Holland Track north to south?

Submitted: Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at 00:09

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Holland Track

From Broome Hill to Coolgardie, the Holland Track was originally built in the gold rush days as a shortcut to the Goldfields. Hardly ever visited for nearly 100 years,

Member - Westcoast Mark

I am planning a trip along the Holland Track for this April and was wondering about doing it north /south, that is start in Coolgardie and finish in Broomehill. I was looking at doing it this way because if we start in Broomehill we would be arriving in Coolgardie around ANZAC Day.
My only concern is would I be going against the flow of traffic seeing that I believe it is narrow in places?
Or do you get a fair bit of traffic going both ways?
Cheers,
Mark

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Reply By: desray (WA - Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at 09:19

Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at 09:19

traffic goes both ways all the time. Don't worry about it, lots of passing places

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Reply By: Cruznoz - Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at 09:23

Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at 09:23

Hi Mark,

Plenty of people do it from North to south. We did the track a few years ago starting in Hyden and met 3 other groups coming from the North. It is narrow in places but you can always get around each other some how.

Steve

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Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at 13:28

Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at 13:28

If you get up early, hit the road early and camp early, you will probably get less sun in your eyes if you start at Coolgardie. :)

Cheers,
Peter
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Reply By: Member-George (WA) - Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at 23:41

Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at 23:41

There is not much point in going any further than the Hyden-lake King Rd. (travelling N>S) From there the track traverses through farm land and in some places no longer exists. Cheers

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Reply By: equinox - Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 at 00:44

Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 at 00:44

That's a great track and route. Once you get past the Hyden Norseman Road, it's easier going however still maintains its sense of history.

I have a blog pictorial which has most of the points of interest:
Holland Track Pictorial

I like to do it again some day, nice trip and close to Perth.
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Reply By: Motherhen - Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 at 01:09

Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 at 01:09

There are historical interest points on the southern section. Using the booklet Explore the Holland Track as a guide, we covered the southern section and parts of the section north of the Hyden Norseman Road in 2007. See My Blogs.