Ruth Gardener (Ruth Gardener )
Completed: 29 October, 2025
Ruth Gardener
- Start date: 18 September, 2025
- Age When Completed: 29
- 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
- If no specific dietary requirements, resupply in track towns is perfectly adequate
- Dwellingup
- Denmark
- Albany
Your Story or Advice for Others
Your Best EquipmentAtom pack prospector backpack and six moon designs lunar solo tent
Advice for Others
Bring snacks that you love AND snacks that you don't love. That way, when you have a lazy, snacky afternoon in camp and eat all the good stuff, you won't eat yourself out of snacks completely.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- All at once
- How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 42
- 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
- App (please specify)
- - Far Out
Your Experience
- Availability of information: Great
- Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Great - Snake neck turtle on the east side of Wilson inlet
Walpole to Albany
Highlight of your trip
There were many, but detouring to Coodamurrup to finally reach the sea and sprinting onto a wide open, windy and empty beach after almost 4 weeks was exhilarating.