Spectacles Banksia Trail (3.5km), Beeliar Regional Park, Western Australia

Spectacles Banksia Trail is a 3.5km, grade 1 hike located in the Beeliar Regional Park, Western Australia. The hike should take around 1.5 hrs to complete.

Length: 3.5km

Duration: 1.5 hrs

Grade: 1

Style: Circuit

Start: McLaughlan Road

End: McLaughlan Road

Location: Beeliar Regional Park

Closest town: The Spectacles

Western Australia

From state capital: 35km

Longitude: 115.8301086

Latitude: -32.21510437

Hike summary

This 3.5 kilometre easy walk through the Spectacles Wetland in Beeliar Regional Park passes through banksia, sheoak and grasstree vegetation.

The Spectacles is 360 hectares of natural bush and wetland and is part of the chain of freshwater lakes on the Swan Coastal Plain known as Beeliar Regional Park. It is so named because it comprises two wetlands joined by a waterway, giving it the appearance of a pair of spectacles. This walk is one of two in the area. The other is the Aboriginal Heritage Trail which cirumnavigates the larger wetland.

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Start Point: The Spectacles, McLaughlan Road, 35km (35minutes) south of Perth

End Point: The Spectacles, McLaughlan Road, 35km (35minutes) south of Perth

Region: Beeliar Regional Park, Perth

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Beeliar Regional Park is a range of coastal wetlands containing an array of nature appreciation possibilities within the suburban confines of Perth.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Trail Hiking Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we hike and pay respects to their Elders, past and present, and we acknowledge the First Nations people of other communities who may be here today.

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