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Farming Heritage Trail - Trail Description
Trail
Farming Heritage Trail
| Type: | Rail trail |
| Location: | 59km east of Perth on boundary of metro area |
| Start/end: | Wooloroo to Northam |
| Status: | Open |
| Length open: | 18km |
| Surface: | Compacted earth |
| Terrain: | Flat and undulating |
| Public transport: | Train, Coach |
| Contact Region: | Western Australia |
On the Farming Heritage Trail
Details
Features
The Farming Heritage Trail runs through open agricultural scenery as it traces the route of the Eastern Railway opened in 1885 and closed in 1966.
Description
- This trail is an extension of the Railway Reserves Heritage Trail from Midland. The famous Goldfields Water Pipeline parallels some of the trail.
- The "Golden Pipeline" is the longest fresh water pipeline in the world running 560 km from Mundaring Weir to Kalgoorlie. Built between 1898 and 1903, it is still in use. The pipeline was designed by CY O'Connor, the Government Engineer-in-Chief. Sadly O'Connor took his own life only a few weeks before the pipeline started operation.
Background Information
It traces part of the route of the Eastern Railway opened in 1885 and closed in 1966.
Links
The trail is managed by the Shire of Northam. Please report defects on the trail to Shire of Northamhttp://www.northam.wa.gov.au/
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Contact Us About This Trail
Email or click here: wa@railtrails.org.au.
Photos
Farming Heritage Trail - Photos
On the Farming Heritage Trail
The trail near Wooloroo displaying ...
The trail colours
Relaxing views on the trail