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Brockman Sawpit Trail, Pemberton Brockman Sawpit Trail, Pemberton

Bush Walk  in South West

  • Less than 1 hour
  • 0.4 km
    • Bush Walk Class 2

      Easy trail with modified or hardened surface, and gentle hills or occasional steps. Clear directional signage. No bushwalking experience required. May be suitable for assisted wheelchair users (if ramps are provided at steps).

A short and easy walk, this 400m return trail gives bushwalkers the opportunity to see two historic sawpits that were used to provide timber for the Brockman Homestead, 5km north-west of the pit, on the banks of the Warren River. These sawpits were discovered in the 1970s and have been re-constructed to show how timber workers used to process timber in the 1860s.

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Pemberton pioneer Edward Brockman settled here in the early 1860’s.  He built a house with mud bricks and pitsawn timber, cut by convict labour.  As you cross the Warren Bridge (south of Pemberton), you can see the original homestead nestled by the river.  The convicts, and the ‘ticket of leave’  tradesmen who followed them, were the forerunners of the timber industry that has been the backbone of Pemberton since early this century. 

As you stroll the short trail to the original sawpit, imagine the convicts – sweating and covered in a fine net of sawdust – heaving a log saw up and down to cut the timber.  Take the time to read the information on site: it will give you a valuable insight into what life was like in days gone by. Scattered around the forest are the stumps of the original jarrah trees, felled by the convicts to provide the logs for pit sawyers.  Young, vigorous jarrah have regrown in the gaps that were left after prime trees were cut.  These trees are the forest's new growing stock.

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(08) 9776 1207

Pemberton Visitor Centre

(08) 9776 1133

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Time / Duration

Up to 30 minutes

Length

400 metres

What To Pack

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

Trail Start

Brockman Sawpits Car Park

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Trail End

Brockman Sawpits Car Park

Bush Walk

Class 2

Easy trail with modified or hardened surface, and gentle hills or occasional steps. Clear directional signage. No bushwalking experience required. May be suitable for assisted wheelchair users (if ramps are provided at steps).

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Facilities

  • Car Park
  • Picnic Area
  • Dog Friendly

Best time of year

All year round

Fees

No fees apply.

Trail Access

Drive or bus to Pemberton. No public transport available from Pemberton.

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