Bibbulmun Track guidebook day 44 from Mandalay Beach to Mount Clare and Walpole.

Day 44 Mandalay Beach to Mount Clare and Walpole.

Time (excluding rests)

Distance

28.5 kilometres

Only an idiot like me would attempt this stretch in one day. Very strenuous walk through sand dunes leaving Mandalay Beach and undulating to the Long Point Campsite. (6.5 kilometres) From there to Mount Clare transition from coastal dunes - tall karri forest - tingle trees at Mount Clare. Climb up to Mount Clare was in a word "Torture". Last 10 kilometres into Walpole, however, is most pleasant.

Blackboys as high as goalposts between Northcliffe and Walpole

Great 5 star accommodation these toilets. Couldn't sleep however so wrote an left and entertaining postcard in the toilet along with some flowers.

Moving on through testing coastal sand dunes I arrive at the Long Point Hut for morning tea. Took the 1 kilometre spur trail to little cove, which has awesome views of Southern Ocean Swell. Left at 10:30 am for Mount Clare, perched on top of the "mother of all hills", in Red Tingle Forest. Eating the last of my porridge (yuck), I leave at 2:30 pm for the luxuries of Walpole. Lovely 10 kilometre walk into a small town arriving at 4:45 pm. After some shopping an eating, I head off to the backpackers. Sandy had left a message for me that Hermon and Anneke were at the YHA having had to pull out of the walk. Sad for them, sad for me. So close and yet so far for the Dutch Duo.

Long Point Campsite

© Michael Bradley 2004

Comment by: Tyson Hedland     Hunk_693@hotmail.com
Date of trek: 16/3/05 - 24/3/05
Date of comment: 24 March 2005

i am from swan veiw senior high school wip program our campsites included, Walpole to
frankland river, giants,rame head,peaceful bay we were oringlly going to denmark but unfortuantly it was closed to a bush fire in the quarram reserve on tursday so we bused it to mandalay beach and walked from mandalay beach to walpole our campsites were long point mt clare and walpole backpackers lodge thanks to tracey and matt for there hospitallity thanks

Comment by: Michael Bradley
Date of trek: 2/may/05
Date of comment: 2 May 2005

Hope you had a great time on the "Bibby" Tyson. I went to swan View Highschool also but it was a longgggg time ago (79-81).......cheers

Comment by: Michael Bradley     copper_top66@yahoo.com
Date of trek: 3/May/2005
Date of comment: 4 May 2005

Sounds like allot of fun Tyson! They never did such fun things when I was at Swan View High School (1979-81).

Thanks for your comments.....happy hiking!!! :)

Comment by: Tyson
Date of trek: NA
Date of comment: 12 September 2005

I hated it lol

	Comment by: Tyson Hedland Hunk_693@hotmail.com Date of trek: 16/3/05 - 24/3/05 Date of comment: 24 March 2005
	i am from swan veiw senior high school wip program our campsites included, Walpole to frankland river, giants,rame head,peaceful bay we were oringlly going to denmark but unfortuantly it was closed to a bush fire in the quarram reserve on tursday so we bused it to mandalay beach and walked from mandalay beach to walpole our campsites were long point mt clare and walpole backpackers lodge thanks to tracey and matt for there hospitallity thanks

	Comment by: Michael Bradley Date of trek: 2/may/05 Date of comment: 2 May 2005
	Hope you had a great time on the "Bibby" Tyson. I went to swan View Highschool also but it was a longgggg time ago (79-81).......cheers

	Comment by: Michael Bradley copper_top66@yahoo.com Date of trek: 3/May/2005 Date of comment: 4 May 2005
	Sounds like allot of fun Tyson! They never did such fun things when I was at Swan View High School (1979-81). Thanks for your comments.....happy hiking!!! :)

	Comment by: Tyson Date of trek: NA Date of comment: 12 September 2005
	I hated it lol