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Kimba and the Roora Walking Trail |
| Kimba is around halfway between Melbourne and Perth so the sign
says. It's a great place to stop on the way over, from either
direction. The local pub has good meals and the local sports area
is a great, 5 star, free camp area, then you have the amazing silo art
and for me the Roora Walking Trail. The trail start just across
the road from the free camp and passes through good bush country.
Highlights of the trail include the many sculptures along the way with
short loops, like Bird Walk Way and Axe Tree Way, which you can use to
extend or shorten you walk. Eventually the trail goes uphill to
the White's Knob Scenic Lookout and the wonderful Edward John Eyre
Statues. Here you return via the small caves area and back down
the trail leading up. Always take water with you! |
| Map - Kimba and Roora walk |
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| Halfway signs | ||
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| The glorious big pink Galah. | A must stop for a photo to send home | |
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| Funny doors to the loo's inside the great shop. | ||
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| Love the silo art | ||
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| Free camp - a great place to stop for the night | ||
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| Start of the Roora walk | ||
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| Steel Emu. Brilliant work. | ||
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| Wombat - larger than life | Snake | |
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| Echidnas - feeding on the bull ants! | ||
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| Kangaroo's - looking alert | ||
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| An Eagle! | ||
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| A real one here - shingleback lizard | ||
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| Rest area? | ||
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| Bridge over? | An old watertrough | Water does flow sometimes - look at the debris. |
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| Walk to the hilltop | Edward John Eyre Statues | |
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| Edward John Eyre Statues | ||
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| Looking down on the town of Kimba | ||
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| Track to the small caves | ||
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| Off-shoot trail | ||
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| Another extra loop you can take | ||
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| Mallee Fowl | ||
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| Back out again. | ||