Mahogany Creek

Mahogany Creek is a suburb in the shire of Mundaring, Western Australia. Its name is derived from the historic Mahogany Creek Inn, constructed in about 1880, and situated on what was the York Road, now known as the Great Eastern Highway. The inn is heritage listed. Mahogany Creek is also the location of the steepest section of the Great Eastern Highway after Greenmount Hill.

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