Hellfire Bay

How to get there

1. Same sealed park approach as Lucky Bay. Do not assume Hellfire is empty on a peak Lucky Bay day — it is the usual overflow.

How to do it (step by step)

1. Use it as a swim / picnic / photo stop, or as a trailhead for Class 5 sections only if you packed for granite.
2. Rock fishing and wet granite need extra caution. RecFishWest guidance applies if you fish.

Overflow bay, not a consolation prize

Explore Parks describes a secluded bay between sea-swept rocky headlands. On many peak Lucky Bay days this is where you should have gone first. Photographs hold up. The granite frame is the point.

Picnic vs Class 5

Stay at the bay if that was the plan: picnic, swim when civil, photos, reverse. The Coastal Trail sections that leave Hellfire toward Le Grand Beach or Thistle Cove are Class 5 — steep, awkward granite, slippery when wet.

Do not start those because Lucky Bay was full. That is a different packing list and a different turnaround time.

Pair with Thistle, not the peak

If energy is low, Thistle Cove next (whistling rock) beats Frenchman Peak. If energy is real and granite is dry, Thistle–Lucky Class 3 is the honest walk from this cluster.

Map (orientation)

Pin may be approximate. Confirm trailheads, parking and track status on Explore Parks WA / DBCA before you drive.