Parking
Use the Eagle Gorge car park off Eagle Gorge Road. The access is listed for 2WD vehicles and standard national park entry fees apply. The nearest accessible toilet is at Natural Bridge, about 9 km away.
Overview
About Eagle Gorge Lookout Walk
Why go
- A short paved, accessible path reaches a broad coastal lookout.
- A picnic table is available at Eagle Gorge.
Heads up
- The lookout walk is brief; reaching the beach means taking a separate steep track.
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Kalbarri Tour Guide
Your drive to Eagle Gorge Lookout Walk, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Kalbarri National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Kalbarri audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Eagle Gorge0:00 / 0:29
“Eagle Gorge is coming up, with a short, paved path to a lookout over the red cliffs and ocean. It's an easy coastal stop without taking on the beach descent.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Kalbarri Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Pot Alley
- Warm Water Heading South
- Mushroom Rock and Rainbow Valley
- Built to Hold a Fish
- 58 audio storiesacross Kalbarri’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Perentie, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Western Grey Kangaroo, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 18 trails, 19 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Eagle Gorge Lookout Walk
A quick lookout outingEagle Gorge Lookout Walk is a short, paved, accessible out-and-back from the car park to a rim…
Eagle Gorge Lookout Walk is a short, paved, accessible out-and-back from the car park to a rim lookout over the Indian Ocean. Plan on about 0.2 miles (320 m round trip): the path to the lookout is listed at 160 m, then you return the same way. It’s an easy scenic stop rather than a hike to build your day around; allow about 10 minutes on the path, plus time at the view.
Stay on the rim path for the easy walkThe paved approach reaches the lookout; a picnic table is at Eagle Gorge, and the nearest…
The paved approach reaches the lookout; a picnic table is at Eagle Gorge, and the nearest accessible toilet is at Natural Bridge, about 9 km away. Standard park entry fees apply, and the access road is listed for 2WD vehicles. Pets aren’t allowed in the park. Beyond the lookout, a separate track drops steeply over sandstone terraces to the beach. That 1 km return Class 3 walk usually takes 30–45 minutes, so count it as a different outing.
The gorge and the viewFrom the rim, red Tumblagooda sandstone headlands meet the open ocean around the gorge.
From the rim, red Tumblagooda sandstone headlands meet the open ocean around the gorge. Eagle Gorge takes its name from wedge-tailed eagles said to inhabit the area. Migrating whales may be visible offshore from June to November, though sightings aren’t guaranteed. For a photo, include the gorge and layered cliffs against the water; later light can bring out the sandstone’s color.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Kalbarri
29 sightingsPerentieMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
12 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
33 sightingsWestern Grey KangarooMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
44 sightingsBlack-flanked Rock WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
24 sightingsEmuMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
23 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Kalbarri. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
