40 minutes
Zeehan to Strahan
Zeehan to Strahan takes around 40 minutes on a sealed road, and it is one of the more enjoyable short drives on the West Coast.
- DistanceAbout 40 minutes
- On the wayHenty Dunes
Photograph: Kim Dunstan
The road runs through scrub and forest and passes Henty Dunes, which is worth a stop in either direction. It is not a difficult drive, but it is not a fast one either, and there is wildlife about at dawn and dusk.
The reason this page exists is that people planning a West Coast trip usually assume they have to sleep in Strahan to see it. Forty minutes each way is a small price for a quieter town and a room that is not priced for a summer village.
If you are catching a Gordon River cruise, allow the 40 minutes plus check in time, and eat before you leave.
Breakfast opens at 5am, every day
A morning cruise from Strahan means an early departure from Zeehan. Breakfast opens at 5am here, so that is a solved problem rather than a compromise.
Stay the night at the Heemskirk
Forty minutes from Strahan, and considerably calmer in January.