Bigurda Trail

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An 8km one-way coastal cliff-top trail between Natural Bridge and Eagle Gorge, a whale-spotting route from July to November, per exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au.

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Distance

7.83 km

Est. time

2 hr 11 min

Elevation gain

149 m

Route type

Point to point

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In an emergency

Call 000 for police, fire or ambulance — Australia's emergency number works even with a weak signal, and without a SIM if any carrier has coverage.

You're in Kalbarri National Park, Mid West, WA. Mobile reception in this area is not guaranteed — this is exactly why the offline map and GPS position on this page work without signal.

Tell someone your plan and expected return time before you set off. A PLB is the most reliable backup where there's no reception at all.

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Species to look for on this trail

Ancient trees and rare flora confirmed in this park. Spot one? Add it as a sighting pin below.

Small-petalled Beyeria

Beyeria lepidopetala

Once presumed extinct — 1 of only 3 known populations▾

Once presumed extinct — 1 of only 3 known populations

A rare WA shrub once thought extinct, rediscovered within Kalbarri National Park in 1994. The park's population is one of only three known in existence.

How to spot it

A low shrub with small, narrow-petalled flowers, distinguished from other Beyeria species by its reduced petal size; found on recently burnt ground in the park's gorge and cliff-top country.

Family Euphorbiaceae · Source: Wikipedia: Kalbarri National Park

Wildlife you might see on this trail

Animals confirmed in this park. Spot one? Add it as a sighting pin below.

Thorny devil

Moloch horridus

IUCN Least Concern — arid-zone icon▾

IUCN Least Concern — arid-zone icon

The thorny devil is a small, spine-covered lizard of Australia's arid interior, its entire body armoured in conical thorns for defence. Its ridged scales channel dew and rain straight to its mouth, letting it drink from damp sand alone.

How to spot it

Unmistakable: a small lizard (up to 21cm) entirely covered in hard conical spines, in mottled desert browns and tans that darken or pale with temperature and mood. It has a bizarre false 'head' — a spiny knob on the back of its neck — which it presents to predators while hiding its real head. Moves with a slow, jerky rock-and-freeze gait across sandy desert country, mostly on warm days when the ants it feeds on are active.

Family Agamidae · Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Bäras (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons