Walking the Cape to Cape Track: Episode 276 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

October 11, 2022 By Amanda Kendle Leave a Comment

I’m so excited to publish this episode of the podcast – hiking the Cape to Cape has been something my friend Catherine and I have been talking about doing for ages, and our planning finally came to fruition! As an avid walker – but not an experienced hiker, certainly not for multiple days – I was keen to see how I’d enjoy walking long distances, and happy to report back that although I didn’t manage the full 124km thanks to some illness and blisters, I did walk around two thirds of it and am keen to do more, ASAP!

The Cape to Cape Track is a beautiful part of my home state of Western Australia, so I’m also pleased to be sharing it with more people through this podcast – if you are coming to WA, do consider at least spending a day or two walking parts of the track. You’ll be blown away by the landscape and views, I promise!

Catherine and I, bright-eyed and ready for anything, as we start hiking the Cape to Cape Track in south-west Western Australia

Show notes: Episode 276 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Walking the Cape to Cape Track in Western Australia, with Catherine Marshall

The Cape to Cape Track has loomed iconically in my mind for many years, although its location down in the south-west corner of Western Australia means many of you won’t have heard of it. Running from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin – and more traditionally, from the lighthouses at each end which I’ve visited as tourist attractions many times throughout my life – this 124km walk passes along beaches and cliffs, through forest and up and down dunes, all the time with the ocean either boldly visible or at least close enough that you can hear the waves. In short, it is amazing, and what’s even better, my friend Catherine and I have just come back from hiking it.

This episode includes a chat between Catherine and I after we returned from our week-long hike. We’d had grand plans of recording small snippets each night but soon realised that hiking over 20km per day took all our energy and brain space, but I think this more reflective chat after the event will give you a really good idea of what this experience meant to us. Enjoy!

The disclosure bit: we self-funded this trip – our opinions (as always) are 100% our own!

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