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From Augusta backtrack 14km to Karidale on the Bussell Highway. Head east on Brockman Highway towards Nannup. Cross the Alexandra Bridge over the Blackwood River. Continue east on the Brockman Road for about another 7.5km until you meet Scott River Highway on the right. Turn right here and follow gravel road south for 14km. About 2.5km past the Brennan Bridge over the Scott River turn left onto the Milyeannup Coast Road. This track is fairly easy but becomes more sandy and is soft in a few patches. You'll finally meet up with Roberts Road after 12.5km. It is not signposted, nor is anything out here (GPS 34 17' 55" S, 155 23' 03" E). This is a major 4 way intersection. Turn right and follow the all-weather access track to Black Point. Roberts Road is definitely 4WD. The track is mainly black sand and varies in condition from turn to turn. About 20km on, Roberts Road links up with Black Point Road coming in on the left. Continue straight on. Continue for 2.5km to the junction with Wapet Track. Turn right and continue for another 1.5km to Black Point, a total of 83.5km from Augusta (GPS 34 25' 17" S, 115 32' 24" E). This is the beginning of the D'Entreacasteau National Park where you'll find two camping areas with pit toilets, peppermint gum trees and fire places. The beach is further down the hill but you can't camp here. You'll appreciate the protection of your campsite anyway. The beachfront on the northwest side of Cape Beaufort is the best place to swim or even surf as the break and swell is often excellent. To reach the black basalt columns that give Black Point its name you need to stroll along the beachfront here for about 1km. You'll see the headland from the carpark at the beach. The sea is often pounding hard against the basalt and you may have to pick a quiet, low tide to get close enough to hear their distinctive organ-like music as the waves and wind echo through the gaps in the basalt pillars. South of the beach a rough vehicle track runs out to the southern part of the point to several fishing spots with spectacular scenery along more basalt cliffs that are constantly pounded by the Southern Ocean. Leaving Black Point, backtrack to the Wapet Track and turn right. Follow the narrow winding track through the scrub for about 7.5km until you come to a right turn which will take you another 1km down to Jasper Beach. This is very steep and the sandhills are usually badly rutted. You wouldn't take your trailer down for fear that you wouldn't get back up again. The main track from here begins to wind its way inland and you'll come to a few steep inclines that may need some persistence to get up. Try not to add to the problem by ensuring your tyres are adequately deflated so not as to chop up the track. If you do get stuck a front mounted winch will be no good to you unless you use it as an old man anchor as there are no trees here to get a good hold on. In fact, its all sand and grass trees. There are quite a few blind corners and tight turns but there is usually very little traffic here. About 5.7km from the Jasper Beach turnoff you met the junction with Scott Road. Turn left and continue for another 4.7km to Lake Jasper Road. Turn left. Lake Jasper is 5.4km away. The track is usually bumpy and loose due to locals bringing in their boats for skiing and fishing. The Vasse Highway is just 14km away and its a popular spot on the weekends. The campsites here are excellent. Shady peppermint trees, a beautiful lake with a white sandy beach and nicely appointed campsites with BBQs, tables, pit toilets and a boat ramp. Lake Jasper is a total of 23.3km from Black Point but may take half a day to reach, depending on track conditions. Leaving Lake Jasper, backtrack out to the main track at Scott Road. Turn left and continue all the way to a small bridge over the Donnelly River (we have heard that this bridge is no longer here). Here the Karri forest begins and turning right onto the bitumen its just 25km into Pemberton, a total of 39km from Lake Jasper, through the magnificent southwest timber country.

Distance is GPS recorded driving distance (not straight line), Direction is straight line from start to end, Time is calculated from actual GPS driving data.

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