Balingup

• Golden Valley Tree Park.
• Amazing displays of orchids in the spring.
• Swimming at the Mt Jones dam.
• The Greenbushes Loop trail.
• Outstanding views from Blackwood campsite.
• Southampton Homestead.
• The Blackwood and Donnelly Rivers.
• Karri Gully picnic area and the first occurrence of the karri forest on the Track for walkers heading south.
• Donnelly River Village - an old mill town converted into a holiday village with abundant kangaroos, emus and other birds.
• This section of the Bibbulmun Track is twinned with a section of the Bruce Trail in Canada. Find out more about our Friendship Trails.

• Various arts and craft centres including the Old Cheese Factory Craft Centre and Lavender Farm.
• Take the family for a picnic at the Golden Valley Tree Park.
• Greenbushes Town and Eco-discovery Centre is a high quality interactive museum, which houses unique displays and interactive games to highlight the area’s environment, industry and heritage.
• The Greenbushes tin mine is the world's largest producer of tantalum. Its lookout is worth a visit.

1. Balingup to Scenic View and back (15.2km). 
2. Golden Valley Tree Park to Scenic View and back (13.2km). Follow Southampton Rd south of Balingup. Look for signs to the Golden Valley Tree Park.
3. Southampton Bridge to Blackwood campsite and back (7.8km, steep). Southampton Bridge is 15km south of Balingup on Southampton Rd.
4. Greenbushes Loop trail.  15km (including 5km on the Track) circuit walk which links the old tin mining town of Greenbushes to the Track. Pick up the start of the Greenbushes Loop in Greenbushes.
5. Karri Gully to Gregory Brook campsite and back (8km). Drive along the Brockman Highway from Nannup (approx. 20km) or Bridgetown (approx. 28km). Watch for signs at Karri Gully.
6. Karri Gully to Donnelly River Village one-way (16.8km).  
7. Donnelly River Village to Willow Springs and back (22.2km). From just south of Bridgetown drive along the Brockman Highway to Mokerdillup Rd. Look for signs to Donnelly River Village.

1. Balingup to Blackwood campsite return (35.4km, two days, one night).
2. Balingup to Karri Gully one-way (40.2km, two or three days, one or two night(s). 
3. Balingup to Donnelly River Village one-way (56.2km, three days, two nights). 

Balingup is 233km south of Perth, a drive of approx. two hours and forty minutes, via the Kwinana Freeway, Forrest Highway and the South Western Highway. 

TransWA operate daily to Balingup. Take the Australind train (the Perth to Bunbury train) from Perth city to Bunbury then the connecting bus to Balingup.

There is no public transport to Donnelly River Village. TransWa operate services to Bridgetown and Manjimup daily. A taxi operates from Bridgetown and Manjimup. Some accommodation providers will transfer you to the Track, provided you are staying with them.

To drive to Donnelly River, take the South Western Highway via Balingup to Bridgetown. Turn right onto the Brockman Highway soon after crossing the Blackwood River Bridge at the south end of the main street in Bridgetown. Turn left into Mokerdillup Rd and follow signs to Donnelly River Village.

Blackwood campsite

It’s good to be back on the track again after spending a week back in the city. Certainly won’t miss all that noise and traffic. It’s good to see so many people going end-to-end. Spending the night here resting my sore legs.
Marko  07/09/02

We were looking forward to a long night’s sleep …but not to be. With horizontal rain and gale force swirling winds arriving in the form of a sooper dooper storm we had a very soggy night indeed. But this morning has more than made up for it -  a fantastic sunrise and the clouds have cleared!
Craig, Elyse and Mon 03/08/03

Gregory Brook campsite

Pickle me grandmother, strewth, crickey, it’s raining cats and dogs, the heavens have opened, rain, rain, go away, come back on another day. What further wonderful experience has Mother Nature in store for me today? At least the water tanks are filling up.
Paul Adams Oz   18/06/02

Just passing through from the Czech Republic.
Jarda, Petra and Martin  10/04/02 (Ed: That’s one hell of a long walk!)