Spiky Beach – East Coast Whale Trail
Highlights
- Explore 14 coastal stops along the East Coast Whale Trail for stunning sea views and informative signs about whales.
- Use installed binoculars at select sites to enhance your chance of spotting whales up close in their natural habitat.
- Witness the spectacular sight of whales breaching, creating dramatic foam explosions visible from afar.
- Enjoy family-friendly facilities at Spiky Beach, making it an ideal spot for a memorable day out in Tasmania.
The East Coast Whale Trail is a series of coastal stops you can visit with information signs about the whales and where you have a good chance of seeing them.
There are 14 trail sites scattered all along the coast from The Gardens in the larapuna/Bay of Fires area near St Helens in the north, to Eaglehawk Neck on the Tasman Peninsula.
At each East Coast Whale Trail site, you will find a sign with information and stories about them and big sea views to search for signs of whales. There are binoculars installed at two of the Trail sites to help you get a closer view
Whales can throw their fins and flukes, or even their bodies, high out of the water, making great explosions of foam on the sea surface that can be seen from far away. Sometimes they come within a few hundred metres of shore.
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