- Start date: 12 October 2022
- Age When Completed: 70
- Direction Walked: North to South
General Comments
An amazing trail, so much variation and so well maintained. A
credit to all those volunteers who give up their time to help
maintain and improve the track.
Food/Supplies Comments
We bought a dehydrator and it was fantastic. We had a huge
range of dinners that tasted amazing. Maryann (my wife) must
take all the credit. We posted food, via Aust Post, to a number of town visitor centres. All arrived ok and had no problems picking them up.
Favourite Section
Around Donnelly River and Pemberton - I thought the Karri, Karri
and Jarrah trees were amazing as were the Tingle trees around
Frankland River and Giants.
Highlights
Meeting fellow hikers and making so many friends on the trail.
The 2 School groups from Christ Church Grammar school who I spent 7 nights camping with. And the school group from Albany who helped me to cross the Torbay Inlet
Wildlife
Kangaroos, Emus, white tailed black cockatoos and snakes - I
have seen more snakes in 50 days on the Bibbulmun than I’ve
seen in the 70 years I have been on this planet.
Your Best Equipment
My 2 walking poles. Takes a load off your knees and they are
great when wading through streams.
Canvas knee high gaiters - a must in snake country and when the trail is narrow and the vegetation scrapes against your shins. My Light weight HMG back pack (900g).
Your Worst Equipment
Trail runners -I used them in the 1st 1/2 of the trail (Kalamunda
to Pemberton) and they wore out and did not provide sufficient
grip on the steep down slopes. In the 2nd 1/2 I changed to trail
shoes which had a much sturdier tread.
Advice for Others
On long hikes such as the Bibb, I recommend wearing trail shoes
or boots, not Trail runners. Trail shoes and boots have a much
sturdier tread which is more suitable when carrying a heavy
back pack.