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ONannupPIBELMAN Country
n day one of the road trip looking at the part of the new 65km Wiilman Bilya walk trail. features Three Chillies Design had built at 65km seems like a lot of walking to me, but Rod’s the Goat Farm we were in awe of the size enthusiasm for the trail is contagious, and as he
quite a unique one, with elements coming under the jurisdiction of three governing bodies; DBCA control the land, the Forest Product Commission manage the trees, and the Shire of Nannup are responsible for the trails. Nannup has always had the potential to be a great riding destination, but there haven’t always been a lot of people riding here. Now investment in the Nannup Trail Town Project aims to transform the area into a destination renowned for its trails. Starting with $700 000 in 2019 to create over 35km of trail in the park, broader plans will see an expansion
of the trail network and a freestyle jump park, amongst other things.
We hit the trails to get a taste of what the park is about. First up we ride Easy Tiger, which,
and scale of construction. When we comment on this, the resounding response from the trail builders was, “This isn’t that big. You should see Nannup.”
With that bouncing around in the back of my mind, we pack up, check out of the Black Diamond Lodge, and head out of Collie on our way to Nannup. We grab a quick meal at Wagon 537 as we drive out of town, which was well worth it. My muesli, berries and yoghurt hit the spot, and the coffee was superb.
Following Rod, we detour out to see the new suspension bridge that has been constructed as
shows us a new style of stair tread DBCA are now using, I start to think of packs, Trangia stoves and the like, before coming to my senses. I remember that buying multi-day hike equipment is like walking into a bike shop and passing the credit card to the sales assistant and saying, “What do
I need?”
ONWARDS TO NANNUP
We meet at the Tank 7 Trailhead. Pete, Dave, Mitch, Heath and Craig from Three Chillies Design are there to ride with us. The project here is
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