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Breakaway Walk, Dryandra Woodland Breakaway Walk, Dryandra Woodland

Bush Walk  in Golden Outback

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Gascoyne & Desert Country, Esperance & Fitzgerald Coast, Kalgoorlie & Goldfields, Wheatbelt & Wave Rock

Part of Dryandra Woodland network
  • Less than 1 hour
  • 1 km
    • Bush Walk Class 3

      Moderate trail that may have short steep hills, rough surface, many steps or some rock hopping. Directional signage. Some bushwalking experience and moderate fitness required.

This short one kilometre walk around Contine Hill provides expansive views illustrating the contrast between farmland and the original dryandra woodland which existed before extensive clearing.

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Dryandra Woodland features the largest area of remnant vegetation in the western Wheatbelt and forms part of an international biodiversity ‘hotspot’ where more than 850 species of plants can be seen. With less than seven percent of this original vegetation remaining in the western Wheatbelt, Dryandra Woodland is of critical conservation importance and is a proposed national park. The woodland of wandoo, kwongan (the Aboriginal word for heath and shrublands), mallee, sheoak thickets and plantations of brown mallet is home to the numbat, Western Australia’s state fauna emblem.  It is also home to other threatened and remarkable fauna such as the red-tailed phascogale, woylie, western grey kangaroo, tammar wallaby, brushtail possum and echidna as well as a diverse variety of reptiles and insects.

The trail follows an eroding escarpment and then descends to meander through various plant communities, granite outcrops and sheoak thickets, before ascending the hill. It starts from the Contine Hill picnic area.

Dryandra Country Visitor Centre (Narrogin)

(08) 9881 2064

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Time / Duration

Allow 45 minutes

Length

1km return

What To Pack

Group B - Hiking & Long Distance Trails (Bushwalks and/or longer trails) required.

Trail Start

Contine Hill picnic area, Rosedale Road, near Dryandra, 200km (2.5hours) south east of Perth

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Trail End

Contine Hill picnic area, Rosedale Road, near Dryandra, 200km (2.5hours) south east of Perth

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Bush Walk

Class 3

Moderate trail that may have short steep hills, rough surface, many steps or some rock hopping. Directional signage. Some bushwalking experience and moderate fitness required.

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Facilities

The nearest facilities are at Dryandra village, 30km away
  • Car Park
  • Picnic Area

Best time of year

April- November

Trail Access

By road to Rosedale Road, off Congelin-Narrogin Road, 200km (2.5hours) south east of Perth

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