What is the best section of the Bibbulman Track to hike?
Do you need a tent?
What is the water supply like on this famous 1000km adventure from Kalamunda, a suburb in the hills on the outskirts of Perth, to the historic town of Albany on the south coast of Australia?
We received an email from Bruce asking several questions about the Bibbulman Track, and in this post, we share Dave Tomlinson’s answers with other readers of “Our Hiking Blog”.
Regular readers will remember Dave’s excellent reports on the Bibbulman Track and The Great South West Walk.
We have split Bruce’s email into questions and then Dave’s answers.
My name is Bruce Bxxx and I was thinking about doing a …
Posted on June 22, 2009, 12:52 pm, by Frank, under
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Western Australia.
The Bibbulmun Track is one of the world’s great long distance walk trails, stretching nearly 1000kms from Kalamunda, a suburb in the hills on the outskirts of Perth, to the historic town of Albany on the south coast of Australia.
In this post, our “End to Ender” Dave Tomlinson, shares his experience on planning, equipment, food, shelter, clothing, cooking and navigation.
There is some great information in this post to assist anyone planning all or part of the Bibbulman Track – something we would love to undertake in the future.
Shelter
The Bibbulmun Track has wooden shelters generally spaced between 13km and 24km apart. The average distance would be about 18km, although in the Kalamunda National Park they are only …
Came across an excellent resource for anyone who is planning a walk in Western Australia. Andrew Priest from Perth has developed a wonderful site centred around getting out into the W.A. bush and enjoying not only hiking but Geocaching and Waymarking. There are also sections with gear reviews, track reports and cycling information. Have a look at Aushiker to see if you agree.
In Andrew’s own words he has developed the site with:
“The primary focus of this website is bushwalking in Australia, and in particular the south-west of Western Australia. Bushwalking is the Australian term for hiking (United States), tramping (New Zealand, rambling or walking (United Kingdom). The website does venture into associated areas such as Geocaching and Waymarking …
