Paul Egan

Completed: 5 October, 2025

Start date: 1 October, 2018
Age When Completed: 59
Direction Walked: Southbound

Track Towns and Supplies

How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 7
Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
I mainly self-catered with dehydrated meals made at home.

Particular Track Towns that you would return to:

Kalamunda
Dwellingup
Donnelly River Village
Pemberton
Walpole
Denmark
Albany

Your Story or Advice for Others

General Comments
My End-to End took seven years to finish as family and work commitments needed to come first, but I always knew I would get there in the end. Hearing other people describe their end-to-ends was the inspiration I needed to know that I could do it too.

Your Best Equipment
My camera. So many photos and each one has a memory to go with it.

Your Worst Equipment
None really. One of the advantages of doing it in sections is that any under-performing gear can be replaced before the next hike.

Advice for Others
It can be daunting at first, especially at night or if you are doing it solo. You soon get used to being out there, though, and you really start to feel at home in the bush.

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? Solo (primarily)
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? Word of mouth/friends

What did you use to navigate the Track?

BT Maps
App (please specify)
- Far Out

Your Experience

Availability of information: Excellent
Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Excellent - I had special wildlife encounters just about every time I was out on the track. The ones that really stuck in my mind were a family of five emus feeding near Tom Road and a pair of echidnas getting friendly with each other near Waalegh. Best of all was an osprey diving into the water at Torbay Inlet trying to catch a fish- a real David Attenborough moment!

Favourite Section
Northcliffe to Walpole in June. Seeing the big storm clouds approach over the Pingerup Plains and the coast was spectacular. I also need to show some love to the Dwellingup area as my maintenance section is down that way.

Highlight of your trip
Mandalay Beach. Reaching the ocean for the first time was amazing enough, but to do it when the wind was blowing a gale and the surf was up was exhilarating.