Farming Heritage Trail (18km), Regional Western Australia, Western Australia

Farming Heritage Trail is a 18km, grade 2 hike located in the Regional Western Australia, Western Australia. The hike should take around 5 hrs to complete.

Length: 18km

Duration: 5 hrs

Grade: 2

Style: One Way

Start: Wooloroo

End: Northam

Location: Regional Western Australia

Closest town: Wooloroo

Western Australia

From state capital: 59km

Longitude: 116.3140455

Latitude: -31.80414679

Hike summary

The Farming Heritage Trail runs through open agricultural scenery as it traces the route of the Eastern Railway opened in 1885 and closed in 1966.

This trail is an extension of the Railway Reserves Heritage Trail from Midland. The famous Goldfields Water Pipeline parallels some of the trail.
The "Golden Pipeline" is the longest fresh water pipeline in the world running 560 km from Mundaring Weir to Kalgoorlie. Built between 1898 and 1903, it is still in use. The pipeline was designed by CY O'Connor, the Government Engineer-in-Chief. Sadly O'Connor took his own life only a few weeks before the pipeline started operation.

The trail is managed by the Shire of Northam. Please report defects on the trail to Shire of Northamhttp://www.northam.wa.gov.au/

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Trail Features

Rail Trail

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Wooloroo to Northam in Regional Western Australia

59km east of Perth on boundary of metro area

Compacted earth

Flat and undulating

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