Travelling the Woodinup and Coujinup Tracks

Day 4 Overshot Hill to Coujinup Track Camp

Tuesday, 24th November 2015

It was overcast in the morning and breaking camp was slow so we could allow the tent to dry a little before packing it away. Being close to Ravensthorpe we had internet access but only if we put the dongal in a tree. This rest area is part of the Overshot Hill Nature Reserve and has some tables and chairs and a couple of pit BBQs. It goes back quite deep and makes a lovely spot to camp for the night.

: The bush at Overshot Hill near Ravensthrope

: Got phone reception at Overshot Hill near Ravensthorpe

We took the old Newdegate Road, which turns into Floater Road before taking you into Ravensthorpe. Along the way in we passed a couple of mines on the outskirts of town. If you’re ever in Ravensthorpe you’ve got to check out the IGA there. It’s a great shop that sells everything from food to camping gear and hardware, they even had a brand of recovery boards similar to max trax.
Heading east out of Ravensthorpe they were completing a huge roundabout which feeds onto the new Heavy Haulage bypass road. Once on the South West Hwy we turned onto Carlingup and then left onto Woodinup Track ( not to be confused with Woodenup Road ). The Woodinup Track is only about 10kms long and was an easy run. At the end we turned on Nindilbilup Road and just after passing through the Rabbit Poof Fence we met up with Dunns Track and headed for our little camp spot. Along the way we saw some wildflowers

: A wildflower and bug near the vermin proof fence. Coujinup Track

: A red wildflower on the Coujinup Track

The landscape along Dunn’s Track is pretty flat in parts and there is rarely a shrub taller than 2mts while in other places it was overgrown. We’re traveling Dunn’s Track from the opposite direction to our last trip and we take the opportunity to get a photo of the car under the tree arch.

: We passed over some the same ground. Coujinup Track

: The track ahead. Coujinup Track

: The track got overgrown in Places Coujinup Track

We set up camp, had a cuppa and then went exploring. We saw some Ground Shield Bugs, very colorful little guys. They are a type of Jewel Bug and native to Australia. Even though this is the first time we’ve seen them they are quite common. Now even though we were about 100kms inland from the southern coast we also saw quite a few sea shells. We enjoyed the rest of the day and evening here. We may stay on tomorrow.