Parking
Start at the Mount Bruce base car park. Follow the footpath toward Marandoo View to begin Honey Hakea.
Overview
About Honey Hakea Track
Why go
- Two viewpoints and a ridge climb without the full summit commitment.
- Views take in the Marandoo mine and mulga-patterned flats.
Heads up
- A short boulder section requires scrambling.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation740–895 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Karijini Tour Guide
Your drive to Honey Hakea Track, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Karijini 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 Karijini audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Mount Bruce and Marandoo View0:00 / 0:27
“You're approaching the trailhead for Mount Bruce, also called Punurrunha.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Karijini Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- The Microbes Behind the Iron
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- 141 audio storiesacross Karijini’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Dingo, Rock Wallaby, Mulga Snake, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 22 trails, 30 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Honey Hakea Track
A moderate ridge walkHoney Hakea Track is a 4.6 km (2.9 mi) out-and-back from the Mount Bruce base car park.
Honey Hakea Track is a 4.6 km (2.9 mi) out-and-back from the Mount Bruce base car park. It climbs past Marandoo View to a second, higher vantage point; allow about three hours. This is the moderate Mount Bruce option if you want a proper uphill walk without committing to the summit.
Start with Marandoo ViewFollow the path from the car park toward Marandoo View, where the Marandoo iron-ore mine comes…
Follow the path from the car park toward Marandoo View, where the Marandoo iron-ore mine comes into view. Honey Hakea continues uphill from there, so keep going if you have planned the full walk. The mine began excavating ore for overseas markets in 1994.
Climb the ridgeThe unpaved track rises steadily along the ridge and is described as clearly marked.
The unpaved track rises steadily along the ridge and is described as clearly marked. Near the upper part, a short boulder section involves scrambling, which is why this feels like a real Class 3 walk rather than a quick lookout stroll.
The higher vantage pointTurn around at the higher Honey Hakea viewpoint, before the Mount Bruce summit route gets…
Turn around at the higher Honey Hakea viewpoint, before the Mount Bruce summit route gets steeper. From here you can look toward the summit and surrounding ranges, with the mine and the patterned mulga flats also in view. For a photo, keep some of the flats beneath the ridgeline to show how the hills sit above the open country.
Heat and route choiceThe separate Punurrunha Summit walk continues beyond Honey Hakea: it is 9 km return, Class 5…
The separate Punurrunha Summit walk continues beyond Honey Hakea: it is 9 km return, Class 5 and listed at six hours. Karijini summer temperatures often exceed 40°C; the park recommends plenty of water, and cooler months from May to August are the more comfortable time for this climb. Dogs and other pets are not allowed in the park.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Karijini
44 sightingsDingoMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
18 sightingsRock WallabyMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
15 sightingsMulga SnakeMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
36 sightingsHamersley Rock MonitorMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
13 sightingsWestern BowerbirdMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
34 sightingsChildren's PythonMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Karijini. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
