Meeka Lookout (2.5km), Meekatharra, Western Australia

Meeka Lookout is a 2.5km, grade 1 hike located in the Meekatharra, Western Australia. The hike should take around 1.25 hrs to complete.

Length: 2.5km

Duration: 1.25 hrs

Grade: 1

Style: Circuit

Start: Meekatharra Information area

End: Meekatharra Information area

Location: Meekatharra

Closest town: Meekatharra

Western Australia

From state capital: 773km

Longitude: 118.486044

Latitude: -26.596504

Hike summary

To stretch the legs, before leaving Meekatharra, why not walk the 900 metre trail to Meeka Lookout . Start at the Tourist Information Bay then follow along side the Gascoyne Junction Road for a short distance before veering left and upwaRoads to the lookout for some great views.

Take on the not too steep rocky well formed path to the top observing springtime wildflowers along the way.The views over the town and beyond show the harshness of this mining pastoral area. Interpretive signage informs about the Aboriginal culture of the area, pastoralism and how gold mining shaped the region. By walking around the flat topped hill with Car Park, you can get expansive 360 degree views.

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Tips

Start Point: Meekatharra Information area, Great Northern Hwy

End Point: Meekatharra Information area, Great Northern Hwy

Region: Meekatharra, Golden Outback

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

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About the region

Meekatharra is a gold town in the East Murchison area which, since the 1890s when gold was first discovered, has developed into an important service centre for the pastoral and mining interests in the area. Today it is a centre of a vast shire which covers 99,974 square kilometres of semi-desert where the main activities are mining, sheep and cattle

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