Ancient Empire Walk Trail

Starting from the Treetop Walk Car Park, Tingledale, this circuit walk takes you to The Ancient Empire Trail. The area is home to unique flora and giant tingle trees such as The 450-year-old Grandma Tingle. You can also walk through the hollows of other trees and even take photos inside them. Families of Fairywrens will accompany you through the walk, and the informative signs along the trail are a bonus. There are useful facilities and a lot of shade, and it is open all year round except for Christmas and during extreme weather conditions like lightning and storms. Let us begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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Safer Bushwalks Tips on staying safe on track
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There Transport options and directions

Start	(-34.9783417,116.8937398)
Mode	Car
Directions	From South Coast Highway, 1, Tingledale. Turn on to Anderson Road then drive for 680 m Turn sharp right onto Valley of the Giants Road and drive for another 3.3 km Continue onto Big Tree Road and drive for another 950 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Treetop Walk Carpark (about 145 m back from the start). Treetop Walk Carpark (about 55 m back from the start). Find the Welcome to the valley of the giants: Tree Top Walk at the start. After another 85 m pass a seat (120 m on your right).
	Turn left. After another 20 m pass the toilet (5 m on your left).
	After another 10 m turn left.
	After another 100 m veer right. Then cross the bridge (about 15 m long) After another 140 m pass the "Treetop Walk Carpark" (155 m on your left). Then head up the steps (about 4 m long) After another 20 m head up the steps (about 8 m long)
	Continue straight. After another 65 m pass a seat (on your right). Then head up the steps (about 10 m long) After another 45 m pass a seat (10 m on your left). After another 30 m head down the steps (about 10 m long)
	After another 20 m veer right. After another 160 m pass the "Treetop Walk Carpark" (160 m on your left). Then pass a seat (on your left).
	After another 15 m continue straight.
	After another 100 m turn right.
	After another 30 m turn right.
	After another 85 m come to the end.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Ancient Empire Walk Trail

Grading

	Class 2/6 Easy track
Length	760 m
Time	10 min to 20 min

Quality of track	Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6)
Gradient	Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (1/6)
Infrastructure	Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (2/6)

Some facilities on route

Toilet: There is one 105 m from the start.

Seat: There are 4 on route, on average they are 150 m apart with the largest gap of 230 m.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	105 m	[toilet]
Seat	115 m	[seat]
Seat	325 m	[seat]
Seat	360 m	[seat]
Seat	530 m	[seat]

Weather & Alerts Check forecasts & closures
Weather Forecast
- Walpole Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
  
  Sunday 3 November
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Partly cloudy. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
  
  Monday 4 November
  
  10°C → 21°C
  Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower near the Southwest Capes, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 8:10am to 3:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
  
  Tuesday 5 November
  
  13°C → 18°C
  Showers easing.
  90% chance of rain
  1 → 6mm
  
  Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 21.
  
  Wednesday 6 November
  
  11°C → 17°C
  Shower or two.
  70% chance of rain
  0 → 5mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h tending southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching around 18.
  
  Thursday 7 November
  
  10°C → 18°C
  Possible shower.
  40% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the southwest, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 22.
  
  Friday 8 November
  
  12°C → 18°C
  Possible shower.
  40% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Possible shower.
  
  Saturday 9 November
  
  12°C → 19°C
  Cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Cloudy.
  
  Sunday 10 November
  
  11°C → 20°C
  Cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Cloudy.
  
  Forecast data thanks to © Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Alerts
- Western Australia Parks Alerts
  When planning and before starting your trip please check WA Park Alerts System for anything that may impact on your plans.

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