Walks & Walking in Western Australia

Article by: Jay
Last updated: Tuesday, 11-Jul-2006 00:00:00 CEST

There are many varied walks and walking trails within Western Australia and different types of walks such as off track walking, bushwalking, gps walking, off track bushwalking as well as conventional walking trails.

The Bibbulman Track

One of the world's great long distance walking trails is the award winning Bibbulman Track which was opened in September 1998. It has almost 1,000 kms starting from Kalamunda in the Perth Hills to Albany on the South Coast through the heart of some of WA's most scenic terrain.

There are many events and organised and guided walks ranging from 1 day and easy going to overnight camping, bushwalks for experienced walkers and an 8 week adventure plus a number in between! There are also kids events, women only walks plus workshops to attend. For further information contact the website as follows:

http://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au

The Bibbulman Foundation is an incoporated Not-for-Profit community organisation.

Another good site to contact is

http://www.walkgps.com

Here you will be able to see some of the wonderful photographs that have been taken along the many organised walks.

Here are some walk names in the surrounding areas of Perth.

Bold Park
Thomsons Lake
Piesse Brook (KALAMUNDA NAT. PARK)
Ellis Brook - Bickley Brook
Victoria Reservoir - Bickley Brook
Lions Lookout - Bickley Reservoir
Darling Scarp (Lesmurdie-Kalamunda)
Eagle's View (JOHN FORREST NAT. PARK)
Northern John Forrest Nat. Park
Bungendore Park – Wungong Gorge
Boulder Rock - Poison Gully
Walyunga National Park
Manns Gully – Chinamans Gully (MUNDARING)
Barton's Mill - Little Darkin
North Ledge-South Ledge (MUNDARING WEIR)
Mt. Gorrie
Serpentine Falls – Kittys Gorge
Eagle Hill (GLENEAGLE)
Mt. Dale– Beraking Brook
Serpentine – Karnet Rock
Three Mountains
Mt Randall Area
Mt. Yetar
Nockine Brook
Avon Valley – South Side
Avon Valley – Both Sides
Upper Darkin River
Qualen Rd.
Christmas Tree Well
Mt. Cooke
Windsor Rocks – North
Mt. Solus
Windsor Rocks – South
Mt. Observation – Pony Hill
Julimar
Upper Dale River (Flint – North Gibbs area)
Geddes Rock
Gibbs Rocks
Boyagarring Conservation Park
Bannister Hill
Boonerring Hill
Lupton Conservation Park
Boyagin Rock
Lane Poole (MURRAY RIVER)
Dryandra

Walks in other parts of Western Australia include:

Geraldton
Greenough River Walk
Ellendale Bluffs and Pools - a stunning rock face with a waterhole at the base
Chapman Valley - well known for its spring wildflowers

Cable Beach
The “Minyirr Walk” meanders through the coastal park along the back of the sand dunes of Cable Beach