Quindanning

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

Other Days on this Tour:

Daily Locations for this Tour:

Narrogin to Quindanning, Day 6, Sunday 29 October 1989. I left Narrogin at 8:25. South-westerly headwind. Got to the top of a rise and a sign pointed sharp left saying ‘Alternative route to Williams and Perth’. This was in fact the short way but it didn’t look like it and I had no detailed map.

A boy pointed up the hill and said that was the usual way to Williams, so I took it. It added 4km to my journey and included 14km of gravel. This is the sort of mistake to avoid when there is a longer distance to travel under worse conditions, but at the end of this day it didn’t matter and there were three advantages; very little traffic; I saw a fox trot across the road in front of me and vanish into the wheat; and I reached Williams (17356) just when the rain began and so was able to find shelter.  ... Read more

Quindanning to Dwellingup, Day 7, Monday 30 October 1989. Very cold morning. Left Quindanning at 7:55.

Stopped at 17406, passed through Marradong (17416). Steep descent in, steep climb out. Nothing much there any more – no shop.

Stopped again at 17422. Saw two different coloured varieties of a wildflower I had seen at New Norcia in September. There was plenty of hill-climbing to be done all day. Got into the jarrah forest and saw plenty of blue leschenaultia wildflowers. Third stop at 17436, fourth stop at 17450. The wind was no factor on this day.

Arrived at Dwellingup 12:55. Pleasant hotel, bit expensive at $25 without meals or private plumbing. Looked around the town, did some shopping for breakfast and drinks for the next day.  ... Read more

Quindanning is a small town located halfway between Boddington and Williams along the Pinjarra-Williams Road. Currently, the town has a hotel/tavern, church, community hall and a racecourse – the latter used annually for the Quindanning Picnic Race Day, held on Easter Saturday.