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Cycling Around Western Australia


Cycling around Western Australia it could be suggested is the best way to see Western Australia; that is touring Western Australia or parts of it a bicycle (well and bushwalking the parts you cannot ride to :) This post is about listing those who are seeing cycling around Western Australia.  It is about summarising the known cycle tourist websites/blogs/journals describing cycling around Western Australia.  Hopefully it is useful for virtual touring and planning.

Rabbit Proof Fence - The Granite and Woodlands Discovery Trail, Western Australia

Rabbit Proof Fence - The Granite and Woodlands Discovery Trail, Western Australia

I am summarising here journals from CrazyGuyOnABike which is a great touring based website as well as all the other blogs and websites that I come across. If you know of a Western Australia bike tour journal not listed here, please let me know.

Cycling Around Western Australia Via Roads

  1. 2012 – March – Desert ride: across the Nullarbor on a Surly – Lisa Dempster – Added March 2012
  2. 2012 – March – BikeDorkDNT and the bush time meander in Southern Western Australia – Peter Westcoast – Added March 2012
  3. 2011 – December – Tour from Adelaide to Perth – John Twine
  4. 2011 – December – Wandering the Darling Range – Andrew Priest
  5. 2011 – November – Kalamunda to York and Back – Paul Borbas
  6. 2011 – August – The Gibb River Road Challenge – Worldbiker
  7. 2011 – Canning Stock Route – Martijn Boonman
  8. 2011 – South West of Perth West Australia – Jim MacTaggart
  9. 2011 – Tour du Monde – Perth to eastern states via the south west and Nullarbor – Fergus Kerins
  10. 2011 – CyclingDutchGirl – In and out of Western Australia
  11. 2011 – Hugh and Pauline across Australia and around New Zealand – Pauline Symonds
  12. 2011 – FeetFirst from Perth around Australia 2009 – 2011: Section 2 – Sydney to Perth via Darwin – Dennis Smith
  13. 2011 – Tony’s Cycle Rides Over The Years – Perth to Adelaide (or Sydney) – Tony
  14. 2011 – Beyond the great divide – Gibb River Road – Aaron Lisco
  15. 2011 – Wandering Time – Around Australia -
  16. 2011 – Zig zag across Australia – GJ Coop
  17. 2011 – Ride across Australia – Down the length of the west coast from Broome to Perth – Mark Carrington
  18. 2011 – Nullabor tandem crossing – Alan and Wendy Baird
  19. 2011 – South West Aussie dash – Dean Neal
  20. 2011 – A short ride – starting in Perth, pointing the bike due east and seeing what happens – Victor Cavlo
  21. 2011 – Oz odyssey: Perth to Sydney – West to East Southern Australia – Dendy Sloan
  22. 2011 – Great Western Australian Bike Ride 2011 – A 9 day mass group tour of South Western Australia – Gordon Ross
  23. 2010 – Bike on Australia – Bit of a travelogue … poorly designed website which is hard to follow – limited value in my view – [rating:1/5]
  24. 2010 – Esperance to Perth – Aushiker
  25. 2010 – Six Wheels Adventures – Perth to Broome
  26. 2010 – Coasting Across Australia – A 4,000 Kilometre Coast To Coast Ride Across Our Island – Shane Kelly
  27. 2010 – Hyden Loop – A Ride from Narrogin, WA, throuh Lake King and Hyden, WA, and back to Narrogin – Peter Bradshaw
  28. 2009 – Adelaide to Darwin (and beyond) offroad – Avoiding flies, work and the highway – GJ Coop
  29. 2009 – FeetFirst from Perth around Australia 2009 – 2011. Section 1 – Perth to Sydney – Part 1 of a solo unsupported tour anti-clockwise around the perimeter of Australia and anywhere else the winds might blow me – in 2 sections – Dennis Smith
  30. 2009 – Going west – Three weeks in Western Australia – Chris Lewthwaite
  31. 2009 – Across Australia – Pretty Quick – Freemantle WA to Bondi NSW in under 12 days – Pete Heal
  32. 2009 – Perth to Sydney - AKPedalers
  33. 2009 – South West Oz Before Christmas – In the land of ‘the Freemantle Doctor’, Emu Bitter and various snake species to avoid – Dave Milne
  34. 2009 – Katherine to Broome Kimberly Tour 2009 – Cruise thru the Northern Territory and North Western Australia – Gordon Ross
  35. 2009 – 10 Deserts Solo  Cycle Epic – Russell Worthington
  36. 2009 – The Great Escapade WA March 2009 – Adventure through the Margaret River 567km round trip – Mark Hales
  37. 2009 – Geraldton to Perth bicycle tour – Aushiker
  38. 2009 – You are viewing Australia – About that cargo ship…. - Travelling Two
  39. 2008 – Around Australia – Cycling Around Australia and Tassie – Werner Fische
  40. 2008 – Across Australia – From Perth to Sydney through the Nullarbor – Kyle Thomas
  41. 2008 – Cunderdin Loop – A loop from Melville, WA through Cunderdin, WA – Peter Bradshaw
  42. 2008 – Globetrotting – Eighteen months around the world – Neil Sneddon
  43. 2007 – Darwin to Perth – 33 day ride
  44. 2007 – Western Australia – a hard spring – Tony Calvert
  45. 2007 – Ride to Nanga Mill – A short Nanga Mill vacation – Peter Bradshaw
  46. 2007 – South of Perth – a trip down the roads that you never drive – Mickey Boulton
  47. 2006 – Springtime in Western Australia – The tandem goes around the south western part of Western Australia (with Mark Carrington as well) – Dave & Jo Whitney
  48. 2005 – Around The World – A twelve month (or more) trip across Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada –  David Holmes
  49. 2005 – South & West Australia – Touring on a tandem out of Adelaide and Freemantle – Brian Brown
  50. 2005 – Canning Stock Route (CSR) Adventure – Jakub Postrzygacz
  51. 2004 – FeetFirst from Adelaide to Perth 2004 – A solo unsupported tour of 2,900 km across the Nullabor Plain from Adelaide, South Australia to Perth, Western Australia –  Dennis Smith
  52. 2004 – Ride across Australia 2004 – Second time around from Perth to Melbourne – Mark Carrington
  53. 2003 – Around Australia -Recumbent Style – Where2pedalto.
  54. 2003 – A WHALE OF A TIME  =- A Nine day Cycle Tour with the CTA (a dash around the Southwest) – Trish Collins
  55. 2001 – One Year By Bicycle

Cycling Around Western Australia – Exploring the Munda Biddi Trail

  1. 2011 – July – Munda Biddi Trail Nannup to Donnybrook (should have been Jarrahdale) – Aushiker
  2. 2011 – BikeDork DNT and the Munda Biddi taste test – Peter Westcoast
  3. 2011 – Munda Biddi rollercoaster – when one cycle of punishment just ain’t enough – GJ Coop
  4. 2009 – Munda Biddi Madness – Father and son 4 day trip on Munda Biddi trail near Perth, Western Australia – Shane French
  5. 2009 – Munda Biddi trail – Munda Biddi trail Spring 2009 South West Australia -  Paul Feinler
  6. 2009 – Perth, Munda Biddi and Rottnest Island – A short tour of the Munda Biddi Trail, cycle friendly Perth and Rottnest Island. – John McArthur
  7. 208 – September – The Munda Biddi Bike Trail – Mal Gilbey
  8. 2008 – Munda Biddi Track – Mundaring to Collie – Aushiker

Helpful Resource Websites on Cycling Around Western Australia

  1. Cycling Outback Australia – Craig Bagnall and Nikki Brown
  2. Munda Biddi Trail Foundation – Tales from the Trail
  3. Bourkes on Wheels – The adventures of Ed and Gaye Bourke – More challenging tours for sure.
  4. Cycle Trails around Australia
  5. Mark Beaumont – World Cycle Challenge
  6. Riding a Bicycle Across the Nullarbor – November 2011 crossing – Maree Bike Tour Oz

Cycle Around the World Resource Websites

  1. How to pack your handlebar bag – Bicycle Touring Pro

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One Comment

  1. andrew says:

    i ll be going to pemberton from moora wat do u think

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