While Frenchman Peak is a more popular hiking destination in Cape Le Grand, Mt Le Grand is the highest peak in the park. It rises 345 meters above sea level. The track to the summit from Cape Le Grand campground and back is around 6km.
After 40 degrees during Christmas Day the temperature dropped by nearly 20 degrees – perfect for hiking! With much cooler and cloudier weather, it a was great time to climb Mt Le Grand. We didn’t have to drive anywhere, as we camped at Cape Le Grand and Mt Le Grand was at out doorstep. The track is considered quite hard as you get further up. Not feeling like doing a work out on that day, we were happy to only hike part of it. Our aim was to take it easy and enjoy the scenery.
This south-west corner of Cape Le Grand National park is the most spectacular. Rugged granite peaks, born from molten rock 2500 million years ago, rise from the coastal plain. They form an amazing contrast to expansive coastal sand dunes. Wild coastal scenery, and sweeping heathlands with small freshwater pools characterise this area as a unique, bio diverse and rich in natural beauty place.
Our older (9-year-old) son Ariel has an amazing ability to notice and find interesting things. This time he found this colourful beetle which I took numerous pictures of.
Hiking further I found amazing diversity of vegetation. Getting closer to some of the plants and flowers I discovered their beauty and uniqueness.
Mt Le Grand is within Cape Le Grand National Park, 63km east of Esperance. It is roughly 630km south east of Perth in Western Australia.
