it can, in effect, form a single long distance walking trail which can be walked end to end over 6-12 days, depending on your level of fitness. This book is a detailed guide of how to do this coastal walk end-to-end. It is available in four formats: hard copy, ePub for phones, epic for tablet and PDF. Click here to purchase a copy of the book.
Plate 1: Cottesloe Beach Plate 2: Cape Peron