KEP TRACK
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KEP TRACK
kep 11 .2[op] 6/6/07 5:40 PM Page 2 D KEP TRACK N O RT H A M 3 8 K M [MAP CONTINUES PTO] Kep vitals i MT HELENA The Town of Mundaring grew up at the junction of the spurline to the weir and the main Eastern Railway. RIDE, OR WALK Western Trail Head Lake Leschenaultia Pimelia Mycumbene DEC picnic area Mundaring Weir Hall S AW Y E R S VA L L E Y Mundaring Weir Hotel The name of this hamlet is a reminder of the area’s timbercutting past. Go Kep! The National Trust invites you to explore the great outdoors on Perth’s doorstep. And learn about CY O’Connor’s pipeline at the same time. Ride, cycle or walk the 75 km Kep Track, or sections of it, from Mundaring Weir to Northam, from jarrah forests in the Perth Hills through small settlements and towns to the wide open spaces of farming country. Sawyers Road Johnson Street n o t e : Animals are not allowed closer to the weir than Firewood Road. Mundaring Weir is a priority one water catchment area. note: switch back on Johnson Street This small centre used to be a busy junction where the main line via Parkerville met the Mundaring branch line. Both former railway reserves are now trails so you can combine the Mt Helena to Mundaring section of the Kep with a loop that goes down to Greenmount via Darlington and returns via John Forrest National Park. CHIDLOW Pipeline EL CABALLO BLANCO The • when riding always wear a helmet • when cycling use your bell to alert others • Defer your plans if extreme weather is forecast • exercise extreme care at road crossings. It will take longer to stop on gravel • Take food, water and sun screen, wear a hat and appropriate clothing including footwear • Be courteous to others and respectful of property adjacent to the track. Stay on track • For more information on Kep and the Golden Pipeline or to report maintenance issues contact: A While you cannot rely on mobile phone coverage you can ring 112 in an emergency • security: 5 km Be prepared Leave your itinerary including an estimated return time with friends / family length: gradient: difficulty: cautions: The National Trust telephone 08 9321 6088 facsimile 08 9324 1571 email [email protected] www.goldenpipeline.com.au 0 • Mundaring Weir [Mundaring Weir Hall] Northam [west side of Poole Street Bridge] 75 kilometres [give or take] easy easy to moderate no water or mobile phone coverage, road crossings, heat, gravel and loose surfaces, snakes. lock your car and leave no valuables inside. The National Trust can take no responsibility for any damage or theft. ensure your bike has off road tyres beware when riding or walking on gravel and other loose surfaces • • take your rubbish with you Distinctive Kep Track markers sign the route. They have cut-out directional arrows and reflective collars. Follow these and avoid getting lost and trespassing on private property. Information signs offer users the opportunity to stop and read about the area or a feature you are passing. Jarrah sleeper signs alert you to hazards such as upcoming road crossings. They also give street names and distances to the next town. Golden National shire Pipeline Trust of pr oject northam NORTHAM TO MUNDARING WEIR TO NORTHAM CYCLE Mundaring Weir and No 1 Pump Station N trail heads: There is a small general store here Wooroloo Reserve for refreshments. Wooroloo Park has toilets, bbq and WOOROLOO picnic facilities and a children’s playground. A N AT I O N A L T R U S T P R O J E C T Chidlow’s Well, as it was first known, has been a refreshment stop for travellers for more than 150 years. Today nearby Lake Leschenaultia is a popular recreation area that offers boating and swimming. MUNDARING KEP TRACK TO NORTHAM Railway Reserve Heritage Trail N LA ID m M 8k 1 MUNDARING WEIR H RT m PE 5 k 3 NORTHAM TO kep 11 .2[op] 6/6/07 5:40 PM Page 2 D KEP TRACK N O RT H A M 3 8 K M [MAP CONTINUES PTO] Kep vitals i MT HELENA The Town of Mundaring grew up at the junction of the spurline to the weir and the main Eastern Railway. RIDE, OR WALK Western Trail Head Lake Leschenaultia Pimelia Mycumbene DEC picnic area Mundaring Weir Hall S AW Y E R S VA L L E Y Mundaring Weir Hotel The name of this hamlet is a reminder of the area’s timbercutting past. Go Kep! The National Trust invites you to explore the great outdoors on Perth’s doorstep. And learn about CY O’Connor’s pipeline at the same time. Ride, cycle or walk the 75 km Kep Track, or sections of it, from Mundaring Weir to Northam, from jarrah forests in the Perth Hills through small settlements and towns to the wide open spaces of farming country. Sawyers Road Johnson Street n o t e : Animals are not allowed closer to the weir than Firewood Road. Mundaring Weir is a priority one water catchment area. note: switch back on Johnson Street This small centre used to be a busy junction where the main line via Parkerville met the Mundaring branch line. Both former railway reserves are now trails so you can combine the Mt Helena to Mundaring section of the Kep with a loop that goes down to Greenmount via Darlington and returns via John Forrest National Park. CHIDLOW Pipeline EL CABALLO BLANCO The • when riding always wear a helmet • when cycling use your bell to alert others • Defer your plans if extreme weather is forecast • exercise extreme care at road crossings. It will take longer to stop on gravel • Take food, water and sun screen, wear a hat and appropriate clothing including footwear • Be courteous to others and respectful of property adjacent to the track. Stay on track • For more information on Kep and the Golden Pipeline or to report maintenance issues contact: A While you cannot rely on mobile phone coverage you can ring 112 in an emergency • security: 5 km Be prepared Leave your itinerary including an estimated return time with friends / family length: gradient: difficulty: cautions: The National Trust telephone 08 9321 6088 facsimile 08 9324 1571 email [email protected] www.goldenpipeline.com.au 0 • Mundaring Weir [Mundaring Weir Hall] Northam [west side of Poole Street Bridge] 75 kilometres [give or take] easy easy to moderate no water or mobile phone coverage, road crossings, heat, gravel and loose surfaces, snakes. lock your car and leave no valuables inside. The National Trust can take no responsibility for any damage or theft. ensure your bike has off road tyres beware when riding or walking on gravel and other loose surfaces • • take your rubbish with you Distinctive Kep Track markers sign the route. They have cut-out directional arrows and reflective collars. Follow these and avoid getting lost and trespassing on private property. Information signs offer users the opportunity to stop and read about the area or a feature you are passing. Jarrah sleeper signs alert you to hazards such as upcoming road crossings. They also give street names and distances to the next town. Golden National shire Pipeline Trust of pr oject northam NORTHAM TO MUNDARING WEIR TO NORTHAM CYCLE Mundaring Weir and No 1 Pump Station N trail heads: There is a small general store here Wooroloo Reserve for refreshments. Wooroloo Park has toilets, bbq and WOOROLOO picnic facilities and a children’s playground. A N AT I O N A L T R U S T P R O J E C T Chidlow’s Well, as it was first known, has been a refreshment stop for travellers for more than 150 years. Today nearby Lake Leschenaultia is a popular recreation area that offers boating and swimming. MUNDARING KEP TRACK TO NORTHAM Railway Reserve Heritage Trail N LA ID m M 8k 1 MUNDARING WEIR H RT m PE 5 k 3 NORTHAM TO kep 11 .2[op] 6/6/07 5:40 PM Page 1 [MAP CONTINUES PTO] Wundowie was established specifically as a town for workers in the iron and steel plant established in 1948. The plant is now closed, only a foundry operates. 0 5 km Judging from the popularity of the Pie Shop, you would be forgiven for thinking Bakers Hill was named for a baker. Rather it takes its name from an individual’s family name. K e p Tr a c k N Wundowie Foundry Northam is a picturesque and historic town situated on the banks of the Avon River. As the commercial centre of the agriculturally-rich Avon Valley, it also boasts numerous shops, hotels and a visitor centre. TOODYAY Explore the river banks and streets to view 100-year old buildings and dare to cross Australia’s longest suspension bridge to see the town’s famous white swans. Eastern Trail Head west side of Poole St footbridge N O RT H A M WUNDOWIE End of rail formation Northam Army Camp BAKERS HILL CLACKLINE Eastern end of Eadine Road Pipeline 11.8 km 9 km 8 km 6.8 km Northam 6.2 km trail head + Poole Street 10.2 km 8 km 8 km 18 km 25 km 15 km 17 km 36 km Follow the Kep Track back to Mundaring and either ride the rail trails or catch the bus back to Midland to connect with Transperth trains. 4 km 3 km Clackline Day two or three Travel from Northam to Mundaring Weir along the Kep Track. No 1 Pump Station Weir Walk [1.9 km] O’Connor Trail [5 km] Bakers Hill Visit: Walk: i Wundowie Day one Travel from Perth to Northam by Transwa train or coach and spend the night there. Telephone Transwa on 1300 66 22 05 or go to www.transwa.wa.gov.au to make a booking for you and/or your bicycle to Northam. • Telephone Transperth on 13 62 13 or go to www.transperth.wa.gov.au for information about metropolitan trains and getting to some of the settlements on the Kep Track by bus. Bicycles are not allowed on Transperth buses. • Wooroloo Day three or four Mundaring Weir Precinct Chidlow Cycle or walk the Kep Tr a c k o v e r s e v e r a l d a y s Mt Helena Telephone Mundaring Visitor Centre on 9295 0202 or Northam Visitor Centre on 9622 2100 for information including bike hire, accommodation and trails. Park near hotel/shops in Mt Helena. Walk or ride to Mundaring via the Parkerville line and Stoneville Rd to return via Sawyers Valley and the Kep Track. Approximately 14 kms. • Park at Midland Railway Station, bus up to Wundowie and walk down to Chidlow [approximately 21 kms] to catch the bus back down to Midland. Check times with Transperth. • Sawyers Valley The many villages and roads crossing the Kep Track provide parking and easy access to the trail. Study the map to create your own route or try the ones suggested here. Park at Mundaring Sculpture Park and walk or ride down to the weir. Approximately 16 kms return. • Mundaring One day outings West Northam tanks West Northam tanks Kep track offers many options - from a couple of hours walk to a ride over several days trail head + Mundaring Weir Hall Eadine Springs picnic area Mundaring Weir NORTHAM TO MUNDARING WEIR TO NORTHAM Three lines met at this important railway junction in the 1880s. Kep Track takes you past signposted reminders of Clackline’s railway past. Pause alongside picturesque Clackline Brook and learn about other aspects of its history. 21 km KEP TRACK MUNDARING 37 KM indicative topography 75 km 5 km/h 10 km/h 12 km/h 15 hours 7.5 hours 6.5 hours YORK kep 11 .2[op] 6/6/07 5:40 PM Page 1 [MAP CONTINUES PTO] Wundowie was established specifically as a town for workers in the iron and steel plant established in 1948. The plant is now closed, only a foundry operates. 0 5 km Judging from the popularity of the Pie Shop, you would be forgiven for thinking Bakers Hill was named for a baker. Rather it takes its name from an individual’s family name. K e p Tr a c k N Wundowie Foundry Northam is a picturesque and historic town situated on the banks of the Avon River. As the commercial centre of the agriculturally-rich Avon Valley, it also boasts numerous shops, hotels and a visitor centre. TOODYAY Explore the river banks and streets to view 100-year old buildings and dare to cross Australia’s longest suspension bridge to see the town’s famous white swans. Eastern Trail Head west side of Poole St footbridge N O RT H A M WUNDOWIE End of rail formation Northam Army Camp BAKERS HILL CLACKLINE Eastern end of Eadine Road Pipeline 11.8 km 9 km 8 km 6.8 km Northam 6.2 km trail head + Poole Street 10.2 km 8 km 8 km 18 km 25 km 15 km 17 km 36 km Follow the Kep Track back to Mundaring and either ride the rail trails or catch the bus back to Midland to connect with Transperth trains. 4 km 3 km Clackline Day two or three Travel from Northam to Mundaring Weir along the Kep Track. No 1 Pump Station Weir Walk [1.9 km] O’Connor Trail [5 km] Bakers Hill Visit: Walk: i Wundowie Day one Travel from Perth to Northam by Transwa train or coach and spend the night there. Telephone Transwa on 1300 66 22 05 or go to www.transwa.wa.gov.au to make a booking for you and/or your bicycle to Northam. • Telephone Transperth on 13 62 13 or go to www.transperth.wa.gov.au for information about metropolitan trains and getting to some of the settlements on the Kep Track by bus. Bicycles are not allowed on Transperth buses. • Wooroloo Day three or four Mundaring Weir Precinct Chidlow Cycle or walk the Kep Tr a c k o v e r s e v e r a l d a y s Mt Helena Telephone Mundaring Visitor Centre on 9295 0202 or Northam Visitor Centre on 9622 2100 for information including bike hire, accommodation and trails. Park near hotel/shops in Mt Helena. Walk or ride to Mundaring via the Parkerville line and Stoneville Rd to return via Sawyers Valley and the Kep Track. Approximately 14 kms. • Park at Midland Railway Station, bus up to Wundowie and walk down to Chidlow [approximately 21 kms] to catch the bus back down to Midland. Check times with Transperth. • Sawyers Valley The many villages and roads crossing the Kep Track provide parking and easy access to the trail. Study the map to create your own route or try the ones suggested here. Park at Mundaring Sculpture Park and walk or ride down to the weir. Approximately 16 kms return. • Mundaring One day outings West Northam tanks West Northam tanks Kep track offers many options - from a couple of hours walk to a ride over several days trail head + Mundaring Weir Hall Eadine Springs picnic area Mundaring Weir NORTHAM TO MUNDARING WEIR TO NORTHAM Three lines met at this important railway junction in the 1880s. Kep Track takes you past signposted reminders of Clackline’s railway past. Pause alongside picturesque Clackline Brook and learn about other aspects of its history. 21 km KEP TRACK MUNDARING 37 KM indicative topography 75 km 5 km/h 10 km/h 12 km/h 15 hours 7.5 hours 6.5 hours YORK