Pemberton

Distance from Perth: 323km (3 hours 35 minutes) Known for: Forests. Hiking. Produce. Pemberton in our Southern Forests and Valleys is the perfect place to stretch your legs and get back to nature. Hit the mountain bike trails including the 1000km-long Munda Biddi, or hike a section of the 1000km-long Bibbulmum Track, or test your […]

Walpole

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Delve into the Walpole Wilderness

Denmark

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Immerse yourself in the beauty of Denmark

Albany

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Albany is full of history and charm, wild rugged ocean and much more

Porongurup

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Start exploring this inland playground

Hopetoun

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Distance from Perth: 558km (6 hours 4 minutes) Known for: Beaches. National parks. Coastal scenery. Hopetoun is a small seaside town in Australia’s Golden Outback and the gateway to the Fitzgerald River National Park. Hopetoun is a great coastal town to overnight, allowing you to rise early to explore the unique wildflowers and fauna of Fitzgerald […]

Esperance

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Distance from Perth: 697km (7 hours 26 minutes) Known for: Best beaches in the world. Kangaroos on the beach. National parks. Esperance is home to some of the whitest beaches in the world. Here you can explore the numerous lagoons and beaches along the breathtaking 40km loop of the Great Ocean Drive, sip on refreshments at […]

Hyden

An aerial image of an impressive rock formation that resembles an ocean wave with a tiny person in the foreground shows enormous scale of impressive natural landmarks on this perth to esperance road trip

Distance from Perth: 331km (3 hours 46 minutes) Known for: Wave Rock. Wildflowers. Hyden is the final stop on The South West Edge 12 Day Route before heading back to Perth. If you’re heading back to Perth via Hyden, you won’t want to miss the infamous Wave Rock.

Kalgoorlie

An image of a young woman at a lookout fence towards a huge open cut mine to show history and culture on The South West Edge road trip

Distance from Perth: 593km ( 6 hours 33 minutes) Known for: Gold. Super Pit. History. Immerse yourself in living gold history, quirky outback pubs and be stunned by the scale of the Superpit gold mine. Kalgoorlie-Boulder, or Kalgoorlie as it is more commonly known, is the hub of the Western Australian Goldfields and the largest city in […]

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