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Albany, Western Australia - revisited
Then the path climbs up the hill, giving views across the bay. We came to a set of stairs, one going steeply uphill and the other going steeply down (see photo at top of this page). Which way? Both were signed as Heritage Walk.
We chose to go down, which took us on a path close to rock at the water’s edge, then along a seaweed covered beach to our destination. At 2.5 kilometres, this was a pleasant walk, and not challenging taking the direction we did and choosing the downhill steps.
The rising sun which turn the harbour into gold has now turned the waters silver.
The first European to explore the waters was
George Vancouver in September 1791; he named the harbour after Princess Charlotte Augusta Matilda Albany from Little Grove area. Although part of King George Sound, this harbour is almost fully enclosed by the Vancouver Peninsula. It is relatively shallow,
and has been dredged to allow ships the dock at the wharf area. Wheat and woodchips are loaded at the port facilities and several
passenger cruise vessels visit each year.
This time I took the 2.5 kilometre Heritage walk trail that links Little Beach to the Two Peoples Bay beach and picnic area, near
the visitor centre.
Park entry fees (or all parks pass) now apply for the Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve.
Little Beach
at right, and views back at the start of the walk trail below.
Looking across Little Beach, the headland can be traversed on
a more difficult and less defined trail to the smaller Waterfall Beach.