Little Eagle View John Forrest | 8 km | 2.5 Hrs
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Uncover the rich beauty and rugged bush lands of Western Australia’s first national park, John Forrest on this 10 km adventure. We explore the highlights of John Forrest, from the Swan View tunnel, to the wildflowers, waterfalls and dams. This is an adventure for the entire family.
Enjoy magnificent views over the city, the rush of water on the multiple waterfalls during winter, and the secret history of the tunnel, ‘fairy villages’, and ‘swimming pool’ of the early 1900’s. There’s plenty of wildlife to observe including many native birds, kangaroos and bandicoots, while the wildflowers colour the landscape in the springtime.
INCLUDED IN YOUR TICKET:
- A guided 10km hike along the Railway Reserves Heritage Trail in John Forrest National Park
- Amazing historical stories and secrets covering local heritage of our fascinating hiking trail
- Our personal recommendations for local cafes and restaurants to enjoy a well deserved meal or coffee post hike
- A great experience with Perth’s award-winning hiking tour operator
- Friendly and knowledgeable, first aid trained tour guide
- OPTIONAL AT CHECKOUT – Add an extend, for an extra addition to your hiking experiecne.
MEETING POINT AND GETTING THERE:
John Forrest National Park is located about 30 minutes East of Perth. Leave Perth on the Great Eastern Highway and head up the Green mount Hill. The park lies to the north of the highway and is well signposted. Make your way to the main carpark past the pub and look for our Hike Collective sign to check-in!
HIKING GRADE:
This hike is a grade 3, and no hiking experience is required. Due to the length, we do recommend some degree of fitness. See what the grades mean here.
WHAT TO WEAR & BRING:
- Hiking shoes or comfortable trainers
- Water bottle (at least 1L)
- Sun protection and hat
- As we enter the Swan View Tunnel, we recommend bringing a head torch or hiring one at Checkout
- Hiking poles if required
PARK ENTRY FEES:
Entry fees to the National park are NOT included in your ticket, as this is a per vehicle price ($15 on arrival). If you have a parks pass, you will get free entry to the National Park. Hike often? We recommend investing in a Parks pass which can be found here.
AMENITIES:
Public toilets at this hike location carpark.
PETS:
As this is a national park, no dogs are allowed.
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On the down side, the guide battled to keep a reasonable pace, even strolling he needed to stop. This left the group splintered as some slowed down and took the opportunity to enjoy the fauna and flaura, whilst others forged ahead, especially on the return trip.
On the plus side, his knowledge of photo composition was an unexpected bonus.
Even though the weather was cold wet and windy sarah our hike host was such a bubble of brightness full of smiles and enthusiasm and very informative with flora fauna and wildlife information
The cave experience was nice and yoga short but sweet
Highly recommend taking any hike with the hike collective
Thank you
An experience I will remember fondly
It was a freezing cold night which is obviously not the tour operator's fault, however the promised hot chocolate would have helped a lot. I was the last of the five to get mine, and I got half a cup of barely tepid, very weak, drink.
I always try to find something positive to say, but am struggling with this one. We both felt that $70 each was way too much.
Well done Kate for setting up such a great business. Krystal made a great guide, was informative for the hike. The yoga in Cabaret cave was amazing. Thank you
Erin is a friendly and professional guide who shared her knowledge freely.
The hike was very simple, very informative and the weather was perfect.
An enjoyable hike around John Forrest National Park. Erin and Bernie were excellent guides being informative, maintaining an appropriate pace and assisting the group in navigating the trails. Extending the hike to Glenbrook Dam was a great idea. A great morning out for my first Hike Collective adventure. Looking forward to the next hike.
We are so lucky to have these beautiful walks in out back yard, and so lucky to have Hike collective and staff to make them so accessible.
Thank you Erin and Renate and Hike Collective, I will certainly be booking more walks.
So it was lovely to do together for the 3 of us. I was born and bred in Perth and never knew about this cave. The cave is gorgeous and a really, special experience to do yoga in the cave. The yoga is a very easy level, more to do with stretching, breathing and enjoying the experience. I would suggest you bring a thicker mat than the 3mm mat as you are lying on concrete. They do have some extra mats, but limited numbers. They use some beautiful singing bowls to enhance the meditation at the end. Temperature of the cave is really pleasant. We wore shorts and t-shirts as it was a 31 degree day, with runners. Alot had on leggings. But they would be hot during the hike. We had a delicious fresh juice after yoga. We were able to put mats back into the car before the hike. Hike is a pleasant walk with a couple of hills. Pretty easy going with lots of stops for the guise to tell you an interesting story. We even got to see some koalas in the sanctuary..Overall a really lovely day.
Sunset, wildflowers, grazing table and meditation. Thank you Kate,John and Maxine. Perfect finish for the end of the year.
The only things I would comment on, which made the experience Very Good, Not Excellent:
1. Yoga: During the session the group next to us was talking OK Now.. .I know it was in a whisper but WE CAN HEAR YOU in a somewhat silent cave! We were a group of 3. Managed to hold in what we wanted to say to each other during the session. Can't possibly have been that urgent!
2. Yoga again - There was 2 people off to the side during the session. One was a child. One Adult taking photos. Right during the meditation, the child wanted to know of the Adult how much longer the session was for. Yes again a whisper but annoying nonetheless.
So really I am just saying that anybody who can't participate should wait outside, or in the first section of the cave AND possibly the Yoga instructor could ask people to refrain from conversing once the session begins until it is over. Plenty of time to chat when out enjoying the hike.
The juices offered were DELICIOUS, the nature, the organisation was SPOT ON. Neither the hike nor the yoga session was strenuous. Definitely a beginner Yoga session but WHO CARES.. you're in a cave :)









































