Join Tony, Em and Club 4×4 on the “Old Telegraph Track” from Esperance to the Eyre Bird Observatory from the 27 Nov 2025 to 7 Dec 2025.
This is an amazing trip through a very remote and beautiful part of Australia.
This trip is taking place in about 6 months and there is a lot of planning to do. We will be running the bookings for the Trip using the “Expression of Interest” system as we do for all longer trips like this. This allows the Trip Leaders and the Club to gauge how many people are interested prior to more detailed planning happening. Once we have an initial number or interested parties Tony and Em will organise information and planning sessions. Tony and Em would like to take a max of 4 vehicles on this trip.
A little History from the article below:
“In the late 1800s telegraph was a new technology transforming the speed at which people could communicate, but 1200 kilometres of harsh country stood in the way of a link between WA and the rest of Australia. Work began in 1875 to connect existing stations at Albany and Port Augusta. It was an epic task. For three years men on packhorse battled through rough mallee scrub, sandhill country, and waterless cliffs, erecting timber bush poles and running a single strand of galvanised iron wire between repeater stations. They followed a vague route made only a few years earlier by Edward Eyre, the first European explorer to cross the Nullarbor. Today the stretch of Old Telegraph Line between Esperance and Cocklebiddy is a 500 kilometre four-wheel-drive trail. It runs along some of WA’s most remote coast. Following the line is not an easy journey, but for experienced and well-equipped travellers it follows an incredible story through some of Australia’s most raw and beautiful country.”
Link: Tracing the Wire, Travelling the Old Telegraph Line
| Club 4x4 Trip Notice | |
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| Trip Overview | |
| Location: | Esperance. WA |
| Location and/or Description of Trip (Itinerary): | Join Tony and Em on the “Old Telegraph Track” from Esperance to eyre bird observatory from the 27 Nov 2025 to 7 Dec 2025. This is remote coastal touring at its best. We’ll be starting the trip discovering some of the immaculate beaches in and around Esperance. Then we’ll head off on the old telegraph track, east. The first stop will be at Cape Le Grand beach for 2 nights. This allows us a full day to explore the area. The second stop is at duke of Orleans. With plenty to see in between we’ll take 2 days to enjoy all the sights. The next stop is the ruins of the old Telegraph homestead. The next port of call is the Baxter cliffs for 2 night giving us plenty of time to see the sights and relax. The final stop is the Erie bird observatory where the trip will end. I’ve allowed for 2 extra nights as I don’t know how slow the tracks will be. After that you can make your own way home. We’re taking a few extra weeks to drive back along the coast, but this isn’t part of the trip. This trip isn’t suitable for vans. |
| Start Location: | Esperance WA |
| Finish Location: | Eyre Bird Observatory WA |
| Brief directions to meeting point: | The meeting point will be in Esperance WA and decided in the first trip planning meeting |
| Trip Date/Time | |
| Start Date: | 27/11/2025 |
| Start Time: | 10:00 AM |
| End Date: | 07/12/2025 |
| End Time: | 10:00 AM |
| Date after which Prospective Members may book on the trip: | 01/10/2025 |
| Trip Details | |
| Trip Rating: | Difficult |
| Trip Planning: | This is an exploratory trip based on some local knowledge and/or online research of track conditions |
| Maximum number of vehicles permitted: | 4 |
| Any specific requirements? | This is remote area touring and you will need to be totally self sufficient for the full 10 days. This includes fuel, food, water and full recovery gear and parts for your vehicle. Although the track from experience to cockelbiddy is 500km, we’ll be going through to the eyre bird observatory which is additional kms. There will be plenty of beach driving on low tyre pressure and high revs so extra fuel will be required. I’ll be taking a total of 220 ltr of diesel just to be on the safe side. |
| Trip Leader | |
| Trip Leader Name: | Tony Edwards |
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