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2 Days
10-18km
Intermediate Ten years ago, we started with a free Saturday morning hike and a belief that moving through nature together could shift something modern life had quietly broken.
The Social Hike became a community, and that community kept asking the same thing: can we stay longer?
Not more luxury or more programming, just more time in the forest, and a night under trees instead of ceilings.
The Social Hike Weekender is the answer to that. One to two nights a little further from home, and a small group of people who believe a weekend spent outside is worth more than one spent recovering from the week.
You bring your swag, your tent, or book a cabin. You bring your own food and sort your own drive, though we’ll set up a WhatsApp group beforehand so you can carpool, introduce yourself, and arrive already knowing someone’s name.
We bring everything else. The host, the trail route and the campfire chats. The structure that turns a group of strangers into something that feels, by Sunday afternoon, like people you’ve known for longer than 24 hours.
This is deliberately low-cost as a design choice, not an accident. We believe that community connection in beautiful places shouldn’t live only at the premium end (Although we do love our Premium Wild State Weekenders, too!).
Nature doesn’t have a cover charge. We’re just removing as many barriers as we can between you and a weekend that restores something.
Our Dwellingup Social Hike Weekender is based from Nanga Mill campground. This campsite is first-come, first-served. That’s not a problem, it’s part of the design, but allows you to head down for a bonus evening on Friday and set up, or meander your way for Saturday only.
Saturday morning, arrive by 9:00am and set up camp. Swag, tent, whatever you brought. An hour to find your feet, meet the people at the next site, work out who forgot a mallet. Then we gather and you start walking.
Saturday is the big day.
Up to 18 kilometres through the Murray River Valley on some of the oldest jarrah left in Western Australia. The trail climbs hard off the start then levels into forest that has been here long enough to stop caring about impressing anyone. Ridge lines where the valley opens in both directions, and river level where the Murray runs cold over granite. Near the midpoint – the King Jarrah itself. A single tree, 300 to 600 years old, 47 metres tall, nearly 3 metres across at the base.
The walk back follows the river. Around six hours total at a conversational pace. Back at camp by late afternoon and the campfire is lit by 5pm. Dinner is whatever everyone brought. The host opens the evening with a single question worth answering. The Milky Way over Lane Poole Reserve is not subtle.
Sunday starts as camp wakes up. After breakfast the group walks one more time, but this time shorter, quieter, and a different register to yesterday. The Bibbulmun Track heads south out of Dwellingup through jarrah and marri forest, and we will walk around 10 kilometres return.Lunch in town at the Visitor Centre end. Then back to Perth.
Two days. Two trails. Bring your own food, your own swag, your own way there. We bring everything else.
We walk rain or shine. This is Western Australia and we promise, you’ll survive. (Maybe even thrive!)
Trail Selection and Distance: Look, we know you’re the kind of person who needs all the details before you commit. Trails are selected carefully to allow the best immersion, and distance varies from 15-25 km across weekend, with shorter options available.
Pace: Conversational. This isn’t a race.
Accommodation: Although we wont include accommodation, food, or transport in the cost of this experience, we provide the details on where to book and how to get there in the Whatsaapp group!
We started our Wild Access Project, where a portion of every paid experience run through The Hike Collective is redirected and reinvested back into the community. The Project exists on one belief: that access to wild, safe, well-facilitated nature experiences shouldn’t be determined by what you can afford. The Social Hike Weekender is that belief made real. The cost of these weekenders is intentionally low, to ensure everybody in our community has access to what we believe in.
What is included in this tour?
Dwellingup
We will start by the Dwellingup Visitors Centre on Saturday. After the hike, we will drive to the Nanga Mill Bushcamp.
The following gear is mandatory:
The following gear is recommended (Nice to have):
Carers and companions can join your adventure with a complimentary ticket*.
Ready to embark on your next adventure? Connect with us today to plan your rejuvenating journey.
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