Kep Track
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The Kep Track is a bicycle, walking and horse track in the Darling Range and further east in Western Australia.[1]
It commences at Mundaring Weir and proceeds through Chidlow, Wooroloo, Wundowie, Bakers Hill and Clackline to Northam, for approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi).[2][3] It is based on the route of the former Western Australian Government Railways Eastern Railway from Mundaring to Clackline, then following the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme pipeline route through to Northam.
Kep Track | |
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Length | 75 km (47 mi) |
Location | Between Mundaring and Northam, Western Australia |
Designation | Bicycle, Walking and Horse Trail |
Trailheads |
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Use | Walking, Cycling, Trail Riding |
Difficulty | Grade 3 |
Season | All year, but spring is best |
Hazards |
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Right of way | Pedestrian, Cyclist, Rider |
Website | web |
Trail map | |
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The Kep Track is a bicycle, walking and horse track between Mundaring and Northam. |
The promotion and planning of the track[4] is linked in with the Golden Pipeline Project[5] of the National Trust of Western Australia.[6]
See also
- Eastern Railway (Western Australia)
- Railway Reserves Heritage Trail
- List of rail trails
- Bibbulmun Track
- Munda Biddi Trail
References
- ^ "Kep Track". Trailforks. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Kep Track, Mundaring to Northam". Trails WA. 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Kep Track". Follow My Ride. 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Go Kep!". Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Golden Pipeline". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "National Trust". National Trust of Western Australia. 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
Bibliography
- Affleck, Fred (1978). On Track: The Making of Westrail, 1950–1976. Perth: Westrail. ISBN 0724475605. OCLC 6489347.
- Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring a History of the Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
- Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John R. (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854-2000. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
External links
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