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Perth to Adelaide

Day 9 - Albany - A day of rest

Useful Resources
Cycling Nullarbor brochure
My observations re roadhouses
Useful info about the area across the Nullarbor
Lucky Bay ferry
This morning I enjoyed a bit of a sleep in. Then decided after breakfast to have a walk up Mount Clareance. Which is meant to give great views of the surrounding area.

The walk to the summit is about 5kms from the hostel. Today is lovely and sunny. When I got to the turnoff for the summit I noticed the road was closed. They had closed the road for a billy cart race down the hill. They said it was okay to walk up still.

As I was walking up I noticed an avenue of trees. These have been planted for fallen soldiers from past wars. There is a war memorial at the top. Mt Clareance was the last point of mainland Australian soldiers saw when they went to fight at Gallipoli.

Avenue of trees planted for fallen soldiers as I walked up Mt Clareance

When I got to the summit I was the only person there. The summit looks across the bay and town. You get a really good view from up here. I enjoyed the views and then began my walk back to town.

View from the top of the hill

On the way back through town I went past Dog Rock. Albany has these massive boulders/granite hills all around. The town has grown around these and in some instances incorporated it into their properties. It is partly what gives Albany its character.

There are a lot of big boulders around Albany.  This one seems to look like a dog!

Before lunch I had a walk around the waterfront. It was a very pleasant stroll just relaxing and enjoying the sun. I then went to find somewhere to eat, as it was almost lunchtime.

For the rest of the afternoon I was just doing more relaxing and planning my next few days of riding. Tomorrow I'll be riding up the Stirling Ranges. Which is about 90kms away. If the weather is still good I'm hoping to climb up Bluff Knoll. Which is the highest peak in the south of WA (approx just over 1000m).
< Day 8 - Denmark to Albany
Day 10 - Albany to Stirling Range National Park >
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  • Home
  • Tours around Oz
    • Adelaide to Melbourne
    • Back to Lithgow
    • Bairnsdale to Canberra
    • Cairns to Darwin
    • Melbourne to Sydney
    • Mittagong to Dungog
    • Mount Victoria and around to Sydney
    • Perth to Adelaide
    • Port Augusta to Uluru
    • Tasmania
  • Rides around Sydney
    • Akuna Bay, West Head & Manly
    • A ride through Royal National Park
    • Southern Highlands to Kiama
  • Japan 2017
  • The equipment
    • The bikes
    • The luggage
    • The kitchen
    • The tent & sleeping bits
    • Location shots
  • Resources & Contact