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Not a particularly challenging trek, only 57km from the sealed road to the tip but very picturesque.
The best thing about this is the effort that Calm have put into making this a sustainable trip. 5kms off the sealed road is the old homestead/museum, any old car can get this far and the backpackers do.
This is where it gets interesting, from the homestead heading North there is a stopping bay where there is a heap of signage advising that the track North is only suitable for high clearance 4wds and to drop tyre pressures to at least 20psi and why this is necessary.
The real kicker is the 2 compressor lines with gauges , so there is no reason not to do it (never ever seen this before on an entry to a national park, especially one 900 km from a capital city)
Once the tyres are down, it is a single line track all the way to the top, beautiful Pindan red soil with the occasional salt lake to cross.
The tracks are all well sign posted, although disappointingly it was obvious from the corrugations that many donot drop their tyres enough, especially those towing camper trailers.
The are a number of camping sites in the park, all appear to be well maintained with long drop or composting toilets ( the wife thinks roughing it means no spa in the room so we didn't camp)
The scenery is typical of the coastline all the way through this area, lots of red soil and blue/ green seas, I hear the fishing is great, but I wouldn't know as I suck as a fisherman.
Certainly worth making the effort if you are in the Shark Bay area.
The best thing about this is the effort that Calm have put into making this a sustainable trip. 5kms off the sealed road is the old homestead/museum, any old car can get this far and the backpackers do.
This is where it gets interesting, from the homestead heading North there is a stopping bay where there is a heap of signage advising that the track North is only suitable for high clearance 4wds and to drop tyre pressures to at least 20psi and why this is necessary.
The real kicker is the 2 compressor lines with gauges , so there is no reason not to do it (never ever seen this before on an entry to a national park, especially one 900 km from a capital city)
Once the tyres are down, it is a single line track all the way to the top, beautiful Pindan red soil with the occasional salt lake to cross.
The tracks are all well sign posted, although disappointingly it was obvious from the corrugations that many donot drop their tyres enough, especially those towing camper trailers.
The are a number of camping sites in the park, all appear to be well maintained with long drop or composting toilets ( the wife thinks roughing it means no spa in the room so we didn't camp)
The scenery is typical of the coastline all the way through this area, lots of red soil and blue/ green seas, I hear the fishing is great, but I wouldn't know as I suck as a fisherman.
Certainly worth making the effort if you are in the Shark Bay area.
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