Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

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WILDLIFE WALKS IN OCEANIA
KANGAROO ISLAND WILDERNESS TRAIL, AUSTRALIA
Opened in late 2016, this five-day hike takes in the raw western edges of
Australia’s second-largest island. It’s an area protected as Flinders Chase
National Park, and four dedicated campsites have been constructed along the
trail, all with tent platforms and cooking shelters. As the island’s name suggests,
it’s a place prolific in wildlife – koalas, seals, platypus and the eponymous
kangaroos – but the most striking feature of the trail is the landscape, from the
pounding Southern Ocean seen from atop ragged cliffs to the island’s emblematic
Remarkable Rocks (passed on the third day of the trail), a collection of granite
boulders that have been scoured by wind into strange and fragile-looking shapes.
A day on you can duck down to the strikingly clear seas of Hanson Bay before
finally finishing the hike at the limestone Kelly Hill Caves – how many other hikes
can you finish with an underground tour?
Start // Flinders Chase Visitor Centre
End // Kelly Hill Caves
Distance // 38 miles (61km)