From Albany, through Denmark and Walpole you will find some of the most fascinating forests in the world.

You can walk high into the canopy of giant Tingle trees at the Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk.

That very same forest is the home of The Giant Tingle, the oldest lving eucalypt in the world. The region's vegatation includes both large karri and tingle but also includes almost seven hundred native species of plants and trees.

Walpole Wilderness Area from half way up Mount Frankland

Walpole-Nornalup National Park occupies a unique high-rainfall corner of Western Australia and surrounds the towns of Walpole, Nornalup and Peaceful Bay. Part of the Walpole Wilderness area, it contains nearly 20,000 hectares of diverse vegetation, from towering karri and tingle forests to coastal heath and wetlands. Walpole-Nornalup National Park contains many pristine forests and areas with little evidence of human activity.
~ Dept of Environment and Conservation

Mount Lindsay from atop Mount Frankland

Forest surrounding Circular Pool near Walpole

Dieback Warning: "The Incredible Bio diversity of the South Coasts is threatened by the introduced plant pathogen Phytopthora cinnamomi, which causes Dieback Disease." ~ Dept of Environment and Conservation The best way for us to protect our precious state from this disease is outlined on the Bush walking WA website: Dieback. Please take all precautions to prevent the spread of this disease.