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Cave Hill

Higginsville

665km

  The tracks in and around the Cave Hill and Burra Rock nature reserves can be impassable in winter. Certain areas maybe closed during the winter months. You should contact the local DEC office regarding access during this time of the year.

StreetSmart ® Travellers Atlas 9th Edition

Map 83

Grid Ref     B / 2



  The road that takes you from Higginsville to Cave Hill is a good gravel road with a few minor washouts. There are a few points of interest along here namely, Sunday Soak and a variety of old mining camps. Please be aware that the area is littered with old mine shafts and is classified as a mine shaft risk area. They are easy to spot so be aware that the areas around them can be unstable.

  As the crow flies it is about 50km from Higginsville to the juntion at CH11. The ruins at CH08 lie near a large rocky outcrop. The ruins are an excellent representation of what it is like back then, as you can wander around the area to view the artifacts lieing on the ground.

  The granite outcrop at CH08 like others in the area abounds with small lizards. The old mineshaft at CH09 can be seen from the road. It lies just before a creek bed which is defined by the dense vegetation on either side of the track.

CH02 -31.74591700 lon=121.70715500 Ruins

CH02 Ruins

CH05 -31.74453900 lon=121.56906100 Possibly Sunday Soak

CH05 Sunday Soak?

CH06 -31.75388500 lon=121.51867200 Typical track

Typical track in the dry

CH08 -31.74722400

CH08 Ruins

CH08 -31.74722400

CH08 The locals

CH09 -31.74865900 lon=121.43478900 Old mineshaft

CH09 Old mineshaft

  After the old mineshaft you will follow the road till you come to the junction at CH11. The information bay (CH12) and camping area's (CH13) are to your right and continuing straight will take you to the aptly named Cave. There is a short walk from the parking area to the cave itself. The rock faces have similar charactistics to Wave Rock, though no where near the size. There is a walking platform provided as the area is unstable and is classified as a "Cave Risk Area".

  The camping area (CH13) lies near the dam that was a major water distrubution point in the gold rush days. Walking to the dam area you can see how the natural stone walls were used to divert the water to a low point in the rock and create the dam. At the CH16 juntion further north turning to your left(west) you will come across another granite outcrop also. The road to Burra Rock changes to a track now and water affected tracks are more common (CH15)

CH14 -31.66131835 lon=121.22421912 Cave Hill

CH14 Cave Hill

CH13 lat=-31.66576451 lon=121.23368277 Camping

CH13 Camping area and Cave Hill dam

CH15 lat=-31.66908300 lon=121.23891200 Typical track

CH15 Typical water affeted track

  Travelling north of Cave Hill you are actually following the old railway line to Burra Rock. The track passes over some low country and you can see how the foundations were built up to form a causeway over these areas(CH18). The track over these areas is also a tight single lane in places so I don't know what you do with regards to an approaching vehicle. Washouts are common and the track will be closed during winter or times of inclement weather.

  Burra Rock announces itself at a T-junction, where you will turn right. Upon arriving at Burra Rock (CH21) you will find remanants of old vechicles etc and another dam. The road north of here takes you to Coolgardie. You can get to Victoria Rock rd if you track back south to the T-junction where you turned right and turn right again and head east, this is Cave Hill Road. Cave Hill Road is an excellent gravel rd and you will turn right(south)at CH26. At CH22 you can turn right again (west) and follow this track to Victoria Rock rd (CH25) where it is only a short trek north to the beginning of the Holland Track.

CH18 lat=-31.59012000 lon=121.31385200 Typical view of causeway

CH18 Typical view of causeway

CH19 lat=-31.57512700 lon=121.30714800 Old stage coach

CH19 Old stage coach

CH23 lat=-31.61686700 lon=121.02350900 Typical track

CH23 Typical track




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