Chidlow

Chidlow is a small community in the Shire of Mundaring approximately 45 kilometres east of Perth, Western Australia. Lake Leschenaultia in Chidlow is popular with both locals and visitors and provides safe swimming, canoe hire, walking trails and camping.

Midland to Wooroloo, Day 1, Tuesday 24 October 1989. Left Midland Railway Station at 11.20 am, up Great Eastern Highway with a good tailwind. My contour map showed that the steep part of Greenmount Hill would finish about 8km from Midland. I got to 6.5km without changing to bottom gear, then had to leave the road because of two overwidth trucks, and their escorts, crawling up behind. After that I completed the climb in bottom gear with no trouble.

Stopped at Mahogany Creek and again just after Chidlow. Reached El Caballo at Wooroloo at 2 pm. Had rest and swim. I was the only guest staying there. At dinner, waiter Danny Bailey expressed interest in reading a copy of my biketrip report.  ... Read more