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Ravensthorpe & Hopetoun visitor map & information guide

VISITOR CENTRE & MUSEUM 86 Morgans Street Ravensthorpe WA T/F: (08) 9838 1277 E: [email protected] PO Box 222 Ravensthorpe WA 6346 WILDERNESS WITHIN REACH 2

ANNUAL EVENTS Come and enjoy a temperate The coastal town of Hopetoun has for many Before the end of the 19th century gold Hopetoun Summer Festival is in the middle years served as a retirement village and holiday fever reached the Ravensthorpe Range and a two weeks of January. The program varies each Mediterranean climate with beautiful destination for Goldfields people but since the fascinating short-lived mining boom took place. year always featuring fun events and workshops sunny winter days and cool summer inception of the Fitzgerald River National Park Poppet heads, smelters and canvas settlements for all ages. nights. Explore ancient mountain and Nickel operations, improved town services dotted the landscape; a jetty was built at and amenities and the greater movement of Hopetoun and a railway connected the two Hopetoun Fishing Competition is held during ranges, rocky hills, rugged river people, it is developing tourist destination. towns in 1909. the Easter weekend. valleys, vast sand plains, estuaries The annual rainfall at Hopetoun is 502mm, In 1900 the Phillips River Goldfield was declared Munglinup Camp Draft is held at the and large inlets. Unwind in the Ravensthorpe 422mm, decreasing to 300mm and Alfred Canning surveyed Ravensthorpe Munglinup Equestrian Centre on Easter Saturday and Sunday. relaxed pace of Ravensthorpe, in the north of the district. The average and Hopetoun. Ravensthorpe was named after temperatures in Ravensthorpe for January are the range (Ravensthorpe, England was the Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show is held for two Munglinup and Hopetoun. max 29.3ºC and min 13.9ºC and for July are max birthplace of Bishop Short) and Hopetoun after weeks mid-September; some years more than 16.2ºC and min 6.8ºC. In Hopetoun the January Australia’s first governor general. By 1911 mining 700 labelled different species are on display, Ravensthorpe town is situated 536km south-east max is 27.7ºC and the minimum 15.5ºC and for reached its peak and then declined rapidly. Devonshire Teas & Art Exhibition open daily. of Perth, 293km east of Albany and 186km west July the max is 18.3ºC and the min 7.8ºC. of Esperance. Highway No 1 runs through the Due to a mining slump, two world wars, the Ravensthorpe - Ravy Rat Run Motorcycle Fitzgerald Coast middle of the Ravensthorpe District and the main History Great Depression and a rabbit plague, the Enduro held in September or October. farming population dropped away to 12 families www.ravyenduro.com.au street of Ravensthorpe. Hopetoun is 49km to the The Wudjari Indigenous people once roamed south, on the coast. still operating on their farms. Agriculture the area and reminders of their presence boomed in the 1950s when 325 new land blocks Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council - events Ravensthorpe is the seat of local government for remain in the nomenclature of landmarks, were released; farming and mining, despite throughout the year, well worth checking out the Shire of Ravensthorpe. The shire is 12,872 stone scatters, middens, artefacts and a scant recessions, have stabilised the district since. dates. www.raveaboutarts.org.au square kilometres: it has a growing population recorded history. Following the retaliatory of 2500 people, made up of Ravensthorpe, spearing of settler John Dunn in 1880, many Ravensthorpe Museum is well stocked with Hopetoun and Munglinup residents, and more in Wudjari were massacred while many others fled collections of local memorabilia like mining, holiday seasons. The population is increasing due the area. The last full blood Aborigine of the hospital, bakery, farming implements and has to mining operations in the area. area, Geordie, died in 1944. many early photographs. Dance Cottage, on the premises, is the oldest remaining home in Approximately two-thirds of the Ravensthorpe The introduction of white man began in the Ravensthorpe. Shire is natural bushland, made up of two early 17th century with navigators along the national parks, the Ravensthorpe Range, reserves coast. This was followed by sealing and whaling. Books for sale and numerous free brochures, and vacant crown land, all of which are rich in Matthew Flinders in 1802 charted the coast. Land giving specific details on the area can be obtained from the Visitor Centre. WESTERN geology, native flora and fauna, including many explorers, commencing with Edward John Eyre AUSTRALIA rare species. The coastal scenery is spectacular, in 1841, and surveyors, commencing with John with grand headlands and pristine beaches Septimus Roe in 1848, opened up the hinterland. unique to the south-east of Western Australia. Permanent settlement took place in 1868 when Ancient mountain ranges, rocky hills, rugged the Dunn brothers took up land at Cocanarup on the Phillips River and established a sheep station. river valleys, estuaries and large inlets provide Perth the area with a wealth of natural beauty. Esperance Albany WILDERNESS WITHIN REACH 3

RAVENSTHORPE HOPETOUN

Ravensthorpe town is encircled by the There are illustrated plaques en route of This picturesque and pleasant waterfront holiday East of Hopetoun, the beaches are remarkably Ravensthorpe Range amid stately Salmon Gums. wildflowers, fauna and historic sites, brochures destination on the shores of beautiful Mary accessible by gravel roads. The Southern Ocean The range has seemingly endless unspoiled bush with maps and directions are available from Ann Haven was once the port for the Phillips Road skirts the shoreline and has several coastal and a diversity of plants, many unique to the range. visitor centre. River Goldfield. Previously it had served sealers, lookouts and access points to beaches, many whaling ships and early settlers. From the of which have long limestone shelves and quiet It is the centre of the Phillips River Goldfield and FRANK HANN NATIONAL PARK present breakwater, which replaced the old jetty, pools for fishing and bathing. It continues to has a wealth of mining history. More than 90 recreational boaties and fishermen launch their beautiful Mason Point and Mason Bay with its gold and copper mines have operated at one The contrasting 60,000 hectare Frank Hann boats. Hopetoun has endless unspoiled beaches fine beachfront campsite, then to Starvation Boat time or another in the range since the 1890s. National Park (not shown on map), lies inland 100 and is close to the entrance of the Fitzgerald Harbour. It has a fine headland, campsites and However, there is only minor gold activity now km by road north of Ravensthorpe town, to the River National Park. sheltered boat launching. but great prospects in nickel,cobalt, spodumene, east of Lake King. It has very good moorland, pegmatite silver and gold. heathland and scrubland flora especially in spring. Beaches Continuing east along Springdale Road past It is suitable for hiking. There are no camping Lake Shaster is access to the beautiful Approximately one-third of the Ravensthorpe facilities, phone 9838 1967. Hopetoun’s white beaches on the shores of the Munglinup Beach Shire is productive farmland sustaining an town follow on from the main street, providing with headlands, economy by primary production of wheat, oats, Gems & minerals easy access for bathing, boat launching, a reef, campsites barley, lupins, canola, field peas, beans, wool, windsurfing, reef fishing and beach activities. The Ravensthorpe area has an amazing variety and the Oldfield cattle, sheep (including prime lamb) and to a West Beach is only a few steps from the caravan River Estuary. lesser extent honey, goats, fish, aquaculture of mineralised rocks, either for the curious or park. To the east and west of Hopetoun, (yabbies) and wildflowers. the serious fossicker to explore. A display of 72 interspersed with rocky headlands, are 200km minerals found in the area can be seen at the of some of the most magnificent and accessible Ravensthorpe Range Ravensthorpe Visitors Centre plus a display of white sandy beaches in Australia. Spodumene, mined by Galaxy. Please check The rugged range stretches for about 45 km before fossicking to avoid trespassing. Gold, West of Hopetoun, Hamersley Drive and its many from north of the town in an easterly and copper, silver, magnesite and nickel have been good 2WD spur roads give easy road access to then southerly direction to Kundip. It has an exported from the area together with smaller 25km of pristine beaches. Within the national park, abundance of plants, wildflowers, scenic spots, amounts of other minerals. Minerals from large- Barrens, Mylies and West beaches are enclosed by and lookouts and, in parts, mining history. The scale nickel and cobalt mines at Bandalup Hill. rocky headlands. Cave Point makes a fine lookout circular rangetop drive is accessible by 4WD only. for whale watching during the season. Beware of abandoned mine shafts. Lookouts at Wildflowers & plant diversity Mt Desmond on Ethel Daw Drive and Archer Geologists frequently visit here because the Drive are accessible by 2WD, brochures available. The region is reputed to have more plants for rocks give important clues about events in the its size than any other similarly sized area in the time when Australia was joined to Antarctica; Railway heritage walk trail world, apart from remote tropical rainforests. what is now Casey Base was once close to what Many of them are endemic and, as yet, not all are The old Hopetoun - Ravensthorpe railway line is now Hopetoun. documented. There are flowers in evidence all (1909-1935) has well-defined and developed year round but spring is best. The 2WD coastal road ends with the beautiful sections for bushwalks ,the 54km walk trail is Hamersley Inlet and its fine beach, but 4WD in four main sections with multiple accesses Although reaching inland just more than 150 vehicles can go further along Telegraph Track to and exits. The wilderness experience offers a km from the coast, the area embraces many the jewel of a beach at Quoin Head, set between variety of wildflower-spotting opportunities different landforms. These range from ancient twin narrow headlands. Beyond that the coastal and scenery, through the Ravensthorpe Range mountain ranges to rocky hills, vast sand plains footpath to Point Charles and Point Ann is for with rest areas, picnic and toilet facilities and and rich red soils, providing a variation of rocks experienced bushwalkers information bays showing maps. and soil nutrients to promote such a wide variety equipped to camp of plants. overnight. Please contact the ranger for details. WILDERNESS WITHIN REACH 4

Precede phone numbers with 08 if calling from outside FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK Western Australia Emergency numbers and local services

Fitzgerald River National Park is one of the Hopetoun. The town’s annual fishing competition Emergency Contacts VISITOR CENTRE larger national parks in Western Australia. It has is held during the Easter weekend. & MUSEUM Police/Fire/Ambulance...... 000 330,000 hectares of unspoiled wilderness located Police Ravensthorpe...... 9838 1004 on one of the most magnificent stretches of Wildlife and walks 86 Morgans Street Police Hopetoun...... 9838 3724 Ravensthorpe WA Australian coast. It is one of the largest and most An abundance of birds of varying species, both Hospital Ravensthorpe...... 9838 2211 botanically significant national parks in Australia, rare and common and too many to mention, Telephone/Fax: Dr Surgery Hopetoun AM...... 9838 3515 with approximately 15 per cent of the State’s abound on the open sea, shorelines, on and (08) 9838 1277 Dr Surgery Ravensthorpe PM...... 9838 1600 described plant species. around the inlets, estuaries, swamps, river valleys, Email: State Emergency Service ...... 1300 1300 39...... 9838 1132 The park protects magnificent scenery and is one sand plains, mallee scrub, woodlands and open [email protected] Sea Search & Rescue ...... 9838 3207 sky. Primarily, their habitat is where they find food of the most flora-rich conservation areas in WA. PO Box 222 RAC & Tow Truck ...... 131 111...... 0428 381 146 So far, 1883 plant species have been identified, 75 and most places are easily accessible for bird Ravensthorpe Veterinary Hospital Esperance...... 9071 2259 of which are found nowhere else. More species of watching by 2WD. Migrating whales can be easily WA 6346 Veterinary Swans Services Esperance - all hours...... 9071 5777 animals live in this national park than in any other seen during June to October from many vantage Ravensthorpe Accommodation reserve in South Western Australia. They include points from along the coast. 22 mammal species, 41 reptile species and 12 Palace Motel/Hotel...... 9838 1005 Several footpaths are defined in the Fitzgerald Ravensthorpe Caravan Park & Chalets ...... 9838 1050 frogs. The park has more than 200 bird species, River National Park along the beaches, at Ravensthorpe Motel ...... 9838 1053 including rare species such as the ground parrot, Sepulcralis Hill, No Tree Hill and East Mt western whipbird and the western bristlebird. Barren. Bushwalks are available in unlimited Hopetoun Accommodation There are wallabies, kangaroos, brushtail and numbers according to the likes and abilities Hopetoun Motel & Chalet Village ...... 9838 3219 honey possums. of bushwalkers. The coastal footpath from Hopetoun Caravan Park & Chalets...... 9838 3096 Port Hotel ...... 9838 3053 Much of the rugged scenery of mountains, Hamersley Inlet to Point Charles is for Wavecrest Village/Park Homes & Caravans...... 9838 3888 river valleys and coastline with pristine beaches experienced bushwalkers equipped to camp West Beach B&B...... 9838 3182 is easily accessible by 2WD while 4WD tracks overnight. Please contact the ranger for details. The old Hopetoun - Ravensthorpe railway line has The Manor B&B ...... 9838 3328 are sign posted. The central wilderness area is Kiora Villa/Luxury Town House ...... 0427 426 222 developed sections for bushwalks. Everlasting accessible by foot only. Some roads are closed Hopetoun Houseboat Hire ...... 9838 3551 in wet weather. Check with the rangers: (08) 9838 memories of scenery, plants, wildflowers, wildlife, 3060 or (08) 9835 5043. Main entrances to the bushwalks and history will come easily to the Munglinup Accommodation park are by Hamersley Drive, near Hopetoun, most amateur of photographers because the Munglinup Beach Eco Park & Chalets ...... 9075 1155 and West River Road on the South Coast subjects are so beautiful and unpolluted. Transport Highway. Self drive Budget Vehicle Hire/Ravensthorpe Mechanical...... 9838 1146 The Fitzgerald River National Park is an Skywest Flights ...... 1300 660 088 Several local self-drive scenic routes, well internationally recognised Biosphere Reserve Transwa Coach Service Bookings ...... 1300 662 205 under UNESCO’s Biosphere programme (1978). documented with maps, distances and time taken Transwa Ticketing Agent - See Community Resource Centre The aim of this global programme is to discover are available at the Ravensthorpe Visitor Centre Transwa Bus Depot/BP Ravensthorpe ...... 9838 1024 and demonstrate how people and nature flourish and outlets in Hopetoun. There are many good Community Resource Centre & Internet together in a sustainable manner. Camping sites lookouts with splendid vistas and panoramas in within the Fitzgerald River National Park are the mountains, ranges and high points, which are Hopetoun ...... 9838 3062 marked on the map. easily accessible by 2WD. These include Beacon Ravensthorpe ...... 9838 1340 Hill, Mt Desmond, Archer Drive, and Hamersley Banking Fishing Drive at many points including East Mt Barren and Sepulcralis Hill. Post Office Ravensthorpe/Meridian Agencies...... 9838 1276 Scope for fishing on-and off-shore, as well as diving Post Office Hopetoun/General Store...... 9838 3052 on the reefs, is extensive, with many varieties of Westpac/Ravensthorpe Shire...... 9838 1001 fish such as shark, tuna, nannygai, queen snapper, Department Of Environment & Conservation herring, reef fish, plus snook (pike) and salmon in Ravensthorpe...... 9838 1967 season. Small boats fish for bream in the inlets. Ranger Hopetoun ...... 9838 3060 There are ramps and a boat launching jetty at Ranger Jacup ...... 9835 5043 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Visitor Information Centre Information andMuseum. Visitor Ravensthorpe Shire Office. Senior CitizensCentre. access. library andinternet Community Resource Centre (telecentre) with public water. Jubilee Parkhasaplayground, BBQ,toiletsand Fire &RescueStation. Community Centre. centres.leaflet availableatvisitorinformation Mining heritagesiteCattlinCreek isdescribedina MAP REFERENCES Ravensthorpe 1 2 11 10 9 bowls and the gunclubare nearby. hockey, cricket, tennis,basketballandnetball.Golf, Entertainment Centre andfacilitiesforfootball, The sportscomplexincludes Ravensthorpe kennels andacattery. Phone98381092. and isabaseforcameltreks. Italsoprovides dog appointment toseethecamelsandotheranimals, Eremia welcomesvisitorsby CamelFarm centres.available atvisitorinformation and passengerrailway(1909-1935).Brochures are Trail mineral closelyfollowsthelineofformer The Ravensthorpe-HopetounRailwayHeritage toilets andwater. Rangeview Parkhasanarboretum, electricBBQ, 0 Post office LPG Unleaded, premium, diesel National Parkroad accessnotice Disabled toilet Public toiletwithshowers Public toilet Medical centre informationbay Visitor informationcentresVisitor Line offormerrailway Selected footpathsandRailwayHeritageTrail Unsealed road Sealed road SCALE ( © RalphCooper2011 m ) 100 200 300 RV wastepoint Public watertap Boat launchingramp Golf course Picnic area withbarbecue Picnic area Camping Caravan park Church Bank, bankagencyorATM Resource centre&library withinternet Law court Police station Public telephone 5 6 Hopetoun

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1 The sports complex has football, cricket, hockey, bowls, tennis, basketball and netball. 2 Ambulance, Fire and Marine Rescue volunteer service stations. 3 This area includes Hopetoun Hall and the adjacent Rural Transaction Centre which includes the Medical Centre, Hopetoun Progress Association and the Community Resource Centre (telecentre) with public library, broadband internet and visitor information. 4 Mary Ann Haven includes the Police Station, Senior Citizens Centre, and Community Health and Aged 0 200 400 600 Care services. SCALE (m) 5 McCulloch Park has playground, bandstand, BBQ, shelters © Ralph Cooper 2011 and toilets. It was once a loading and warehouse area for the former railway and jetty. 6 The Hopetoun - Ravensthorpe Railway Heritage Trail Sealed road Public telephone closely follows sections of the line of the former mineral Unsealed road Police station and passenger railway (1909 -1935). Brochures obtainable Selected footpaths and Railway Heritage Trail Law court from visitor centres. Line of former railway Resource centre with internet & library 7 All beaches are good for swimming in crystal clear blue water. Usually the most sheltered water for children is just Visitor information centres Bank, bank agency or ATM west of the groyne. Two-Mile Beach is a sheltered corner Visitor information bay Church with sand and flat rocks. Medical centre Caravan park 8 Beach launching ramp for small boats. Public toilet Camping 9 The groyne has a jetty and a hard launching ramp SOUTHERN OCEAN Public toilet with showers Picnic area with catwalk. Disabled toilet Picnic area with barbecue 10 Captain Douglas lookout has a viewing platform with National Park road access notice Golf course picnic table. Fine views of Hopetoun and the western coast, good for sunsets. Unleaded, premium, diesel Boat launching ramp LPG Public water tap 11 Mary Ann Waters Estate in west Hopetoun is projected for further development. Post office RV waste point Sealed road Rural residential estate Picnic area Unsealed road Post office Wheat bin 7 4-WD track (selected) Bank or bank agency; ATM Golf course Footpath (selected) Telecentre with internet access & library Camel farm Lake Grace Shire Route of old railway Caravan park (outside townsites) Working mine Shire boundary Campsite with toilet and picnic area Old poppet head 120° E (WA time meridian) Boat ramp Visitor information centre Small boat anchorage Fitzgerald River National Park Visitor information bay Airport with sealed runway Road condition and access sign Police station Airstrip (authorised landing area) Information & fee collection Unleaded, premium, diesel Wind power generator Ranger’s cottage LPG Autogas Mountain summit Central wilderness for walkers only Townsite or community centre Roadside lookout, with parking (see note in box at bottom left)

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1 MOUNT MADDEN Drive to the base of the granite 11 KUNDIP & TRILOGY MINES (Phillips River Mining) 18 NO TREE HILL The most easterly summit of the rock and walk 20 min to the summit. Good views, picnic Under development for gold, silver, copper and kaolin. Barrens ranges, is reached by a 3 km footpath, leading spot, historic plaque. through wild flowers and weeping gums from a high car 12 FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL MINE The local laterite park on John Forrest Road. The summit gives views in 2 MOUNT SHORT The highest point of the Ravensthorpe surface rock on Bandalup Hill has accumulated large nickel all directions, with the Eyre Range spectacular across the Range. Summit reached by 1 km walk up rough path from and cobalt deposits from the underlying ancient rocks. Phillips River valley. the gravel pit on Mt Short Road. Good flora. Good views The large mining area has an ore extraction plant with a to the east and north from the path. seawater pipeline and private access roads. It has now been 19 PHILLIPS RIVER ESTUARY Stretches 7 km from redeveloped by Canadian firm First Quantum Minerals. Culham Inlet to the loop of Pichi Richi, winding through 3 ARCHER DRIVE LOOKOUT Follow the signs out fine coloured cliffs. There are paths and 4WD access at of Ravensthorpe towards Lake King. Turn right onto 13 NO. 1 RABBIT PROOF FENCE Runs from Starvation Echo Pool and Pichi Richi. Boats are launched from the Old Newdegate Road and follow to Archer Drive. The Bay to Eighty Mile Beach in the north west of WA. gravelled Phillips River Road, which also has a lookout lookout is a car park high on the fine wooded ridge of over the river and rocks for a fishing. the Ravensthorpe Range, with sweeping views from NW 14 FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK A 330,000 ha to SE. Many rare plants. Mineral-rich greenstone rock. wilderness with long views of coastal and mountain scenery 20 CULHAM INLET A broad open lagoon which broke out Beware of old mineshafts. and a wealth of wildflowers. The mountains shown are all through its sandbar in the great floods of 1993 and 2000, capped with resistant quartzite making rugged summits. but is now bridged by Hamersley Drive with a permanent 4 JOHN DUNN’S GRAVE John Dunn (1848-1880), the The central high Thumb Peak / Mid Mount Barren group road embankment. When not too dry and salty it has first white settler in the area in 1868, was speared to death is closed to walkers and all tracks shown as footpaths are good bream fishing and abundant water birds. by natives. Near a permanent fresh water spring in the closed to vehicles. Hamersley River runs in a fine remote Phillips River. 4WD advised in wet weather. valley with pale spongolite cliffs in the centre section. 21 BEACON HILL LOOKOUT Also called Table Hill, with Quoin Head and its beach is a beautiful spot with rough beacon for guiding boats through the reefs into Mary Ann 5 WA TIME MERIDIAN (120° E) is marked in this roadside 4-WD access. The long distance footpaths shown are not Haven. It has a short gravel road to the summit with views DISCLAIMER rest area with a plaque on a blue granite boulder. It crosses well marked or mapped and advice should be sought of Hopetoun and the coastline and mountains. To the the coast at the East Mylies Beach car park. While all reasonable efforts from a ranger (see note in box at bottom left on map). west are two wind power generators. have been made to ensure 6 GALAXY LITHIUM MINE Spodumene is concentrated General park regulations are posted at the two entrances that the information in this 22 DUNN’S LAKE AND COTTAGE The lake, for some publication is correct, matters on site and exported to Shanghai where a Galaxy factory on Hamersley Drive. Park entry fees are collected here and fees are charged for camping. reason sign posted ‘Dunn’s Swamp’, is a tranquil spot covered by this publication are produces ultra-pure lithium carbonate for high grade for a picnic. The ruined cottage, near its west bank at subject to change. Fitzgerald batteries. Mica and tantalum are mining by-products. 15 HAMERSLEY DRIVE Spectacular for coastal and the northern end of the Hopetoun railway heritage trail, Coast Tourism Association and Ravensthorpe Hopetoun 7 SMELTER RUINS Shady roadside rest area below a mountain views and wildflowers. Surface sealing of was built by the pioneer Dunn Brothers and is the oldest Area Promotions does not spoil heap with the remains of No.2 Government Smelter the southern roads between the Park boundary and house in the Hopetoun district. assume and hereby disclaims Hamersley Inlet is not expected to be completed until any express or implied liability and a branch line from the railway. Copper, gold and silver 23 SOUTHERN OCEAN ROAD Runs close to the shore, whatsoever to any party for were smelted here 1906-1918. 2013 and meanwhile there will be scheduled closures; ring 13 11 38 or 9838 3060 for updated information. The four with several 2WD and 4WD access points for the long any loss or damage caused by beaches, and some lookouts giving long coastal views. errors or omissions, whether 8 HOPETOUN-RAVENSTHORPE RAILWAY lookouts shown (all with car parking) are, from SE to NW: these errors or omissions result The Jerdacuttup Lakes have water birds and bream when HERITAGE TRAILS Four sections of this former mineral from negligence, accident or on the high East Mount Barren terrace above the sea and and passenger railway (1909-1935) have been converted • not too saline. Mason Bay and Starvation Boat Harbour any other cause. overlooking Culham Inlet to informative bush walk trails, shown in red. The three have campsites and good views from the headlands. • just west of East Barren, overlooking the sweep of Mylies northern sections are linked. Detailed descriptions and trail 24 MUNGLINUP BEACH AND OLDFIELD RIVER Beach to Cave Point and the central mountains Guide originally compiled by maps are in the nearby information bays and in brochures ESTUARY Munglinup Beach Road has good viewpoints available at local visitor information centres. Only traces • Sepulcralis Hill, with unique weeping gums and fine Ann Williams for Ravensthorpe of the winding inlet, which is scenic and deep, with small Hopetoun Area Promotions. of the railway remain, including station foundations in mountain views east and west boat access for bream fishing. It is also good for canoeing Hopetoun and Ravensthorpe and a few sleepers and small • near the information bay to the NW, with long views south Updated in 2011 on behalf and has a footpath along the east shore. of Fitzgerald Coast Tourism bridges. Its southern terminal was a long wooden jetty, to the coast Association. now removed, just west of Hopetoun groyne. 16 HAMERSLEY INLET A lovely narrow fiord with bream The map and plans compiled 9 MOUNT DESMOND The southern summit of the and mullet when not too salty. Small boat launching and and computer-drawn by Ravensthorpe Range. The ridges are formed from two campsites are on the east shore, one with BBQ and Ralph Cooper. varied near-vertical mineral-rich beds, collectively called small boat launching. A path from here to Hamersley greenstone. Ethel Daw Drive (off Elverdton Road) leads to Beach is planned. CAMPSITES All the campsites shown by the brown the summit car park with a 360-degree viewing platform. symbol have toilets and barbecues with picnic tables, Beware of old open mine shafts in the area, many 17 EAST MOUNT BARREN A spectacular rugged except that the southern of the two Hamersley Inlet obscured under bush. mountain with a rocky but well-marked footpath up the sites has no barbecue. The sites in Hopetoun and west ridge, through white quartzite rocks and rare plants. Ravensthorpe towns and at Munglinup Beach have fresh 10 KUNDIP & DESMOND Once flourishing gold and Exciting rocky summit with tremendous views of the water. The Quoin Head site is currently closed for repair copper mining towns. Some traces remain. National Park and coastline. after the 2006 fire. Camping fees are charged at all sites.