Bev Thornton (Gravel Road Girls)
Completed: 16 May, 2013
Gravel Road Girls
- Start date: 7 May, 2005
- Age When Completed: 63
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 8
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
- Balingup
- Donnelly River Village
- Pemberton
- Northcliffe
- Albany
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsGet good advice before you start, then just start and see what works best for you.
Your Best Equipment
Boots that saw me all the way with no blisters!
Your Worst Equipment
Cape that leaked and soaked me
Advice for Others
Give it a go.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- In sections
- How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 50
- Who did you complete the Track with? With friends
- Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? Yes
- What first prompted you to walk the Bibbulmun Track? BTF website
- BT Maps
- BT Guidebooks
Your Experience
- Availability of information: Excellent - We keep going back to our favourite bits!!
- Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Good - The first view of the Southern Ocean as we were walking - breath-taking!!
Hard to pick but probably around Northcliffe - love that tall timber.
Highlight of your trip
No one thing - just being out there with friends, and meeting lots of interesting and nice people along the way..