Exmouth/Kennedy Ranges/Wool Wagon Pathway
Submitted: Monday, May 19, 2008 at 14:32
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G'day everyone,
Heading to
Exmouth during the July school holidays and am looking at coming
home via Kennedy Ranges and then following the Wool Wagon Pathway and then back on track through
Geraldton.
My question is, has anyone done this trip and also does anyone know of any trek notes through the Kennedy Ranges (Leaving the North West Coastal Highway)?
I am sure I have seen these somewhere, but just can't think of where.
Many thanks
Ash
Reply By: ExplorOz - Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 15:36
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 15:36
Yes, we've done that trip in 2002. Feel a bit slack for not having published anything much about it - as it's a great area and far more interesting than that horrid highway! Turn off just south of the Minilya Roadhouse and traverse dirt road thru station land thru to Lyndon station area. Rough bush camps possible off side of track but peaceful. Not much traffic on this stretch. Then SE for 60kms to pick up the main
junction (signed south to
Kennedy Range or another 150km or so further east to Mt Augustus). Turn off to
Kennedy Range NP half way down - fantastic camping spot, great atmosphere, nice
gorge walks, lots of goats, but not much driving access for exploring - you can't actually get into the range other than the camping spot.
Gascoyne Junction is one of the smallest towns I've ever seen, so don't expect much and you won't be disappointed, follow the main track to the east to the Murchison Settlement - some great stuff to explore around this part of the region - do some research (that's probably what you've just asked for). We were planning last year to pick up the back track following the
Murchison River back to the NW Coastal Hwy at
Kalbarri but trip was cancelled - would suggest you look at that option rather then continuing all the way into
Mullewa and into Gero. There are some
Places loaded in that area, you could pick the eyes out of those of interest and design your route around them - some of this is mentioned in my blog titled Mid-West (dated last October I think). Hope that helps?
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 15:39
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 15:39
Sorry, was using the wrong profile for you to see my personal Blog - have now logged on differently which will point to trip
blogs, rather than site development
blogs etc.
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