Kin Kin retreat

Armadale to Pemberton via Nannup, 11 day tour, cumulative distance 712 km

Charles A. Pierce

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Daily Locations for this Tour:

Bridgetown to Kin Kin Retreat, Day 5, Friday 25 October 1991. I left Bridgetown at 8.15. The weather was still cool and sunny with a similar moderate headwind, but it was turning more easterly.

The road between Bridgetown and Manjimup is comparatively flat. I rested at Donnelly’s Well (22184) and at 22198 (Cosy Creek Road).

I cut 5km off the journey to Kin Kin Retreat by bypassing Manjimup and taking back roads, including 7-8km of gravel, through Palgarup, Balbarrup and Dingup. I joined the Muirs Highway 8km SE of Manjimup, some 18km by Road from Kin Kin. The road was hilly and the south-easterly wind resisted me.

I rested again at Smeathers Road, 22212. I reached Wheatley Coast Road and began a steep descent which lasted most of the 4km to the Kin Kin Retreat turnoff.  … Read more

Kin Kin Retreat to Pemberton, day 6, Saturday 26 October 1991. Left Kin Kin at 7.55. Another fine cool day, with an easterly wind. I rode the 4km of gravel back to Wheatley Coast Road, then turned left, south, towards Quinninup. True to the map, there were about 7km of gravel before the sealed surface began about 1km north of Quinninup.

The road climbed towards Quinninup, then descended to the South Western Highway after that small town. At South Western Highway junction, 22240, I had a break, then turned north for 2-3km before turning onto another gravel road, Grays Road, to take a short cut to Pemberton. This cut many km off the journey and I wasn’t worried, when planning the day, by the prospect of a bit of gravel.  ... Read more