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Baldwins Bluff Nature Trail — 6 km return,takes 2 hr.The walk begins behind the toilet block in thefalls picnic area. A medium level of fitness isrequired, as a steep gravel track has to beovercome to reach the top of the bluff. Theascent of the hill sees the vegetation changefrom redgum forest to wandoo with a variety ofbird life including twenty-eights, western king(red-capped) parrots and splendid fairy wrens.At the top of the hill, the path turns right pastgranite outcrops. At the summit, spectacularviews of the Serpentine Falls and a vast area ofthe park can be enjoyed.Christmas Tree WellThis is a shady picnic area, with large paperbarktrees and clumps of the Christmas tree (Nuytsiafloribunda), on the edge of wandoo country. TheChristmas tree is the largest member of theparasitic mistletoe family and obtains part of itsnourishment by latching onto the roots of otherplants. In December, the Christmas trees burstinto brilliant orange flowers.Where is it? 72 km from Perth. Take BrooktonHighway out of Kelmscott.Travelling time: 1 hr 15 min from Perth.Fees: Not applicable.What to do: Picnicking, bushwalking.Facilities: Wood barbecues (bring your own wood).Best seasons: Spring and early summer.GleneagleOriginally the Gleneagle settlement, this picnicarea has secluded and shaded spots off thebitumen perimeter road. It is set in a woodedarea of pines, marri and jarrah. There is also asmall arboretum of non-local trees and shrubssuch as bluegums, sugar gums, rodanthus,acacias, tea-trees, figs and jacarandas. Many ofthese trees are from the gardens of the originalsettlement. The area is well populated by birds,including western king parrots.Where is it? 55 km south-east of Perth. TakeAlbany Highway out of Armadale.Travelling time: 1 hr 20 min from Perth.Fees: Not applicable.What to do: Picnicking, bushwalking.Facilities: Wood barbecues (bring your ownwood).Best seasons: All year.Langford ParkOnce the site of a bauxite-mining operation inthe early 1970s, Langford Park has beenextensively replanted and landscaped for publicrecreation. An open grassed foreshore surroundsan artificial lake, and trees shade the picnic area.There are several trails in and around LangfordPark including bushwalking, mountain bikeridingand bridle trails.Where is it? 54 km from Perth. Travel 8.5 kmfrom Armadale on the South West Highway,turn left at Byford onto Nettleton Road, thenturn right at signs to Langford Park.Travelling time: 1 hr from Perth.Fees: Not applicable.What to do: Picnicking, bushwalking, horseriding, mountain bikeriding.Facilities: Wood barbecues (bring your ownwood), toilets.Best seasons: All year.Sullivan RockSullivan Rock, a granite outcrop withsurrounding laterite, was a regular stoppingplace for travellers by horse and cart. A well,originally established by convicts, can still beseen there. The numerous little rock pools foundon the rock itself contain many unusual waterplants, including extraordinary tiny ferns calledquillworts. The Bibbulmun Track passes throughthis area and Sullivan Rock is a popular dropoff/pick-upfor walkers on the track.Where is it? 65 km from Perth. Take AlbanyHighway out of Armadale.Travelling time: 90 min from Perth.Fees: Not applicable.What to do: Picnicking, bushwalking, wildlifeobservation.Facilities: Wood barbecues (bring your ownwood).Best seasons: Spring and early summer.Walktrails in the Jarrahdale areaThere are many walktrails in the Jarrahdale area,including the Blue Rock Walk Trail, the WetlandExperience, the Mundlimup Timber Trail, and theBalmoral POW camp ruins and walk trail.For more information on these walks pick up abrochure at the Jarrahdale General Store.Dwellingup areaLane Poole ReserveSituated just 100 km from Perth nearDwellingup, the Lane Poole Reserve covers some55,000 ha of jarrah forest. The Murray Riverflows through the reserve, and offers numerousrecreational activities from swimming andcanoeing to white water rafting.The recreation sites of Baden Powell, Charlie’sFlat, Tony’s Bend, Yarragil, Chuditch, Nanga Mill,Stringers and Nanga Townsite are popular forcamping.Baden Powell (day-use and campground)Baden Powell offers visitors the first view of theMurray River and consists of a day-use areawith an adjoining campground. It is very popularfor swimming and for picnics, as well as forcamping.Where is it? 9.5 km from Dwellingup alongNanga Road and 2 km from entry station onPark Road.Travelling time: 90 min from Perth.Fees: Camping fees apply. No fees for dayvisitors.What to do: Picnicking, swimming, canoeing,wildlife observation and camping in thecampground only (no camping in day-use area).Facilities: Wood barbecues (bring your ownfirewood), tables, toilets, bins, parking.Best seasons: All year.Chuditch campgroundChuditch campground was opened in September2004 and features numbered bays for individualgroup camping. It is named after WA’s largestmarsupial predator, the chuditch, which may beseen throughout the reserve (keep an eye out atnight as they are nocturnal). Otherwise referredto as the quoll, chuditch is the local Aboriginalname, which mimics the guttural call the animalmakes when disturbed.Where is it? 16 km from Dwellingup and8.5 km from entry on Park Road and over Bob’sCrossing. (During winter drive in via Nanga Millfrom Nanga Road).Travelling time: 2 hr from Perth.Fees: Camping fees apply.What to do: Camping, bushwalking, short walkor drive to river.Facilities: Individual camping bays, tables,toilets, enclosed camp kitchen with gasbarbecues (for campers and day visitors). Nowood fires are permitted at Chuditch. Pleasebring gas stove/cooker to use in camping bays.Best seasons: All year.Icy CreekSituated alongside the Lane Poole Reserve, IcyCreek Environmental Education Camp is a venuerequiring pre-booking for public access. It is verypopular with school groups and with peoplewho want to enjoy the peace and tranquility ofa forest setting.Where is it? 14 km from Dwellingup alongNanga Road.Travelling time: 2 hr from Perth.Fees: Fees are applicableWhat to do: Camping, bushwalking, wildlifeobservation, photography.Facilities: Six cottages with eight beds eachwith mattress supplied. Hot showers, toilets,campground covered camp kitchen with fridge,gas burners and gas barbecue, tables, coveredrotunda with central fire place and grassed oval.Best seasons: All year.To book contact CALM’s Dwellingup office on9538 1078. A minimum of 20 people is requiredto book the venue exclusively.Nanga Mill and Nanga TownsiteThe popular recreation sites of Nanga Mill andNanga Townsite have a strong link with thetimber milling days, when jarrah was harvestedin the area from as early as 1898. NangaTownsite came into existence in 1909, butduring the Dwellingup fire of 1961 thecountryside was devastated and the townsitewas incinerated and never rebuilt.6
Today at each site you can see the remains ofthis heritage from old railway formations toremnant garden plants such as poplars andblackberry.Where is it? Nanga Mill is 18.5 km fromDwellingup and 11 km from entry station onPark Road via Bob’s Crossing (accessed in wintervia Nanga Road, 5.5 km from entry station).Nanga Townsite is 13.5 km from Dwellingup and6 km from entry station via Nanga Road.Travelling time: 2 hr from Perth.Fees: Camping fees apply.What to do: Camping, bushwalking close toNanga Brook and Murray River.Facilities: Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), tables, toilets, bins, walktrails.Best seasons: All year.Charlie’s FlatWhere is it? 14.5 km from Dwellingup and7 km from entry station, on River Road.Travelling time: 2 hr from Perth.Fees: Camping fees apply.What to do: Camping, swimming, canoeing.Facilities: Individual campsites, wood barbecues(bring your own firewood), tables, toilets, bins.Not suitable for large groups or caravans.Best seasons: All year.Bob’s CrossingWhere is it? 12.5 km from Dwellingup and5 km from entry station on River Road.Travelling time: 2 hr from Perth.Fees: Not applicable.What to do: Swimming, canoe pick-up/dropoff,10 min parking on crossing, no camping.Facilities: Concrete river crossing providingaccess to Chuditch, Nanga Mill and Stringers,except in winter when river floods (access viaNanga Road and Nanga Mill during flooding).Best seasons: All year.StringersWhere is it? 19 km from Dwellingup and11.5 km from entry on Park Road via Bob’sCrossing (via Nanga Road during winter intoNanga Mill).Travelling time: 2 hr from Perth.Fees: Camping fees apply.What to do: Camping, swimming, canoeing.Facilities: Campground, wood barbecues (bringown firewood), tables, toilets, rubbish bin, canoelaunch.Best seasons: All year.YarragilWhere is it? 20 km from Dwellingup and 12.5km from entry station on River Road.Travelling time: 2 hr from Perth.Fees: Camping fees apply.What to do: Camping, swimming, canoeing.Facilities: Small campsite, wood barbecues(bring own firewood), tables, toilet, rubbish bin.Not suitable for large groups or caravans.Best seasons: All year.Tony’s BendWhere is it? 17 km from Dwellingup and9.5 km from entry station on River Road.Travelling time: 2 hr from Perth.Fees: Camping fees apply.What to do: Camping, swimming, canoeing.Facilities: Individual campsites, wood barbecues(bring own firewood), tables, toilets, bin. Notsuitable for large groups or caravans.Best seasons: All year.Marrinup CampsiteThe Marrinup Campsite is situated where the oldMarrinup Townsite was established for timberharvesting (jarrah), in the 1880s. The Dwellingupfire of 1961 burnt what remained of thetownsite. It was closed due to resource declineand moved to Dwellingup.Where is it? 100 km from Perth off Del ParkRoad near Dwellingup, or access via Grey Road,2 km from Dwellingup along the Pinjarra-Williams Road.Travelling time: 90 min from Perth.Fees: Not applicable.What to do: Camping, bushwalking, cycling(access to Marrinup Cycle Trail and Munda BiddiTrail).Facilities: Wood barbecues (bring ownfirewood), tables, toilet, camping area suitablefor caravans and group camping.Best seasons: All year.Marrinup POW CampIn the 1940s a Prisoner of War (POW) camp wasestablished at Marrinup to house some 200German and 1300 Italian POWs. The camp wasprimarily a staging post for Italian prisonersenroute to work on Wheatbelt properties. Thoseprisoners who lived permanently at the campwere employed as firewood cutters.Where is it? 100 km from Perth off Del ParkRoad near Dwellingup, or access via Grey Road,2 km from Dwellingup along thePinjarra–Williams Road (follow the signs to POWcamp from Marrinup).Travelling time: 90 min from Perth.Fees: Not applicableWhat to do: Historical site. No campingpermitted at POW camp.Facilities: Toilet, some interpretive material,parking.Best seasons: All year.Marrinup FallsWhere is it? 100 km from Perth, access off DelPark Road near Dwellingup or access via GreyRoad, 2 km from Dwellingup along thePinjarra–Williams Road (follow the signs toMarrinup Falls from Marrinup).Travelling time: 90 min from Perth.Fees: Not applicable.What to do: Bushwalking (Marrinup Fallswalktrail), wildlife observation, photography.No camping permitted at this site.Facilities: 1.5 km loop walktrail.Best seasons: Winter and spring for waterfallsand wildflowers.Other sitesThere are several State forest recreation siteswithin easy reach of Perth and close toDwellingup, including Oakley Falls, GoldmineHill, Scarp Pool and Scarp Lookout.Where are they? See back page map for details.Travelling time: 90 min to 2 hr from Perth.Fees: Not applicable.What to do: Picnicking, bushwalking, wildlifeobservation. Camping is not permitted at thesesites.Facilities: Toilets, tables, parking and shortwalks, and river access at Scarp Pool.Best seasons: Spring for wildflowers and winterfor waterfalls.Mountain biking in thePerth hillsThere are many mountain bike trails in the Perthhills area that provide a wide range ofrecreational opportunities for bike riders, rangingfrom leisurely rides to more challenging circuitsand loops. Some of these trails are dual-use, soriders need to be aware of other trail riders atall times. Brochures and further information areavailable from CALM’s Mundaring office.Railway Reserve Trail — from Midland to MtHelena and returnThe Railway Reserve Trail retraces 40 km of theold Eastern Railway constructed from Fremantleto York in the 1880s. It starts at the corner ofPechey and Morrison Roads in Swan View andgoes through John Forrest National Park.Mundaring Loop Trail — from The Hills ForestDiscovery Centre to Mundaring and returnThe Mundaring Loop Trail is 15.5 km long andriders travel along old rail formations andforestry tracks as well as purpose built bike trailsthrough Mundaring National Park.Carinyah Trail — from Brookton Highway toCarinyah and returnThe Carinyah Trail is 15.7 km and takes ridersthrough the jarrah forest to old Carinyahforestry settlement and part of the PickeringBrook National Park.7
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