KEP TRACK

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KEP TRACK
N O RT H A M 3 8 K M
[MAP CONTINUES PTO]
Kep vitals
i
MT HELENA
The Town of Mundaring grew up at the
junction of the spurline to the weir and the
main Eastern Railway.
RIDE,
OR WALK
Western
Trail
Head
Lake Leschenaultia
Pimelia
Mycumbene
DEC picnic
area
Mundaring
Weir Hall
S AW Y E R S
VA L L E Y
Mundaring
Weir Hotel
The name of this
hamlet is a reminder
of the area’s timbercutting past.
Go Kep!
The National Trust invites you to explore
the great outdoors on Perth’s doorstep.
And learn about CY O’Connor’s pipeline
at the same time. Ride, cycle or walk the
75 km Kep Track, or sections of it, from
Mundaring Weir to Northam, from jarrah
forests in the Perth Hills through small
settlements and towns to the wide open
spaces of farming country.
Sawyers Road
Johnson Street
n o t e : Animals are not
allowed closer to the
weir than Firewood
Road. Mundaring Weir
is a priority one water
catchment area.
note:
switch back on
Johnson Street
This small centre used to
be a busy junction where the
main line via Parkerville met
the Mundaring branch line.
Both former railway reserves
are now trails so you can
combine the Mt Helena to
Mundaring section of the
Kep with a loop that goes
down to Greenmount via
Darlington and returns via
John Forrest National Park.
CHIDLOW
Pipeline
EL CABALLO
BLANCO
The
•
when riding always wear a helmet
•
when cycling use your bell to alert others
•
Defer your plans if extreme weather is
forecast
•
exercise extreme care at road crossings.
It will take longer to stop on gravel
•
Take food, water and sun screen, wear a hat
and appropriate clothing including footwear
•
Be courteous to others and respectful of
property adjacent to the track. Stay on track
•
For more information on Kep and the Golden
Pipeline or to report maintenance issues contact:
A
While you cannot rely on mobile phone
coverage you can ring 112 in an emergency
•
security:
5 km
Be prepared
Leave your itinerary including an estimated
return time with friends / family
length:
gradient:
difficulty:
cautions:
The National Trust telephone 08 9321 6088
facsimile 08 9324 1571
email trust@ntwa.com.au
www.goldenpipeline.com.au
0
•
Mundaring Weir
[Mundaring Weir Hall]
Northam
[west side of Poole Street
Bridge]
75 kilometres [give or take]
easy
easy to moderate
no water or mobile phone
coverage, road crossings, heat,
gravel and loose surfaces,
snakes.
lock your car and leave no
valuables inside. The National
Trust can take no responsibility
for any damage or theft.
ensure your bike has off road tyres
beware when riding or walking on gravel
and other loose surfaces
•
•
take your rubbish with you
Distinctive Kep
Track markers sign
the route. They
have cut-out
directional arrows
and reflective
collars. Follow these
and avoid getting
lost and trespassing
on private property.
Information signs
offer users the
opportunity to stop
and read about the
area or a feature
you are passing.
Jarrah sleeper signs
alert you to hazards
such as upcoming
road crossings.
They also give
street names and
distances to the
next town.
Golden
National
shire
Pipeline
Trust
of
pr oject
northam
NORTHAM TO MUNDARING WEIR TO NORTHAM
CYCLE
Mundaring
Weir and
No 1 Pump
Station
N
trail heads:
There is a small
general store here
Wooroloo Reserve
for refreshments.
Wooroloo Park has
toilets, bbq and
WOOROLOO
picnic facilities
and a children’s
playground.
A N AT I O N A L T R U S T P R O J E C T
Chidlow’s Well, as it was first known, has
been a refreshment stop for travellers for
more than 150 years. Today nearby Lake
Leschenaultia is a popular recreation area
that offers boating and swimming.
MUNDARING
KEP TRACK
TO NORTHAM
Railway
Reserve
Heritage
Trail
N
LA
ID m
M 8k
1
MUNDARING WEIR
H
RT m
PE 5 k
3
NORTHAM TO
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KEP TRACK
N O RT H A M 3 8 K M
[MAP CONTINUES PTO]
Kep vitals
i
MT HELENA
The Town of Mundaring grew up at the
junction of the spurline to the weir and the
main Eastern Railway.
RIDE,
OR WALK
Western
Trail
Head
Lake Leschenaultia
Pimelia
Mycumbene
DEC picnic
area
Mundaring
Weir Hall
S AW Y E R S
VA L L E Y
Mundaring
Weir Hotel
The name of this
hamlet is a reminder
of the area’s timbercutting past.
Go Kep!
The National Trust invites you to explore
the great outdoors on Perth’s doorstep.
And learn about CY O’Connor’s pipeline
at the same time. Ride, cycle or walk the
75 km Kep Track, or sections of it, from
Mundaring Weir to Northam, from jarrah
forests in the Perth Hills through small
settlements and towns to the wide open
spaces of farming country.
Sawyers Road
Johnson Street
n o t e : Animals are not
allowed closer to the
weir than Firewood
Road. Mundaring Weir
is a priority one water
catchment area.
note:
switch back on
Johnson Street
This small centre used to
be a busy junction where the
main line via Parkerville met
the Mundaring branch line.
Both former railway reserves
are now trails so you can
combine the Mt Helena to
Mundaring section of the
Kep with a loop that goes
down to Greenmount via
Darlington and returns via
John Forrest National Park.
CHIDLOW
Pipeline
EL CABALLO
BLANCO
The
•
when riding always wear a helmet
•
when cycling use your bell to alert others
•
Defer your plans if extreme weather is
forecast
•
exercise extreme care at road crossings.
It will take longer to stop on gravel
•
Take food, water and sun screen, wear a hat
and appropriate clothing including footwear
•
Be courteous to others and respectful of
property adjacent to the track. Stay on track
•
For more information on Kep and the Golden
Pipeline or to report maintenance issues contact:
A
While you cannot rely on mobile phone
coverage you can ring 112 in an emergency
•
security:
5 km
Be prepared
Leave your itinerary including an estimated
return time with friends / family
length:
gradient:
difficulty:
cautions:
The National Trust telephone 08 9321 6088
facsimile 08 9324 1571
email trust@ntwa.com.au
www.goldenpipeline.com.au
0
•
Mundaring Weir
[Mundaring Weir Hall]
Northam
[west side of Poole Street
Bridge]
75 kilometres [give or take]
easy
easy to moderate
no water or mobile phone
coverage, road crossings, heat,
gravel and loose surfaces,
snakes.
lock your car and leave no
valuables inside. The National
Trust can take no responsibility
for any damage or theft.
ensure your bike has off road tyres
beware when riding or walking on gravel
and other loose surfaces
•
•
take your rubbish with you
Distinctive Kep
Track markers sign
the route. They
have cut-out
directional arrows
and reflective
collars. Follow these
and avoid getting
lost and trespassing
on private property.
Information signs
offer users the
opportunity to stop
and read about the
area or a feature
you are passing.
Jarrah sleeper signs
alert you to hazards
such as upcoming
road crossings.
They also give
street names and
distances to the
next town.
Golden
National
shire
Pipeline
Trust
of
pr oject
northam
NORTHAM TO MUNDARING WEIR TO NORTHAM
CYCLE
Mundaring
Weir and
No 1 Pump
Station
N
trail heads:
There is a small
general store here
Wooroloo Reserve
for refreshments.
Wooroloo Park has
toilets, bbq and
WOOROLOO
picnic facilities
and a children’s
playground.
A N AT I O N A L T R U S T P R O J E C T
Chidlow’s Well, as it was first known, has
been a refreshment stop for travellers for
more than 150 years. Today nearby Lake
Leschenaultia is a popular recreation area
that offers boating and swimming.
MUNDARING
KEP TRACK
TO NORTHAM
Railway
Reserve
Heritage
Trail
N
LA
ID m
M 8k
1
MUNDARING WEIR
H
RT m
PE 5 k
3
NORTHAM TO
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Wundowie was established specifically as a
town for workers in the iron and steel plant
established in 1948. The plant is now closed,
only a foundry operates.
0
5 km
Judging from the popularity of the
Pie Shop, you would be forgiven
for thinking Bakers Hill was
named for a baker. Rather it takes
its name from an individual’s
family name.
K e p Tr a c k
N
Wundowie
Foundry
Northam is a picturesque and
historic town situated on the
banks of the Avon River. As the
commercial centre of the
agriculturally-rich Avon Valley,
it also boasts numerous shops,
hotels and a visitor centre.
TOODYAY
Explore the river banks and
streets to view 100-year old
buildings and dare to cross
Australia’s longest suspension
bridge to see the town’s famous
white swans.
Eastern
Trail
Head
west side of
Poole St
footbridge
N O RT H A M
WUNDOWIE
End of rail
formation
Northam
Army
Camp
BAKERS HILL
CLACKLINE
Eastern
end of
Eadine
Road
Pipeline
11.8 km
9 km
8 km
6.8 km
Northam
6.2 km
trail head + Poole Street
10.2 km
8 km
8 km
18 km
25 km
15 km
17 km
36 km
Follow the Kep Track back to
Mundaring and either ride the
rail trails or catch the bus back
to Midland to connect with
Transperth trains.
4 km 3 km
Clackline
Day two or three
Travel from Northam to
Mundaring Weir along the
Kep Track.
No 1 Pump Station
Weir Walk [1.9 km]
O’Connor Trail
[5 km]
Bakers Hill
Visit:
Walk:
i
Wundowie
Day one
Travel from Perth to Northam
by Transwa train or coach and
spend the night there.
Telephone Transwa on
1300 66 22 05 or go to
www.transwa.wa.gov.au to make
a booking for you and/or your
bicycle to Northam.
• Telephone Transperth on
13 62 13 or go to
www.transperth.wa.gov.au for
information about metropolitan
trains and getting to some of
the settlements on the Kep
Track by bus. Bicycles are not
allowed on Transperth buses.
•
Wooroloo
Day three or four
Mundaring Weir Precinct
Chidlow
Cycle or walk the Kep
Tr a c k o v e r s e v e r a l d a y s
Mt Helena
Telephone Mundaring Visitor
Centre on 9295 0202 or
Northam Visitor Centre on
9622 2100 for information
including bike hire,
accommodation and trails.
Park near hotel/shops in Mt
Helena. Walk or ride to
Mundaring via the Parkerville
line and Stoneville Rd to return
via Sawyers Valley and the Kep
Track. Approximately 14 kms.
•
Park at Midland Railway
Station, bus up to Wundowie
and walk down to Chidlow
[approximately 21 kms] to
catch the bus back down to
Midland. Check times with
Transperth.
•
Sawyers Valley
The many villages and roads
crossing the Kep Track provide
parking and easy access to the
trail. Study the map to create
your own route or try the ones
suggested here.
Park at Mundaring Sculpture
Park and walk or ride down to
the weir. Approximately 16 kms
return.
•
Mundaring
One day outings
West
Northam
tanks
West Northam tanks
Kep track offers many options - from a couple of hours walk to a ride over several days
trail head + Mundaring Weir Hall
Eadine
Springs
picnic
area
Mundaring Weir
NORTHAM TO MUNDARING WEIR TO NORTHAM
Three lines met at this
important railway
junction in the 1880s.
Kep Track takes you
past signposted
reminders of Clackline’s
railway past. Pause
alongside picturesque
Clackline Brook and
learn about other
aspects of its history.
21 km
KEP TRACK
MUNDARING 37 KM
indicative topography
75 km
5 km/h
10 km/h
12 km/h
15 hours
7.5 hours
6.5 hours
YORK
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Wundowie was established specifically as a
town for workers in the iron and steel plant
established in 1948. The plant is now closed,
only a foundry operates.
0
5 km
Judging from the popularity of the
Pie Shop, you would be forgiven
for thinking Bakers Hill was
named for a baker. Rather it takes
its name from an individual’s
family name.
K e p Tr a c k
N
Wundowie
Foundry
Northam is a picturesque and
historic town situated on the
banks of the Avon River. As the
commercial centre of the
agriculturally-rich Avon Valley,
it also boasts numerous shops,
hotels and a visitor centre.
TOODYAY
Explore the river banks and
streets to view 100-year old
buildings and dare to cross
Australia’s longest suspension
bridge to see the town’s famous
white swans.
Eastern
Trail
Head
west side of
Poole St
footbridge
N O RT H A M
WUNDOWIE
End of rail
formation
Northam
Army
Camp
BAKERS HILL
CLACKLINE
Eastern
end of
Eadine
Road
Pipeline
11.8 km
9 km
8 km
6.8 km
Northam
6.2 km
trail head + Poole Street
10.2 km
8 km
8 km
18 km
25 km
15 km
17 km
36 km
Follow the Kep Track back to
Mundaring and either ride the
rail trails or catch the bus back
to Midland to connect with
Transperth trains.
4 km 3 km
Clackline
Day two or three
Travel from Northam to
Mundaring Weir along the
Kep Track.
No 1 Pump Station
Weir Walk [1.9 km]
O’Connor Trail
[5 km]
Bakers Hill
Visit:
Walk:
i
Wundowie
Day one
Travel from Perth to Northam
by Transwa train or coach and
spend the night there.
Telephone Transwa on
1300 66 22 05 or go to
www.transwa.wa.gov.au to make
a booking for you and/or your
bicycle to Northam.
• Telephone Transperth on
13 62 13 or go to
www.transperth.wa.gov.au for
information about metropolitan
trains and getting to some of
the settlements on the Kep
Track by bus. Bicycles are not
allowed on Transperth buses.
•
Wooroloo
Day three or four
Mundaring Weir Precinct
Chidlow
Cycle or walk the Kep
Tr a c k o v e r s e v e r a l d a y s
Mt Helena
Telephone Mundaring Visitor
Centre on 9295 0202 or
Northam Visitor Centre on
9622 2100 for information
including bike hire,
accommodation and trails.
Park near hotel/shops in Mt
Helena. Walk or ride to
Mundaring via the Parkerville
line and Stoneville Rd to return
via Sawyers Valley and the Kep
Track. Approximately 14 kms.
•
Park at Midland Railway
Station, bus up to Wundowie
and walk down to Chidlow
[approximately 21 kms] to
catch the bus back down to
Midland. Check times with
Transperth.
•
Sawyers Valley
The many villages and roads
crossing the Kep Track provide
parking and easy access to the
trail. Study the map to create
your own route or try the ones
suggested here.
Park at Mundaring Sculpture
Park and walk or ride down to
the weir. Approximately 16 kms
return.
•
Mundaring
One day outings
West
Northam
tanks
West Northam tanks
Kep track offers many options - from a couple of hours walk to a ride over several days
trail head + Mundaring Weir Hall
Eadine
Springs
picnic
area
Mundaring Weir
NORTHAM TO MUNDARING WEIR TO NORTHAM
Three lines met at this
important railway
junction in the 1880s.
Kep Track takes you
past signposted
reminders of Clackline’s
railway past. Pause
alongside picturesque
Clackline Brook and
learn about other
aspects of its history.
21 km
KEP TRACK
MUNDARING 37 KM
indicative topography
75 km
5 km/h
10 km/h
12 km/h
15 hours
7.5 hours
6.5 hours
YORK