Hi,

I am about  to embark on a tour exploring Southwest Western Australia with my son (separate bikes) - Below is my aternity and attached is a pdf with maps and roads

Wonder if I missed something worth exploring and also interested in good camping spots along the way (great if at least some have access to power & shower)

Overview & Stops (South):
Mandurah - Honeymoon Pool                                                    (160 km) 2h 11min
Honeymoon Pool - Pemberton                                                   (190 km) 2h 16min
Pemberton  - Peaceful Bay                                                        (160 km) 2h 8min
Peaceful Bay – Albany                                                              (106 km) 1h 17min
Albany – Little Beach, Two People’s Bay                                    (37 km) 40min
Two People’s Bay - Bremer bay                                                 (190 km) 2h 2min
Bremer bay  - Esperance                                                          (400 km) 4h

Overview & Stops (Return):
Esperance  - Hopetoun                                                                 (230 km) 2h 40min
Hopetoun – Denmark                                                                    (400 km) 4h
Denmark – Sinker Bay                                                                  (12 km) 15min
Sinker Bay – Elephant Rocks                                                        (23 km) 27min
Elephant Rocks - Peaceful Bay                                                      (42 km) 35min
Peaceful Bay - Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk                           (23 km) 23min
Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk – Walpole                                  (40 km) 35min
Walpole - Coalmine Beach Holiday Park                                         (12 km) 15min
Coalmine Beach Holiday – Mandalay Beach                                    (24 km) 40min
Mandalay Beach – Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse                                  (250 km) 3h 14min
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse – Hamelin Bay Holiday park                     (28 km) 30min
(Jewel Cave (18 km from Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse))

Hamelin Bay Holiday park – Margaret River                                      (34 km) 40min
Margaret River – Dunsborough                                                        (48 km) 45min
Dunsborough – Eagle Bay                                                             (10 km) 10min
Eagle Bay - Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse                                         (10 km) 10min
Dunsborough – Capel                                                                    (53 km) 50min
(Ludlow Tuart Forest which is the largest remaining tuart forest in the world)

 

Detail Route South:
Mandurah to Lakes Road to North Dandalup,
then South onto Del Park Road to Dwellingup Station,
then North onto McLarty Street turning into Pinjarra-Williams Road before going South onto Nanga Road
then West onto Nanga Brook Road towards Warona,
then South on South West HWY (20) past Harvey & past Wokalup,
turn East into Mornington Road & South into Castaldo Road West into Coalfield HWY towards Worsley then into Wellington Dam Road then onto River Road (Camping @ Honeymoon Pool),

South on River Road Falcon Road (intersection Wellington Dam Road), then South onto Pile Road South toward Mungalup Road, then East onto Yabberup Brook Road before turning South into Best Road, then South onto Collie-Preston Road towards Mumbles & Mumballup

turn West onto Donnybrook Boyup Brook Road towards Mayanup, Donnybrook, going South onto Upper Capel Road towards Kirup,
South onto South Western HWY (1) passing Mullalyup towards Balingup,
then West onto Ballingup-Nannup Road (251) ending with Balingup Road towards Nannup,
South onto Vasse HWY (104) then East onto Gold Gully Road then South onto Stallard Road changing into Sears Road towards Donnely River Holliday Village
then continue on Sears Road and East onto Donnelly Mill Road turning South onto South Western HWY (1) turning off at Vasse HWY (1) passing Palgarup, Manjimup into Pemberton

Getting out of Pemberton: Brookman Street (259) onto Vasse Hwy (259) then South onto Pemberton-northcliffe Road (259)  towards Northcliffe
then onto North on Wheatley Coast Road (10) before turning East into Middleton Road (10) then South onto South Western Hwy (1) going East
Stops: Mandalay Beach, Valley Of the Giants Tree Top Walk, Peaceful Bay, Denmark, Sinker Bay, Elephant Rocks,  Walpole, Albany, Little Beach, Two People’s Bay, Bremer Bay, William Bay, Manypeaks, Mandalay Beach, Boxwood Hill Roadhouse, Ravensthorpe, Esperance

Returning West through Pemberton then onto Vasse HWY (10) West turning West onto Stewart Road then West onto Brookman HWY (10) then South on Bussel HWY (10) towards Augusta

Then West towards Hamelin Bay

Then North-West towards Margaret River

 

Detailed Route North:
Returning passing Margaret River Chocolate Company

North onto Caves Road (250)  through Gracetown, Wilyabrup, Yallingup & Dunsborough (48 km) 40min
Visit: Eagle Bay & Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse (north of Dunsborough)

then East on Caves Road (250) through Busselton towards Capel, (26 km) 25min

Note: Caves Road, Bussel HWY, Tuart Drive, Layman Road, Forest Beach Road, Ludlow Road North and head towards Capel (62 km) 1h 3min
                Largest remaining tuart forest in the world

then East on Capel Drive before South onto Forest Road turning into Hutton Road & South onto Goodwood Road towards Donnybrook, North onto Emerald Street
then East onto Marmion Street & Collin Street into Donnybrook, North onto Southwest HWY (1) towards Boyanup, (16 km) 15min

Boyanup – Gnomesville (31 km) 25min

Note:
then East onto Bridge Street turning into Boyanup Picton Road going North towards Dardanup (Gnomesville) 13 km) 12min
East onto Ferguson Road then North-East onto Wellington Mill Road (Gnomesville Roundabout is destination (Ferguson Rd and Wellington Lowden Rd)),

go back Wellington Mill Road and East onto Wellington Forest Road
then North onto Pile Road returning into Ferguson Road going East
then North onto Waterloo Road towards Waterloo,
then East onto South Western HWY (20)
then East onto Coalfields HWY (107) to Collie
then North onto palmer Road turning into William Road (Lane Pool, Honeymoon pool etc),
then Pinjarra Williams Road passing Williams into Narrogin Road turning into Williams Kondinin Road and Williams Road into Narrogin,
North onto Great Southern HWY (120) towards Brookton (need to find Easterly exit towards Mandurah along this route)

Suggestion:
Deviate from Bussell Hwy south of Capel and drive along Tuart Drive heading towards Busselton.
(This road takes you through Ludlow Tuart Forest which is the largest remaining tuart forest in the world.)

motorcycle_ride_south-3.pdf

Just get on and go.

Looks like you've got it all covered mate. Great organizing
My tip is  to throw the itinerary away .

Windy Harbour and the Nat Park could have been on your list ? Very detailed plan indeed, happy trails.

Have you factored in piss stops for your trip

 Great roads to viewing lookouts,much $$ spent on upgrades D'Entrecasteaux and the Fitzgerald  Nat Parks worth a look if your in these areas ? Stay off the dunes and you will be fine.

 

 

 Thats a far bigger [detailed list] than the one of his tour FB.

 

 

Friday morning - with bikes mostly packed already - looking forward to this trip (even though my son failed his practical driving test today due to a dickhead instructor in Mandurah) - but that wont keep us away

Get Wikicamps app on your phone. Works a treat, shows free/pay sites. Sites with and without power and where showers are available. Best camping app I have seen. There are even pictures of the camp areas that people have stayed at, taken my the campers themselves, so you can see what it looks like. You can post your own too if you like. Works Australia wide. Great app and will help you a lot.
Enjoy the trip.

glad you had a good time with your boy ghosty .
Its good youse survived the possums. They can be dangerous little bastards.

Good get away by the sounds of it, always something left on the bucket list for the next trip ?

good stuff.

Looks like both of you had a time, without any problems aprt from the unwarranted attacks by the possums.

Well done, now for the next one.