Wooroloo

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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Daily Locations for this Tour:

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

Wooroloo to Beverley. Day 2, Wednesday 25 October 1989. Left El Caballo Blanco at 7:45 am., clear cool morning, light southerly wind that would freshen and turn south-westerly later. The AM section of my radio suddenly ceased working. Thought it was poor reception. Turned down Wariin Road, steep climb up gravel. Surface OK. I decided to divide the trip into 4 18km legs and take 3 rest-stops at about 18-km. intervals.

Reached Great Southern Highway, turned onto it for a short way then turned again left onto gravel, at West Talbot Road, which would take me all the way to Beverley. The road went through State Forest. I was impressed by the abundance and variety of wildflowers. Took the first break after 18km, second after 39, third after 56, at the point where the sealed road began.  ... Read more

Wooroloo is a town on the outer fringe of the Perth metropolitan area, located off Great Eastern Highway in the eastern part of the Shire of Mundaring. Wooroloois home to El Caballo Resort, with a convention centre and 18-hole golf course, as well as horse dressage displays.