Hill View Trail (1.5km), Balingup, Western Australia

Hill View Trail is a 1.5km, grade 2 hike located in the Balingup, Western Australia. The hike should take around 45 mins to complete.

Length: 1.5km

Duration: 45 mins

Grade: 2

Style: Circuit

Start: Old Padbury Road

End: Old Padbury Road

Location: Balingup

Closest town: Balingup

Western Australia

From state capital: 234km

Longitude: 115.992254

Latitude: -33.800108

Hike summary

The Hill View Walk only takes about 45 minutes to walk at a leisurely pace, and takes in lovely views and a great variety of different vegetation in the Australian Collection section of the Golden Valley Tree Park.

When entering Golden Valley Tree Park, you have two choices for walking. The World Collection and the Australian Collection. As none of the walks are too demanding many people choose both. The hike up to the plateau offers fine views at a spot known as Bottle Tree Lookout, named after a planted bottle tree from Queensland. Along the way you will see Kurrajong trees, sandalwood, native pines and many other species. Some species such as the weeping gum are very rare. For regular hikers, the trail is not all that difficult, but wearing a good pair of walking shoes is recommended. The trail has a moderately steep section and is uneven in places. One of the nice features of the Hill View Walk is that you follow evenly spaced cairns (piles of rocks) instead of directional signage. The kids will enjoy the "spot the next cairn" challenge.

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Tips

Start Point: Old Padbury Road, Balingup, which is 234km (2hrs 40mins) south of Perth

End Point: Old Padbury Road, Balingup, which is 234km (2hrs 40mins) south of Perth

Region: Balingup, South West

For more information, a location map and GPS file please visit Trails WA.

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About the region

Balingup is a town in the South West of Western Australia, 241 kilometres south of the state capital, Perth, and 31 kilometres southeast of the town of Donnybrook. The town takes its name from Balingup Pool, located on the Balingup Brook which flows through the town.

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