Gnamma Trail (1.2km)

Gnamma Trail is a 1.2km, grade 1 Circuit hike located in The Humps Western Australia. The hike should take approximately 0.5hrs to complete.

Summary

Nearby the Humps is the flat easy 1.2 kilometre Gnamma Trail. Ten interpretive panels help you understand this landscape using the woRoads and illustrations of local Noongar elders and artists. It features two Gnamma (rock holes) and a lizaRoad trap, all believed to have been used by Noongar people for centuries.

The Gnamma Trail takes you along an expansive flat slab of granite which is in stark contrast to the anything but flat Humps. Information panels along the way show the visitor the local Aboriginal (Noongar) interpretation of the plants and animals that thrive in the area. The significance to the Noongar people cannot be underestimated as they had a realiable source of freshwater from the gnamma holes, vital in the blistering hot dry summers. hese deceptively  deep water holes in the rock have been used by local Aboriginal people for many generations For nature lovers. this trail goes through remnant bush land, rich with springtime wildflowers and numerous Birds.

Notes

Start Point: The Humps Car Park, 3km from Hyden, 334km (3.5 hours) east of Perth

End Point: The Humps Car Park, 3km from Hyden, 334km (3.5 hours) east of Perth

Region: The Humps, Golden Outback

For more information, a location map and GPS file please visit Trails WA.