East of Cape Arid WA.
Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 14, 2004 at 18:07
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kozy
G'day all,
I'm after any info for travelling east of Esperance/Cape Arid. I have heard about little used tracks east of Cape Arid following the beach/dunes to eventually rejoin the Eyre highway near
Caiguna or Cocklebiddy any info would be much appreciated.
I am already aware of the track up to Balladonia.
Regards
Kozy
Reply By: Member - Captain (WA) - Tuesday, Sep 14, 2004 at 20:02
Tuesday, Sep 14, 2004 at 20:02
Hi Kozy,
I did this trip many years ago. Here's a link to the writeup about it. Hopefully this answers your questions, but let us know if you want more info.
The Old Telegraph Line
Cheers
Captain
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Follow Up By: duncs - Tuesday, Sep 14, 2004 at 21:47
Tuesday, Sep 14, 2004 at 21:47
Thanks for the link Captain.
I have heard one of the guys at work talk about this area a fair bit. He seems to know it
well but his directions are always a little hard to follow.
I am quite interested in having a look along this part of the coast next time I go to visit the big brother in
Perth.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: Member- Rox - Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004 at 02:03
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004 at 02:03
Good story Captain, I will be heading there shortly but going up the Ballidonia track.
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Reply By: Whistlingjack - Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004 at 11:05
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004 at 11:05
Hi Kozy
I did this trip in april this year. You need to get hold of the maps in the 250k series called
Malcolm Special, Balladonia and Culver. The tracks are marked on these maps.
We took the telegraph track to
Wattle Camp then headed to
the beach, watch the tides here. After a 45km
beach drive, we rejoined the track and drove onto the Wylie scarp. No real problems the whole way, but the tracks may have some
water in
places.
We joined the Eyre Hwy at
Caiguna and drove to
Eyre Bird Observatory, the telegraph track goes through along the cliffs, but we didn't try to find it.
Cheers
WJ
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Reply By: kozy - Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004 at 17:51
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004 at 17:51
thanks to all who replied it's appreciated, some very interesting info. I will be driving this trip in the new year.
Regards
Kozy
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Follow Up By: duncs - Thursday, Sep 16, 2004 at 22:47
Thursday, Sep 16, 2004 at 22:47
Hey Kozy,
When in the new year and hwere are you travelling from?
I am currently thinking about this for around
Easter but need someone to travel with.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: kozy - Friday, Sep 17, 2004 at 18:39
Friday, Sep 17, 2004 at 18:39
g'day duncs,
will be coming from the east and heading down the coast towards
esperance. our intentions are travelling over the christmas / new year period 05.
kozy
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Follow Up By: duncs - Tuesday, Sep 21, 2004 at 10:16
Tuesday, Sep 21, 2004 at 10:16
Kozy,
If you could let me know how you get on that would be great. I am thinking about it for
Easter school hol's
Hope you have a good trip. Get the Air con checked before you go. We did the trip across in October 96 and had 45C plus with hot winds from the north west. Very uncomfortable and it ddi slow us down a fair bit. Maybe allow for that in your planning.
Good luck
Duncs
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