Into the Desert
| SECTOR |
INT KM |
ACC
KM |
TRACK KM |
| Kambalda to Curtin |
62 |
62 |
742 |
| Curtin to Karonie |
84 |
146 |
826 |
| Karonie to Furthest East |
45 |
191 |
871 |
| Furthest East to Silica Hill |
44 |
235 |
915 |
| Silica Hill to Hunt Pinnacles |
89 |
324 |
1004 |
| Hunt Pinnacles to Bulong |
74 |
398 |
1078 |
| Bulong to Kalgoorlie |
82 |
480 |
1160 |
Horseshoes
Kambalda to Curtin - 62 km
Follow Hunt's exploration along the northern margins of Lake Lefroy and then head north past Caralyaine Flats and Mount Monger to the Trans Australia Railway Access Road near Curtin Siding.
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Curtin to Karonie - 84 km
Follow Hunt's peregrinations across the Hampton Plains past Pipe Clay Hills, Hawke Hill, Mount Belches, and Roe Hills to Karonie.
Visit the historic Cardunia Rocks and appreciate the craftsmanship involved in building the water harvesting scheme
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Government dam at Cardunia Rock
Karonie to Furthest East - 45 km
Drive east-north-east on outback tracks to the Spinifex Range. Hunt's furthest east is 140 kilometres from Kalgoorlie.
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Furthest East to Silica Hill 44 km
Outback tracks to Silica Hill Dam before turning to Hunt Pinnacles.
Features on the trip north visited by Hunt include Mount Turner, Mount Hunt and Mount Quin.
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Silica Hill to Hunt Pinnacles - 89 km
Features on the trip north visited by Hunt include Mount Turner, Mount Hunt and Mount Quin.
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Hunt Pinnacles to Bulong Railway - 74 km
Leave Hunt Pinnacles (100 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie) and head south on bush tracks to the abandoned Bulong Railway.
The track south winds around Lake Yindarlgoolda.
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Bulong Railway to Kalgoorlie - 82 km
The journey west takes you to the Trans Australia Railway Access Road. Further west you pass Clinker Hill (named by Hunt in October 1864) before arriving in Kalgoorlie.
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