Escape Beach – Hamilton Island
Escape Beach – Hamilton Island
Park your caravan in Airlie beach and catch a boat over to Hamilton Island for some amazing walks that will not only challenge you but will leave you wanting to explore more. Hamilton Island is the largest inhabited island in the Whitsundays, with its own airport and school its population is about 1200 people, with thousands more heading over by boat, plane or ferry to relax and enjoy the serenity.
There are walks to huge lookouts where you can look over the island, to walks to private beaches where you can enjoy lunch peacefully by yourself.
Make sure you bring lots of water, a phone or camera to take lots of photos and enjoy the peaceful serenity that is The Whitsundays.
We love Hamilton Island, it is one of our favourite destinations to visit not just for ourselves, but as a family. There are so many fun things to do from, the Wildlife Park, heaps of pools, water sports, kids club, shopping, the beaches, jet skiing, massages, food, the list is endless.
One of our favourite things though is to walk the many scenic trails around the island. Our children love the Clownfish club so we always make sure they can find a program they are interested in and we venture off just the two of us to explore.
On our last trip to Hamilton Island the first walk we did was the walk to Escape beach. When wanting to explore the scenic trails there are a few places that you can start your walks from, but we decided to start behind the resort. It was easy to park our golf buggy and head off on our walk.
The walk is approximately 3300 metres each way. For this walk you need to be relatively fit as there are some steep parts, as well as near the end it feels like the track seems to disappear and you are left clambering down the hill to Escape Beach.
Most of the way there is uphill so make sure you bring lots of water, however, the advantage of that is most of the trip back is downhill 🙂 This is a great track to start off with as Passage Peak whilst shorter is much steeper and has stairs that go on forever.
There are great places to stop along the way and catch your breath whilst you catch the view.You will see so many beautiful butterflies and other wildlife along the way.
But once you get to the final 200 metres and descend the steep hill to your own idyllic private beach.
We bought our own lunch with us and sat back on a rock in the peaceful surrounding with no one else in sight, I don’t know if it was the fact we had just walked 3.5kms, but that Lunch was probably my favourite of the whole trip.
On the walk back we headed through mangroves, climbed up steep hills to catch a view of the island and by the time we had finished our walk of over 8kms, we were exhausted. Thankfully a quick swim and a bite to eat at the yacht club left us refreshed and ready to walk passage peak the next day.
Have you been to Hamilton Island before, the Whitsundays?
What is your favourite location in the Whitsundays?
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Hamilton Island looks like the most magical destination to holiday at and I love how there is something for all the family to enjoy. As I am a part time mermaid I live for beaches and those waters do look crystal clear although it was great to hear that Hamilton Island is the largest inhabited island in the Whitsundays and even has its very own airport as well!
Wow this looks like such a gorgeous place! I love that it’s called Escape Beach, it looks like there most amazing get away!
This looks like a such a beautiful island with varied landscapes to explore. Sounds like you had a fab time!
What a great trip, I have wanted to go to Australia for sometime, but I hadn’t heard of Hamilton Island. Looks like an adventure, thanks for sharing your trip.
Wow that’s one hell of a walk but it looks like such a nice place to spend your time x
Look at those delicous cocktails, just to be in the summer sun, is all I need.
Its been a while have being to the beach. From the endless fun treat Hamilton Island has to offer, thing i need to make arrangement for a trip to Hamilton Island.
The beautiful sea, cozy accommodation and breathtaking views make this resort such a must-visit place. Perfect for families!
I love beaches . I’m a aqua child . This place looks amazing closer to nature and ofcourse the beach view is the best part . Hoping to visit it one day.
Hamilton Island looks incredible! I love the photos, especially the one of the sea, which looks amazing. I wish I could go there right now! Nice post 🙂
Indeed an escape beach! I can just imagine how fun it was…especially tracking down the path to get downhill to the beach…it’s so fun especially when with close friends or family.
I would love to take a long weekend and escape to Hamilton Island. What a beautiful area to go exploring in.
Oh wow talk about wonderful adventure…you get the woods and that wonderful beach too. If I’m in Australia Im going to definitely be having hamilton island on my list.
wow! this is really a site to behold,my favorite relaxation spots, the place is really breathtaking.
This is somewhere I have always wanted to go. It just looks so peacuteful and the views are incredible.
Oh wow!! Hamilton Island looks amazing! I’m down for a visit ASAP!
Wow a private beach sounds simply amazing. I love escapes where there aren’t a whole lot of people. Those drinks also look quite delicious!
Wow it looks like a really fun place to explore! I love places like this where you can ‘escape it all’!
What a beautiful location! This is right up my alley, I love to explore, hike and drink refreshing bevies, lol! Cheers!
Looks like one heck of a trip! I’m in looove with the butterfly (colours are amazing). The yacht view is to die for… I’m loving this post & you’ve gained yourself a new reader!
I love Australia as there are so many scenic walking trails. Escape beach at Hamilton island seems like a nice place to getaway and explore the wild.
Wow, I never even heard of this place before. Thanks for sharing, not sure I’ll ever make it there but I enjoyed living through you. What a beautiful private island!
What a great Trip. The environment looks so natural, i really admire place like this with the sea looking so amazing!
That beautiful escape beach…wow..! I am sure you must have enjoyed it. Looks so serene. 🙂
Just returning from paradise in Hawaii, I can appreciate the tranquility and empty beaches that Hamilton Island has to offer. I would love to visit this island.
Man. I used to live near Cape Cod and I thought that beach was beautiful! But this… I could see myself retiring here. For sure 🙂