Overview
I have created sections based on two types of walkers:
Casual day walkers; and
End-to-end walkers.
Casual walking sections
I have defined 18 coastal sections north of the river and 24 south of the river - see below.
All of the south of the river sections have been mapped with only a few undeveloped areas between Mandurah and Rockingham where the coastal paths have yet to be constructed and walking on the beach or road is recommended. However, the section of the coast adjacent to the Kwinana industrial area (Section 6) is not accessible and NOT part of the Perth-Peel Coastal walk trail.
The situation for the north of the river walks are much less complete. Five sections are adjacent to undeveloped land and there is no coastal path at this time - see below.
Under the “The casual walking” heading below I have listed these 42 sections, and for those sections that have coastal paths, you can click on the links to go to the respective page on this website to see and download the information.
Each page will include:
A full description of the walk including instructions, points of interest, essential facilities, and supporting photographs;
A 1-2 page downloadable PDF version of a summary this description (printable as a single page - back to back - convenient to take with you as you do the walk); and
A JPEG version of the map showing the route.
I have tried to make each walk between 4-5km, and has been designed as an out and back walk - i.e. around 8-10km (give or take). The full description of the walk provides:
How to get to the starting point using public transport - in all cases, car parking is available at the start point, although in some cases it may be paid parking (for example Fremantle Train Station); and
How to return to the starting point using public transport.
The coastal areas to the very north and south of the Perth-Peel region are rapidly developing, and there are sections of the coast where there is no development and therefore no coastal paths. For those sections where there is a large gap between settlements, I have not included any information. As these areas develop and the gap between formal coastal paths/trails reduces, they will be included in future upgrades to the website and downloadable information.
End-to-end walking sections
As noted in the introduction, there is a growing world-wide trend of people seeking to walk interesting long distance trails end-to-end. The Perth-Peel coastal trail offers that opportunity. I have created sections for end-to-end walkers that would allow the continuous parts* of this coastal walk to be completed in 11 days.
*NOTE: At the time of writing (January 2026) the continuous part of this trail is from Jindalee to Tims Thicket, although the beach and foreshore adjacencies to the Kwinana industrial area and the Henderson Marine Complex cannot be accessed.
The sections were selected based on the following three criteria:
Start and end points are easily accessible using public transport;
Start and end points have good infrastructure (toilets etc) and commercial facilities (e.g. cafes); and
Average lengths of the sections 15km.
I have now produced a book with all this information. It is available in hard copy, ePub and PDF. Click here to purchase the book.
The casual walking sections
A: North of the river
I have divided the coast into walkable sections, but most of the sections in the very north have yet to be fully developed and so the coastal paths are limited. The coast path is only continuous south of Jindalee, although there is only about 1km gap in the coast path north of Jindalee and Shorehaven.
Two Rocks to North Yanchep Beach (Note - the only coastal path in this section is a very short one in Two Rocks);
North Yanchep Beach to Yanchep Lagoon (Note - mostly undeveloped);
Yanchep Lagoon to Pipidinny (Note - mostly undeveloped);
NOTE: In the interim, the coastal walk adjacent to the Yanchep settlement is 4.0km one way and has been included as a stand alone walk - click here to go to that information.
North Pipidinny Rd to Shorehaven (Note - Shorehaven is currently being developed and there is a 1.8km coastal path here. I have not included any information on this section at this time);
Shorehaven to Jindalee (Note - in the 2026 update I noted that there is now a short (2.1km) trail starting from Alkimos Beach heading south, and this area is now developing rapidly. As the area in-between Shorehaven and Jindalee develops, the existing paths will be extended to meet at which time I will provide information on this walk);
B: South of the river
Henderson to Challengers Beach - there is only a small section of the coast here which is accessible to the public because of the now extensive Henderson marine complex - the Henderson Cliff reserve - but it has no formal coastal path and the coast is hazadous because of the cliffs;
End-to-end walking sections
OPTIONAL: Jindalee to Burns Beach - 13.2km
Burns Beach to Hillaries boat harbour - 13.2km;
Hillarys to Cottesloe - 21.7km;
Cottesloe to Fremantle rain station - 14.9km;
Fremantle train station to John Graham Reserve - 14.3km;
John Graham Reserve to Naval Base - 13.4km;
Kwinana Beach to Mersey Point - 20.3km;
Mersey Point to Warnbro Nude Beach - 10.6km;
Warnbro Nude Beach to North Madora - 17.0km;
North Madora to Mandurah Estuary centre - 11.7km;
Mandurah Estuary centre to Dawesville Village Mews shopping centre - 20.5km; and
Dawesville Village Mews shopping centre to Tims Thicket - 12.0km.