Quoin Head - WA

Quoin Head is a spectacular coastal headland at the easterly end of the Hakea trail in the Fitzerald River National Park. Quoin Head is especially popular with photographers because of its distinctive shape and the pretty bay and beach it overlooks.

The headland is shaped like a ‘quoin’ which was a wedge used to raise a ship’s cannon or to keep it from rolling on the deck. Ospreys nest on these remote headlands and are seen here regularly, often sparring in the air with kestrels and Australian hobbies.

Vehicle access to Quoin Head is on a rough track suitable for high clearance four-wheel drive only. There is a tall wooden staircase from the four-wheel drive parking area down to the beach.

You can also get there by walking the Hakea Trail. The nearest two-wheel drive access point on the Hakea Trail is Hamersley Inlet. You can walk to Quoin Head as a full-day return hike from Hamersley Inlet, or as part of an overnight hike of the Hakea Trail. No toilets at this location.