● Walking through transitioning forest, from jarrah, through yarri, to karri. These tree species are found only in WA.
● The colours, contrasts and abundant variety of fungi to be found during this time of year
● Donnelly River Village - An old mill town converted into a holiday village with abundant kangaroos, emus and other wildlife
● The river is a companion for much of this section, with riverside campsites, restful swimming holes & old-growth karri forest.
We leave Perth at 12 noon and travel south to Donnelly River Village, where we check into our unique accommodation at the ‘Old Boarding House' and enjoy our first group dinner together. We aim to arrive at our accommodation around 4.00 - 4.30pm and will make a brief stop at Settlers Roadhouse en-route, where you can pick up a coffee/snack and use the toilet facilities.
Meals: Dinner
Today we begin our walking journey from the Karri Gully Picnic Spot and into the deep forested areas of the Bibbulmun. You’ll be mesmerized by the beauty of this area, it’s density, it’s soft underfoot, fungi are plentiful and the transition of jarrah and marri trees to the giant karri trees become evident. We finish off our day at Donnelly River Village, which is an experience in itself, as we get up close and personal with the semi-tame Kangaroos and Emu’s who inhabit the area. Today’s walk, although lengthy, is mainly on gentle undulating terrain, which makes it comfortable and very achievable in the time frame given.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This morning, we leave Donnelly River walking south through Jarrah forest, returning to Karri forest again around the 5k mark, before finishing off in the afternoon at Twin Bridges. Again another stunning area, lots of different varieties of fungi, abundant flora and fauna and massive towering Karri trees.
Today’s walk weaves along gentle undulating terrain until lunch time, when we then encounter a few ups and downs, which makes the walk a little more challenging than yesterday’s. The beauty of today’s walk is sure to take your mind off those little challenging sections.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Another day in paradise! We leave Twin Bridges, where the Donnelly River becomes our companion for the rest of our walk, along with lovely Karri forest, plenty of birdlife, little rapids and valleys to enjoy. We pass through one of the prettiest campsites on the track “Tom Road Campsite”, perched on the river, where you’ll have time to explore, before moving onto Greens Island and finishing early on in the afternoon at One Tree Bridge. No major hill climbs on this day, just enjoy the serenity of the forest, while walking along at a steady pace. When finished on the track today, we board the bus for our trip back to Perth, stopping on the way to grab a bite to eat. We envisage that we will reach the city at around 6.30pm.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
All transport, including track transfers / to and from Perth
3 Nights Group Share Accommodation - Bunkhouse Style at the "Donnelly River Village"
2 AW passionate, experienced, fun-loving Tour Guides
Pre-Dinner Nibbles, Fruit, Some morning teas
3 Dinners
3 Breakfasts
3 Lunches
Items of a personal nature
Additional Snacks of your own choice (for on the track ie: trail mix)
Lunch box - required, if you don't want your lunch squashed!
Alcohol & Non Alcoholic Beverages
Linen (BYO Sleeping bag and pillow)
Dinner on the last evening en-route back to Perth
- You will be supplied with a list of "What to Bring" closer to our departure.
Places are limited to 10 ladies only
You are in for an 'adventure' ...... and will be staying in 'the Old Boarding House'! This accommodation has been specifically chosen to cater for the budget traveller, keeping costs down for you, while still providing the very best of service, knowledge & experience Adventurous Women are known for. The Old Boarding house is a comfortable warm old house, equipped with a combination of single and bunk beds, in different rooms, which you will be sharing with other ladies from the group. You are required to BYO Linen / Sleeping Bag & Pillow. We cannot provide a single supplement due to the configuration of the boarding house, so earplugs will ensure that you get the rest required, if you're a light sleeper.
What an unexpected treat this walk turned out to be. I Iearnt so much about the areas we passed through and am still astounded that all of this is in our City! On the social side, all the ladies I met were fab and up for a chat. Our guides, Anna & Sue were great and provided lots of laughs as well as interesting facts along the way. Thank you AW
A great bunch of women and I loved that the walk was quite varied and a loop and one that I’d not done before. Thanks A W!
A great bunch of women and I loved that the walk was quite varied and a loop and one that I’d not done before. Thanks A W!
it was beautiful weather and kalamunda national park was great place for hiking
It was great to explore the Star Swamp area, I did not know if even existed and there is so much history in such a small reserve. absolutely loved the slow pace which allowed us to stop and take photos and chat whilst we wandered along the paths without slowing the group down. The lookout was another fantastic secret with sweeping views of the coast. This one gets a big tick from me!
I was a first timer in the multi day/carry everything hiking experience and I really enjoyed it. Lots of laughs and a big learning curve. The beauty of our bush and the serenity is an added bonus! Thanks AW and Big Agnes aka Sue O
Another wonderful day our walking with AW. It was a lovely leisurely walk. Our host Jazzy is organised and comes comes with heaps of information, that she readily shares with us all. And she continued to look after us all when we lunched afterwards, making sure we all enjoyed ourselves.
Thank you for a delightful walk in beautiful surroundings in the company of such positive and friendly ladies.
Thank you for another lovely walk with such friendly and caring ladies. Loved learning information about the flowers and tech tips to make photographing them easier. Thank you to everyone who walked and talked with me.
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