HOFFMAN MILL
Story and photos by Josh Langley
Another Sunday and another perfect
time for a bushwalk.
| I grabbed CALM’s "Bushwalks
in the Southwest" book and decided to
choose a short walk as my partner and I weren’t
in the mood for too much strenuous exercise.
The bridges walk at Hoffman Mill seemed perfect,
only about 30 minutes from Bunbury and just
11 kays from Harvey.
Just a point of note: You’ll need
a map to help with directions as you can
easily miss the turn off from the South
West Highway. Also when you get to Hoffman
Mill and you have a copy of CALM’s
"Bushwalks in the Southwest" at
the ready, be prepared to have trouble finding
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| the start of the walk trail.
Here’s the easy version. When you arrive,
ignore the first information shelter and continue
til you get to the one near the rest rooms
on the right hand side of the road. We made
the mistake of going to the wrong info shelter
and then spending half an hour trying to figure
out where the track started from. |
The walk only takes about an hour
and takes you through beautiful tall NSW Gum tress
that were planted by the timber pioneers from Hoffman
Mill’s early days along with a variety of Jarrah
trees and Sheok Groves. You cross the Harvey River
a couple of times and all along the way you can
read about Hoffman Hill’s history, which I
won’t tell you about here as then there will
be no surprise when you go there yourself.
We saw a few people enjoying a barbeque,
some were camping, but generally it was pretty quiet
and we had the trail to our selves.
I recommend stopping by Harvey before
you head out to Hoffman Mill and grab some fresh
Take-a-away food from the Harvey Bakery. It’s
quick, tasty and there’s no packing up afterwards.
July 2004
Josh Langley is an
artist, writer, and photographer from Bunbury in
Western Australia.
