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PATHWAYS TO WAVE ROCK 3 days | Sealed roads

Shires on your journey: York, Quairading, Bruce Rock, Narembeen, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Kulin, Corrigin, Brookton Make your road trip to the iconic Wave Rock a journey of real discovery. This drive is best done over three days and will take you through the changing landscapes and charming farming communities of the Western Australian Wheatbelt. Choose your options from the various pathways linking the several shires and always plan to stop at welcoming rural towns to enjoy some proper country hospitality. Route highlights include Kokerbin Rock, the Grain Discovery Centre, the wonderfully creative Tin Horse Highway at Kulin, Lake Grace (visit the outback winery) and of course, Wave Rock. The trail is punctuated with massive granite outcrops perfect for hiking and taking in some spectacular views. You’ll see natural bushland, expansive yellow canola fields and in

John Holland Track

THE HOLLAND TRACK AND THE JOHN HOLLAND WAY

Salt pool at Wave Rock Resort, Hyden

3 days | Sealed and unsealed roads Shires on your journey: Broomehill Tambellup, Kent, Lake Grace, Kondinin, Coolgardie Journey along the Holland Way before connecting up with the more adventurous John Holland Track, created by pioneer John Holland in 1893 as a shortcut to the Goldfields in this adventurous outback route. The Holland Way connects Broomehill in the Southern Wheatbelt to Coolgardie in the Goldfields and consists of mainly bitumen roads and good-surface gravel roads. The John Holland Track also starts in Broomehill, but from the Hyden/ Norseman Road north it follows a different route that is a proper adventure accessible only by high clearance 4WD. There are no facilities, so you’ll need to be gloriously self-sufficient! Both options offer an amazing drive through gorgeous countryside, beautiful salt lakes, granite outcrops, rock formations and nature reserves. There are lots of great camping spots but come prepared as much of this track is remote. The trail’s better known camps are Holland Track Farm, Wattle Rocks, Sandalwood Rocks, Centenary Rocks, Mt Holland and Thursday Rock.

spring, amazing displays of vibrant wildflowers and rare orchids. There are lots of places to camp out underneath a chandelier of stars and enjoy the space and serenity.

Bruce Rock

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