Kattamordo Heritage Trail

Kattamordo Heritage Trail is a walk track in the Shire of Mundaring and the City of Kalamunda in the Darling Range.[1]

Kattamordo Heritage Trail
Southern end of the trail near the Bickley Pumpback Dam
Length27 km (17 mi)
LocationShire of Mundaring and the City of Kalamunda
Completed1988
DesignationWalk Trail
Trailheads
  • Mundaring (northern terminus),
  • Bickley Reservoir (southern terminus)
UseWalking
DifficultyClass 3
SeasonAll year, but spring is best
WaymarkEquilateral Triangle
Hazards
  • Summer heat,
  • Fire danger
Right of wayPedestrian
Maintained by
  • Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Government of Western Australia
  • Friends of Kattamorda Heritage Trail
Websitewww.kattamorda.org
Trail map
Map
The Kattamordo Heritage Trail, shown in red, is a walk trail between Mundaring Weir Road and Bickley Reservoir. Also shown, in yellow, is the Kep Track.

Route

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It goes for 27 km (17 mi),[2] and includes traversals along formations of former forestry tramways:

  • 1908 – Mundaring weir horse tramway[note 1][3]
  • 1872 – Munday Brook horse tramway

It also passes close to Mount Gunjin and Mundaring Weir Road, and through Kalamunda.

It has end points in Mundaring and at Bickley Brook Reservoir.[1][4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Otherwise known as the wooden-railed tramway built in 1908 to cart timber from Port, Honey & Cos sawmill at The Dell to the Mundaring Weir Railway line at Mundaring Weir.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kattamordo Heritage Trail" (PDF). Pandora, Web Archiving, National Library of Australia. East Perth, Western Australia: Heritage Council of Western Australia. June 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Kattamordo Heritage Trail". Shire of Mundaring. 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. ^ Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). The Mundaring Weir railway. Bound with Port Honey & Companys̀ timber tramway by E.W. Woodland, other authors: Australian Railway Historical Society, Western Australian Division. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society, Western Australian Division. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Bickley Brook Cottage". Bickley Brook Cottage. 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.