Mount Frankland is specacular. The hike is unique. Starting at the feet of massive karri trees you wind up and through towards the top of the towering canopy.

It is a short, yet relatively steep, well paved path onto Mt Frankland. This path will take you half way to the summit.

Several of the guide books called this a "strenuous climb." It took my son (5) and I less than thirty minutes to hike up and twenty minutes to walk down. We did not stop along the way. During our second visit, my wife and younger son joined us. They both agreed that it was a hike, but it was easy, fun and quite an adventure.

You then come upon a path of stone steps taking you up again, into the tops of the trees. This stone step path is about one quarter of the hike.

You then come to the steel staircase carrying you up onto the upper level of Mt Frankland. It is an easy walk to the peak from there.

((We did this hike with our two boys age 5 and 2 - in proper attire with water and food)).

See the Mount Frankland Map for an up-close view of the walk path with markers to give you some perspective.

There is a fire-lookout station at the top of Mt Frankland.

The views of the countryside are fantastic.

There are no pictures of the ladder here, as it didn't come to my mind to pull out the camera half way up! It's a fifteen to twenty rung metal ladder taking you from the top of the staircase (middle above), to the bottom of the staircase (above left).

View the MAP of Mt Frankland to get a close up satellite look.