The Bibbulmun track will be the biggest challenge. I will need to carry my own supplies and somehow keep my medicine cool... Fortunately it is a beautiful hike and there may be a few people joining me here and there. Most people seem to hike from North to South, I am doing it the other way as I like to go from Devonport to Perth, and given we want the last of the summer tailwinds on the Nullarbor and avoid the heat of summer in WA.
To understand how beautiful it is have a look at these links:
Couple from PNG: http://www.mitupela.net/gnw/bibbulmun.html
Kim's Walk: http://www.kimswalk.com/events/2013-07
Yetizone Guidebook: http://www.yetizone.com/australia/Bibbulmun/Track/Bibbulmun-Track.shtml
The official page: https://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au
Here is the proposed schedule to date, cycling till just past Easter. If the wind blows maybe we'll get to Albany by Easter :) Then the hike along the Bibbulmun starts....
Ride across the Nullarbor Plains:
Note there are no rest days in this proposed schedule and that is because some distances are so short that we will plan and compact days to create rest days. I expect we will easily do 100-120kms in a day depending on the winds... This means we will get at least one or two rest days in Adelaide.
| DATE |
TOWN |
KMS |
Devonport
(by ferry!) |
Melbourne |
0 |
| Saturday, 7 March 2015 |
Geelong |
80 |
| Sunday, 8 March 2015 |
Camperdown |
119 |
| Monday, 9 March 2015 |
Warrnambool |
68 |
| Tuesday, 10 March 2015 |
Heywood |
93 |
| Wednesday, 11 March 2015 |
Mount Gambier |
90 |
| Thursday, 12 March 2015 |
Naracoorte |
104 |
| Friday, 13 March 2015 |
Coorong |
168 |
| Saturday, 14 March 2015 |
Victor Harbour |
18 |
| Sunday, 15 March 2015 |
Adelaide |
90 |
| Monday, 16 March 2015 |
Kadina |
150 |
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
(meant to be a ferry for 50kms...) |
Lock |
201 |
| Wednesday, 18 March 2015 |
Elliston |
92 |
| Thursday, 19 March 2015 |
Port Kenny |
70 |
| Friday, 20 March 2015 |
Streaky Bay |
62 |
| Saturday, 21 March 2015 |
Ceduna |
110 |
| Sunday, 22 March 2015 |
Penong |
73 |
| Monday, 23 March 2015 |
Nundroo |
79 |
| Tuesday, 24 March 2015 |
Yalata |
52 |
| Wednesday, 25 March 2015 |
Nullarbor |
93 |
| Thursday, 26 March 2015 |
Border Village |
186 |
| Friday, 27 March 2015 |
Eucla |
13 |
| Saturday, 28 March 2015 |
Mundrabilla |
66 |
| Sunday, 29 March 2015 |
Madura |
116 |
| Monday, 30 March 2015 |
Cocklebiddy |
91 |
| Tuesday, 31 March 2015 |
Caiguna |
65 |
| Wednesday, 1 April 2015 |
Balladonia |
154 |
| Thursday, 2 April 2015 |
Fraser Range |
117 |
| Friday, 3 April 2015 |
Norseman |
105 |
| Saturday, 4 April 2015 |
Salmon Gums |
97 |
| Sunday, 5 April 2015 |
Esperance |
104 |
| Monday, 6 April 2015 |
Munglinup |
106 |
| Tuesday, 7 April 2015 |
Ravensthorpe |
81 |
| Wednesday, 8 April 2015 |
Jerramungup |
116 |
| Thursday, 9 April 2015 |
Manypeaks |
139 |
| Friday, 10 April 2015 |
Albany |
40 |
Hike along Bibbulmun Track:
Note these are just proposed dates!
| Sunday,
12 April 2015 |
Albany |
Hidden Valley |
20 km |
| Monday, 13 April 2015 |
Hidden Valley |
Cosey Corner |
15 km |
| Tuesday, 14 April 2015 |
Cosey Corner |
Torbay |
2 km |
| Wednesday, 15 April 2015 |
Torbay |
West Cape Howe |
16 km |
| Thursday, 16 April 2015 |
West Cape Howe |
Nulaki |
17 km |
| Friday, 17 April 2015 |
Nulaki |
Denmark |
14 km |
| Saturday, 18 April 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Sunday, 19 April 2015 |
Denmark |
William Bay |
21 km |
| Monday, 20 April 2015 |
William Bay |
Boat Harbour |
20 km |
| Tuesday, 21 April 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Wednesday, 22 April 2015 |
Boat Harbour |
Peaceful Bay |
23 km |
| Thursday, 23 April 2015 |
Peaceful Bay |
Rame Head |
11 km |
| Friday, 24 April 2015 |
Rame Head |
Giants |
16 km |
| Saturday, 25 April 2015 |
Giants |
Franklin River |
14 km |
| Sunday, 26 April 2015 |
Franklin River |
Walpole |
18 km |
| Monday, 27 April 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Tuesday, 28 April 2015 |
Walpole |
Mount Clare |
10 km |
| Wednesday, 29 April 2015 |
Mount Clare |
Long Point |
12 km |
| Thursday, 30 April 2015 |
Long Point |
Woolbales |
17 km |
| Friday, 1 May 2015 |
Woolbales |
Mount Chance |
20 km |
| Saturday, 2 May 2015 |
Mount Chance |
Dog Pool |
19 km |
| Sunday, 3 May 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Monday, 4 May 2015 |
Dog Pool |
Lake Maringup |
25 km |
| Tuesday, 5 May 2015 |
Lake Maringup |
Gardner |
16 km |
| Wednesday, 6 May 2015 |
Gardner |
Northcliffe |
15 km |
| Thursday, 7 May 2015 |
Northcliffe |
Schaffer |
14 km |
| Friday, 8 May 2015 |
Schaffer |
Warren |
21 km |
| Saturday, 9 May 2015 |
Warren |
Pemberton |
21 km |
| Sunday, 10 May 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Monday, 11 May 2015 |
Pemberton |
Beedelup |
24 km |
| Tuesday, 12 May 2015 |
Beedelup |
Beavis |
19 km |
| Wednesday, 13 May 2015 |
Beavis Campsite |
Boardinghouse |
19 km |
| Thursday, 14 May 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Friday, 15 May 2015 |
Boardinghouse |
Tom Road |
23 km |
| Saturday, 16 May 2015 |
Tom Road |
Donnelly River |
16 km |
| Sunday, 17 May 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Monday, 18 May 2015 |
Donnelly River |
Gregory Brook |
21 km |
| Tuesday, 19 May 2015 |
Gregory Brook |
Blackwood |
18 km |
| Wednesday, 20 May 2015 |
Blackwood |
Balingup |
17 km |
| Thursday, 21 May 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Friday, 22 May 2015 |
Balingup |
Grimwade |
23 km |
| Saturday, 23 May 2015 |
Grimwade |
Noggerup |
22 km |
| Sunday, 24 May 2015 |
Noggerup |
Yabberup |
18 km |
| Monday, 25 May 2015 |
Yabberup |
Collie |
20 km |
| Tuesday, 26 May 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Wednesday, 27 May 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Thursday, 28 May 2015 |
Harris Dam |
Yourdamung |
15 km |
| Friday, 29 May 2015 |
Yourdamung |
Possum Springs |
20 km |
| Saturday, 30 May 2015 |
Possum Springs |
Dookanelly |
20 km |
| Sunday, 31 May 2015 |
Dookanelly |
Murray |
18 km |
| Monday, 1 June 2015 |
Murray |
Swamp Oak |
19 km |
| Tuesday, 2 June 2015 |
Swamp Oak |
Dwellingup |
13 km |
| Wednesday, 3 June 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Thursday, 4 June 2015 |
Dwellingup |
Chadoora |
20 km |
| Friday, 5 June 2015 |
Chadoora |
Mount Wells |
15 km |
| Saturday, 6 June 2015 |
Mount Wells |
White Horse Hill |
15 km |
| Sunday, 7 June 2015 |
White Horse Hills |
Gringer Creek |
18 km |
| Monday, 8 June 2015 |
Gringer Creek |
Bushstop |
22 km |
| Tuesday, 9 June 2015 |
Bush Stop |
Monadnocks |
20 km |
| Wednesday, 10 June 2015 |
REST |
REST |
|
| Thursday, 11 June 2015 |
Monadnocks |
Canning |
16 km |
| Friday, 12 June 2015 |
Canning |
Mount Dale |
20 km |
| Saturday, 13 June 2015 |
Mount Dale |
Waalegh |
20 km |
| Sunday, 14 June 2015 |
Waalegh |
Ball Creek |
18 km |
| Monday, 15 June 2015 |
Ball Creek |
Kalamunda |
21 km |
