These are some of the most interesting and scenic drives of Western Australia.
Not all are 4WD tracks. Not all are dirt roads. They tend to be shorter – for instance you won’t see the Canning Stock Route or the Gibb River Road in this list. You will see tracks/roads that are easily accessible and worth the drive.
This list is different from the dribble and sales crap written by car hire companies, vehicle insurance companies, influencers, no-nothing posters on Trip Advisor or other equally inexperienced people who have never been there or just copy content from other peoples’ websites. Or written by AI.
The Drives listed here have actually been driven, assessed by someone who has been bush for a few years and is not guided by trying to sell something. Although accurate they are, however, time sensitive.
If you have a Road Trip that would fit the description of one of the Great Drives of Western Australia, please make the effort to get in touch and share your thoughts.
The list of 20 iconic drives will be continually updated, added to and refreshed.
Balingup to Nannup
A driving enthusiast’s dream. Ninety bends/curves in the 41 kilometres of bitumen between Balingup and Nannup.
Boranup Drive
Through the spectacular, awe inspiring Boranup karri forest.
Deeside Coast Road
A 54 kilometre drive south from Muir Highway through a magnificent forest of karri trees to Chesapeake Road.
Fisheries Road
A 200 kilometre track from Esperance to Israelite Bay that gets more remote and more interesting the further east you travel.
Frankland River Circuit
Relatively unknown gem, particularly the drive along the river. Closed in wet weather.
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Goldfields Road
This 192 kilometre drive from York to Carrabin is a clever alternative to Great Eastern Highway.
Great Forest Trees Drive
A 48km one-way loop through Shannon National Park – in the heart of the 360,000ha Walpole Wilderness.
Great Ocean Drive, Esperance
A 40 kilometre loop that features stunning beaches, headlands, cliffs and bays, and hidden ocean pools.
Henty Road
Short, beautiful drive, particularly when the pastures are green.
Leonora-Laverton Road in Wildflower Season
A kaleidoscope of colour.
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Mount Augustus Loop
Petroglyphs, burrowing bees, and and an array of wildlife await the adventurer on this 60+ kilometre loop around the world’s largest rock.
Ninety Mile Straight
Although is doesn’t meet the criteria of interesting and scenic it is definitely one of the most iconic.
GPX File
Old Beverley Road
The Old Beverley Road extends well beyond the current day eastern boundary of the Shire of Beverley.
Ripon Hills Road
The sealed Ripon Hills Road traverses some of the most rugged terrain in Western Australia.
Skull Springs Road
Pristine Pilbara country.
Snappy Gum Drive
A short interesting drive that showcases, not unexpectedly, Snappy Gums.
South Western Highway – Shannon to Walpole
70 kilometres of twists and curves, hills and gullies, wildlife and wildflowers under a canopy of majestic karri trees that will genuinely and continually engage any driver.
Stirling Range Drive
Scenic grandeur.
Swan River Circuit
Historic, scenic, interesting, unusual and definitive Western Australia.
GPX File
Tweed Road
Rolling hills through the bucolic Blackwood Valley.
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