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.
Discover the Aboriginal heritage of Dryandra on this 5 kilometre loop walk, with interpretive signs explaining aspects of the local Noongar culture, including an ochre pit. The trail meanders through beautiful stands of wandoo and passes the site of an old fire tower.
The Ochre Trail passes through wandoo woodland, offering the opportunity to look for the elusive numbat. It starts opposite the arboretum on Tomingley Drive and is signposted in an anticlockwise direction.
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.
There are campgrounds at Congelin Dam and Gnaala Mia. There is cottage accommodation at Lions Dryandra Village. Picnic facilities are available at Dryandra village and the Old Mill Dam. Barna Mia is an animal sanctuary within Dryandra offering nocturnal tours.
Camping
Car Park
Interpretive Centre
Picnic Area
Public Telephone
Public Toilet
Shaded Area
Sheltered Area
Best time of year
April to November
Trail Access
By road to Dryandra, via Wandering. 170km (2 hours) south east of Perth.
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Wandoo woodland
Wandoo woodland
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Trail marker
Trail marker
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Start of trail
Start of Trail
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Animal diggings
Animal diggings
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Quondong Tree along trail
Quongdong tree along trail
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Bark of wandoo
Bark of wandoo
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Interpretive signage
Interpretive signage
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Sit of old fire tower
Site of old fire tower
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Views to east
Views to east
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Banksia (formerly dryandra)
Banksia (formerly dryandra)
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Mallet plantations
Mallet plantations
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VIews to farmland
Views to farmland
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Trail on return side of loop
Trail on return side of loop
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Eucalypt
Eucalypt
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Eucalyptus macrocarpa
Eucalyptus macrocarpa
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