Hiking
In Western Australia or for that matter Australia, hiking, tramping, and rambling is known as bushwalking and so this little page is a bit of background on bushwalking in Western Australia. Western Australia is blessed with a number of regions which have good walking if one is willing to venture off-track. That said we have three significant walk trails in the south-west of WA. I have had the pleasure of walking all three trails and hence have posted details of the trails in this blog. These trails are:
- Bibbulmun Track – Completed my end to end in 2003
- Cape to Cape Track – Completed my end to end in April 2002
- Coastal Plains Walk Trail – Walked numerous times
I have also completed the following significant walks and have pages on same:
- Fitzgerald River National Park – Walked in April 2006
- Larapinta Trail, Northern Territory – Completed end to end in July 2005. I have added a review of John and Monica Chapman’s guidebook of the Trail, Larapinta Trail here.
- Nuyts Wilderness Walk Track, Walpole – Walked February 2009 – Updated February 11, 2009
I was also involved in gear testing with BackpackGearTest.org. My postings of hiking gear tests can be found by clicking here.
For details on relevant resources (e.g., books, maps etc) which may be helpful in learning more about bushwalking in Western Australia please click through to my Hiking Resources page.
5 Responses to “Hiking”
Hi Aushiker,
I’ve been looking at your site for a while now and have picked up some interesting and useful info. so thought I’d say thanks and keep up the good work.
It’s nice to find some accurate and relevant info for WA. on the Webb. I spent some time over new years hiking the southern half of the Cape to Cape track and I did this without my usual in depth planning, no guide book and a fairly average map. I relied mainly on your notes and they were more than adequate for the tricky sections of the route.
Thanks again, Gary
Thanks Gary for your kind words. I am planning to lead a walk of the Cape to Cape again in September of 2009 if that interests. Details will be provided on the Aushiker Yahoo1 group.
Regards
Andrew
I am an old bloke (wrong side of 70) a bit keen to do some bushwalking. Have done some in the past.I think I am reasonably fit, though realize I would have to build up to it. I live in Busselton and am thinking of the Cape to Cape walk. I have done the Busselton Heritage walk to Augusta.
I am looking for tips, info on training etc and on suitable necessary gear. Can you help?
Regards
Bill.
Hi Bill
I suggest you contact the Bunbury Bushwalking Club to see if walking with them would be helpful. Also there is lots of helpful people on the Aushiker Yahoo! group. You can find it at http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/aushiker/.
All the best
Andrew
Hi Bill,
I trust your training for the Cape to Cape is going well. My suggestion apart from putting in the miles (uphill, downhill and along the beach) would be to get your pack weight down. I almost gave up my attempts at walking untill I met a guy (an old bloke like yourself!) at Walpole a few years back who told me all about light weight backpacking. It changed my outlook completely! I suggest you google it!
Anyway, your post caught my eye because of your mention of the Augusta-Busselton Heritage trail. I am new to the area, and after I finished the Cape to Cape a few weeks ago I have been trying to find some information on the A-B Heritage Trail but no one seems to know anything about it and the maps don’t seem to be available anymore. I would be interested to know if you or anyone else reading this post still has a map or trail description.?
Cheers
GarryS
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