Denmark (917.6 km) to West Cape Howe Campsite (948.8 km)

Mileage: 31.2 km/19.5 miles (+1.8 km side trail from town)

It was good to rest and refresh in Denmark yesterday. The town has several cafes (yes, chai latte…) and a large supermarket so I was able to get the resupply done for the final three day stretch into the end of the trail in Albany.

To leave Denmark, you need to get across to the Nullaki peninsula which can be done by foot (the long way), road (the cheap way) or boat (the 007 way). Being the debonair individual that I am, I chose the boat and arranged for John from Madfish Charters to take us across Wilson Inlet. Our little cheery boat arrived at 7 AM exactly to take us across the 3km inlet. The good news is those kms are included in the official trail km so we don’t have to walk them.

The crossing was nice and calm although a little chilly. The crossing was only around 10 minutes and was quick. The inlet is very shallow on the Nullaki side it took some expert work to get us to the jetty.

After the boat ride, the trail starts again and follows the inlet giving some great views back across to Denmark and there was plenty of wildlife along the shore. The weather today was overcast with only a slight breeze so it was perfect weather around 16o along a nice flat trail.

The trail did follow a road for all but the last few km into Nullaki campsite. We made great progress as we arrived at 9.30 AM having anticipated being there later in the morning. We ended up staying around an hour and a half and then headed out for the 17 km to West Cape Howe.

The first stretch was uphill to regain the ridgeline in the coastal dunes.  In the stretch of the trail, there are periodic seats at which you can take a break. These are usually situated to take advantage of the spectacular coastal views in this section and come complete with a raised section to rest your pack on so you can take a break without taking your pack off.

The trail from there to the campsite followed the ridge contour so there was far less of the pointless ups and downs of the last few days.  We kept going without any breaks to escape the hordes of march flies along this part of the trail.

West Howe Campsite is situated amongst the coastal dunes. It has one of the most spectacular views of the ocean and the next stretch of coastline the trail will traverse.

Tomorrow is a 29 km day to our final campsite on the Bibbulmun Track followed by a final stretch of 24 km into Albany and the end of the trail.