Australia's Golden Outback Holiday Planner 2025

Granite Outcrops • Walk trails • Bushland Wildflowers • Museums • Drive In Caravan Parks • Free Camping Country Accommodation • RV Friendly

An open road adventure

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PIONEERS’ PaThWaY Duration: 2 to 5 days

EaSTERN WhEaTbELT SELF-DRIvE TRaIL Duration: 3 nights, 4 days Distance: One way Perth to Kalgoorlie 650km Road Conditions: Sealed roads with stretches of maintained unsealed roads to some attractions. Accommodation: Bed & Breakfasts, Self-Contained Units, Farm Stays, Motels, Hotels, Caravan Parks & RV Friendly Towns & Free Camp Sites. Leave Perth in your rearview mirror and head towards the sunrise following the Great Eastern Highway. Begin with a visit to Tammin’s Kadjininy Kep Hydrology Model and Amphitheatre before travelling north to Yorkrakine Rock. In Kellerberrin, stroll through the town to appreciate its vibrant history, and be sure to stop by the Kellerberrin Hill lookout for a scenic view. Explore Australia’s third-largest monolith, Kokerbin Rock before travelling on to Bruce Rock where you can visit the Bruce Rock Museum or meander through the l andscaped grounds of Remembrance Park. South of Merredin, stop by Totadgin Conservation Park, then head on to Merredin Peak and Railway Dam, both significant to the region’s early water catchment history. Two local museums showcase Merredin’s military and railway heritage. Cross the original site of the No 1 Rabbit Proof Fence at Burracoppin then head north from Carrabin to Westonia where history is preserved in the towns’ buildings facades. The Hood-Penn Museum offers a fascinating look at Westonia’s gold mining and social history, including a mine blast simulation tunnel. Visit the Yilgarn history museum in Southern Cross before driving south to Frog Rock Nature Reserve to explore the dam and rock with its wave-like formation. If time permits travel 55km east to Karalee Rock and Dam at the start of the Great Western Woodlands. wheatbelttourism.com | weroc.com

SELF DRIVES CENTRAL WHEATBELT through the

Distance: 292km One Way Perth via Toodyay to Merredin Road Conditions: Sealed road with some unsealed access sections into nature reserves. Accommodation: Bed & Breakfasts, Self-Contained Units, Heritage Homestead, Motels, Hotels, Caravan Parks & RV Friendly Camp Sites. Traverse the Wheatbelt following the well-worn trail many prospectors once took on their way to the Yilgarn and Kalgoorlie Goldfields. This scenic journey wanders past expansive Wheatbelt farmland and through the small towns of Toodyay, Goomalling, Dowerin, Wyalkatchem, Nungarin, and Merredin providing a classic experience of Western Australia’s Wheatbelt heartland. Whether you’re travelling from Perth to the Goldfields, or from the west to east coast, this trip is a rewarding alternative to the Great Eastern Highway direct route, adding only 44 kilometres to the journey. It offers the remarkable view of wildflowers in colourful profusion during the season, invigorating leg-stretching nature walks, as well as numerous buildings and museums reflecting the unique rural historical significance of the region. pioneerspathway.com.au storytowns.com.au

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