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Beverley is a town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 133 kilometres (83 mi) south-east of the state capital, Perth, between York and Brookton on the Great Southern Highway. The town is also located on the Great Southern railway line.
Mandurah to Wandering Tour 2011, nine days, cumulative distance: 357km.
I had planned to ride from Mandurah to Dwellingup on the first day, Monday 24th October, then to Boddington on the second and Wandering on the third.
On the Friday before starting the ride, I tried to book the first 3 nights’ accommodation. Dwellingup was all right for the Monday, but Boddington was fully booked for the Tuesday. So after fruitlessly searching Google and other sources for accommodation near Boddington, I decided to try to do the nearly 90 km from Dwellingup to Boddington in one day on the Tuesday.
The Wandering tavern does not supply accommodation, so I tried to book the Millfarm Bed and Breakfast. They were fully booked but were able to give me the number for the Wandering Brook Estate. ... Read more
Pingelly to Beverley day 6, Saturday 29 October 2011.
I left Pingelly at 9:14 on a cool sunny morning with moderate E ? SE winds. The wind was perfect and the road was wide and its surface was smooth, and there wasn’t much traffic and no steep hills, just gentle undulations. This was one of the best runs of the ride.
I got to Brookton, 384, non-stop in about an hour. I stopped in the main shopping street and had a rest and a drink. The place was bigger than I remembered, probably because I had only stopped on the eastern side of the railway line before. I had to head into the wind up Brookton Highway for a couple of km then turn back NW into the continuation of the Great Southern Highway towards Beverley. ... Read more
Beverley to York day 7, Sunday 30 October 2011.
I left Beverley at 9:50 on a cool sunny morning with moderate E ? SE winds. I decided to take the scenic route, the Top Beverley Road, instead of sticking to the main Great Southern Highway. I had done this road before but didn’t remember the big hills that confront one heading north. Maybe this is because I am older and my current bike hasn’t the really easy gear that I had on the bike that I would have used before.
I had to walk up much of the first hill, then there was steep downhill rush, then another stiff climb with some walking. I didn’t really mind because there were good views from the top of these hills and I hadn’t far to go this day. ... Read more
York to Pingelly, day 3, Tuesday 12 October 1999. The morning was cool and cloudy with a light N drift. I left the motel at 735, 167, and cycled east until I reached the start of the Top Beverley road, seeking to save a couple of km and avoid heavy traffic.
I rested at 190. The wind was very light, from the NW. I rode on through Beverley, 198, without stopping, and rested again at 213, by which time the wind had gone around to the SW, right against me, but it was still gentle. I reached Brookton at 11 am, 232. I had a long rest and drink here. I felt good and the bike was perfect, and the word ‘doddle’ occurred to me as I faced the last 20 km into Pingelly, which I reached at 253, 12:20. ... Read more
Perth to Wave Rock, 11 day tour 1995, 554 km cumulative distance
The aim of this trip was to reach Wave Rock at Hyden, starting by catching the train to Merredin and returning as far as Midland or Armadale to catch the train the rest of the way back to Cottesloe. Midland was decided upon as the trip progressed.
Charles A. Pierce
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Quairading to Beverley, day 9, Friday 3 November 1995.
The Miracles of Beverley
I enjoyed the do-it-yourself breakfast in the hotel and left Quairading at 8:00. The morning was cool and sunny with light SE winds. This day should have been a ‘doddle’ but I found it unexpectedly hard and slow, as though I still had headwinds or was going forever uphill.
I was now in range of the ABC-FM transmitter which is located nearby, and at one stage was delighted with Handel’s ‘Zadoc the Priest’ in full stereo. It was a week since I had had a musical ‘fix’ so I had a strong emotional reaction to this music, which is one of my favourites. The chords and harmonies, the shifts from major to minor and the final climax are always very moving. ... Read more
Beverley to Mundaring, day 10, Saturday 4 November 1995. In 1989 (see 1989 ride story) I went from Midland to Wooroloo on Day 1, then from Woorooloo to Beverley on Day 2, going by the gravel West Talbot Road through the State forest, connecting with the Talbot and Waterhatch Roads. This was supposed to be a short cut, shorter than going via York and making the whole ride (after Day 2) easier than if I had stopped at York on Day 2.
I wanted today to do this short cut in reverse, to see how much shorter it really was. On reaching the Great Southern Highway, however, I was going to head west for Mundaring.
I had another self serve breakfast, all the cereal, toast and jam you can eat, with the truckies, and heard a dirty truckie joke. ... Read more
Brookton to York, day 8, Wednesday 27 October 1993. I had a good night’s sleep in Brookton without any pills. Rain started to fall at about 10 pm and kept on through the night. The morning was clear, but very cold and windy with a promise of more fierce squalls to come drifting across from the west. The wind had enough south in it to be helpful, and after leaving the Brookton Hotel at 7:58 I made good time in the first hour of a beautiful sparkling sunny morning with the countryside looking fresh.
I stopped for my first rest after doing 21km in the first hour, at 27779. Two strong dark storms approached from the west as I rode on but there was a clear gap between them, and I thought that with their direction of travel and my northward progress, the gap would pass over me. ... Read more
Midland to Yealering, 8 day Wheatbelt Tour 1989. Cumulative distance: 512km.
The purpose of this ride was to reach Yealering and come back to Perth by a different route. The original plan of stops was Sawyers Valley – York – Brookton – Yealering, but I found that Sawyers Valley offered no accomodation, so I booked at El Caballo Blanco in Wooroloo instead. This raised the possibility of bypassing York and cutting through back roads to Beverley on Day 2. This would make days 3 and 4 easier.
Charles A. Pierce
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