The Munda Biddi Trail, end to end

Towns and distances

There are 16 trail towns. The longest gaps are Dwellingup to Collie (151 km), Northcliffe to Walpole (130 km) and Walpole to Denmark (149 km), each with huts in between.

Distances are the Munda Biddi Trail Foundation's town-to-town figures. The running total is our sum of them. Realignments change these by a few kilometres from year to year.

What the riding is like

• North (Mundaring to Manjimup): red laterite "pea gravel" through jarrah forest, loose in places in summer. The hardest climbing is in and out of river valleys, especially on the Darling Scarp.
• South (Manjimup to Albany): loamy forest soil and patches of fine white sand, through karri forest and then near the coast.
• The mix: old railway formations, purpose-built single track, forest roads, and some sealed public roads. Expect loose and sandy patches in summer and mud after rain.
• Pace: the Foundation's rule of thumb is that if you normally ride 60 km a day on roads, plan 30 to 40 km a day off-road, and plan around the slowest rider.

The 12 huts

Twelve free campsites, each with a sleeping shelter, two rainwater tanks, a toilet, tables, tent pads and a covered bike shelter. You can't book them, and they aren't evenly spaced.

The huts have Noongar names and are for cyclists only. There's a 200 km stretch between Karta Burnu and Yirra Kartta with no hut at all: that's the Manjimup, Pemberton and Northcliffe section, where you stay in town. There are no Munda Biddi campsites inside the towns.

Hut rules worth knowing

• No fires. Campfires aren't allowed at any Munda Biddi campsite. Bring a fuel stove.
• Carry a tent. Shelters fill up, and camping anywhere else is banned in the drinking-water catchments, which cover most of Mundaring to Collie and the trail south of the Blackwood River.
• Treat the water. The tanks are rain-fed and can run low in summer. Boil it for a minute, filter it or treat it, and carry at least 2 to 3 litres a day (more from Northcliffe to Walpole).
• No power for phones or e-bikes, and no bins: carry your rubbish out.
• Sign the logbook at every hut. It helps rangers find you if something goes wrong.
• Groups of 8 or more should send the Foundation's notification form at least 4 weeks ahead. The cap is 17 people, and groups shouldn't set up in a hut before 6 pm.

When to go

Autumn (March to May) and spring (September to November). Avoid December to February, and be careful in March and November.

Don't ride on days when the fire danger rating is Extreme or Catastrophic; trails and parks can be closed. On a Total Fire Ban day, you can't use a solid- or liquid-fuel cooker (including methylated spirits) anywhere that isn't fully enclosed, and open huts don't count. Check DFES for the details.

Closures and diversions

Sections close for prescribed burns, bushfires, storm damage, flooding and works. Check DBCA Park Alerts the week you go and again on the day.

Getting there and back

Train to Midland and ride to the start. Come home from Albany on a Transwa coach (2 bikes per coach, book early), a Rex flight, or a private transfer.

To the start at Mundaring

• From Perth Airport: the Airport Line train, changing to the Midland Line to Midland. Then ride to the Bellevue end of the Railway Reserves Heritage Trail and climb gently to Mundaring Sculpture Park (12 to 15 km).
• Transperth rules: bikes go on trains, not buses (folded bikes in a bag excepted). On weekdays from 7 to 9 am towards the city and 4.30 to 6.30 pm away from it, bikes only travel against the peak, and they can't enter Perth, Perth Underground or Elizabeth Quay stations.
• Door to door: King Mini Bus Charter and WA Mountain Bike Adventures will take riders and bikes from the airport or anywhere in Perth to the start. Both quote on request.

Home from Albany

• Transwa coach: GS1 is the quickest at about 6 hours and runs every day (9 am Monday to Saturday, plus Friday and Sunday afternoons). GS2 takes about 8 hours. GS3 runs along the south coast through Denmark, Walpole, Pemberton and Manjimup to Bunbury, where you change to the Australind train. Bikes cost $20, need the front wheel off and bags removed, and must be booked by phone (1300 662 205). Only 2 bikes fit per coach.
• Flight: Rex flies Albany to Perth. A bike goes in your checked allowance (15 kg on cheaper fares, 23 kg on Flex; extra kilos are $5.50 each, up to 32 kg). Boxed is preferred. Rex's policy covers non-motorised bikes, so check before booking with an e-bike.
• Australind train (Bunbury to Perth): back on the rails since June 2026, and from 12 October 2026 it runs twice a day, every day. It carries 14 bikes per train at $20 each, booked ahead. It's useful for section riders: coaches link Collie and Donnybrook to Bunbury.

Transfers along the trail

Useful for section riders, for dropping food ahead, or for skipping a closure. All quote on request unless a price is shown. We have no commercial arrangement with any of them.

• Time Travel Tours & Transport (Balingup): bikes and riders between trailheads from Perth to Albany, luggage transfers and resupply drops.
• Pemberton Discovery Tours: Munda Biddi drop-offs from Donnelly River to south of Northcliffe. Bookings essential.
• Forest Explorers (Collie): trail transfers from $50, for example Collie to Harvey-Quindanning Road for $170 per vehicle.
• Adventure Connections (Collie): trail transfers and a 12-bike trailer.
• Dwellingup Adventures: shuttles and gear drop-offs to trail access points.

Bikes, e-bikes and hire

A mountain bike with tyres around 2 inches and hydraulic disc brakes is the safe choice. Gravel bikes work with tyres about 40 mm or wider. The Foundation calls e-MTBs a great choice, but there's no power at the huts.

• Not suited: road racing bikes, skinny-tyred touring bikes and recumbents. Child trailers and tag-alongs only suit the flattest sections.
• E-bikes: plan each day around battery range and charge in towns. The Munda Biddi app shows charging points.
• Bring your own if you can. The Foundation says hire options for a full end to end are limited.

Hire

• Fremantle Bikes: e-bike packages (2 to 15 days) and hardtails with full bikepacking kit (1 to 8 weeks), with pick-up or delivery. Quote on request.
• Dwellingup Adventures: mountain bikes from $70 a day with helmet, plus repairs, parts and maps in town.
• Rock and Roll Mountain Biking (Paulls Valley, Perth hills): hardtail, dual-suspension and e-MTB hire by appointment.
• Adventure Connections (Collie): e-bikes from $95 a half day.

Guided trips

If you'd rather someone else sorted the logistics, the Albany to Walpole section is sold as a 6-day supported trip (about 208 km, motels and a support vehicle), for example by Inspiration Outdoors from $3,295 twin share. For a taste, Dwellingup Adventures' Munda Biddi Explorer is a self-guided day ride from $110 with bike and maps included.

Food, cash and bike shops

The only bike shops we could confirm on the route are in Dwellingup, Collie and Albany. Full supermarkets are in Collie, Donnybrook, Manjimup, Pemberton, Denmark and Albany. Carry cash: ATMs and card machines aren't guaranteed.

Where to sleep in town: there's everything from Donnelly River Village's bunks and cottages and Jarrahwood's community house to B&Bs, caravan parks, motels and backpackers in the bigger towns. The Foundation's Biddi Friendly directory lists businesses that welcome riders.

Before you go

• Book your Transwa coach seat and bike home from Albany (or the Australind from Bunbury)
• Get the maps, the app or the DBCA GPX file, and load it for offline use
• Check DBCA Park Alerts and the fire danger rating
• Carry a tent, a fuel stove and a way to treat water
• Carry a PLB or satellite messenger; phone coverage is patchy. The Bibbulmun Track Foundation hires them
• Install the Emergency+ app, which shows your coordinates even without coverage
• Leave your itinerary with someone who will call 000 if you're overdue
• Clean mud off your bike, shoes and gear before and after each section, to stop the spread of Phytophthora dieback
• Leave the dog at home: 1080 fox baits are laid along the trail and are deadly to dogs
• Carry cash for small-town stores
• Join the Munda Biddi Trail Foundation ($75 a year) for the members-only online ride planner, and to support the volunteers who look after the trail

A short history

The Munda Biddi opened end to end in April 2013. At the time, the WA Government called it the world's longest continuous off-road cycle trail.

1. 2001 Work starts, funded by the state conservation department (now DBCA), Alcoa, the Peel Development Commission and Lotterywest.
2. 2002 The first section, Mundaring to Dwellingup, opens to cyclists, with a community opening in Dwellingup on 2 December.
3. 2010–11 The Nannup to Manjimup extension opens, with the new Karta Burnu hut.
4. 20 May 2012 Denmark to Albany opens.
5. April 2013 The last section, between Manjimup and Denmark, is finished. On 7 April, 26 riders set off from Albany on the Munda Biddi Epic 1000.
6. 28 April 2013 As the Epic 1000 riders finished at Mundaring, Environment Minister Albert Jacob officially opened the full trail. The WA Government's statement that day called it "the world's longest off-road continuous cycle track", and a DEC newsletter the next month called it "the world's longest continuous off-road cycling trail". Tourism WA now describes it as one of the longest in the world.
7. November 2021 A new southern terminus opens on York Street, Albany.

Sources

1. Munda Biddi Trail Foundation: trail distances, trail towns, about the route, plan your ride, navigation, huts FAQ, best time FAQ, bike FAQ, water FAQ, maps, end to end.
2. DBCA Parks and Wildlife Service: Munda Biddi Trail, Park Alerts (read 7 October 2026), mountain biking safety.
3. Trails WA: Munda Biddi Trail and Phytophthora dieback.
4. WA Government media statements: "Celebration marks Munda Biddi Trail opening" (28 April 2013) and "Munda Biddi opens between Denmark and Albany" (20 May 2012).
5. DEC: Touring WA newsletter, issue 15 (31 May 2013), Munda Biddi Trail information, issue 1 (December 2002), annual report 2010–11.
6. Tourism WA: Munda Biddi Trail.
7. Albany Advertiser: new trail terminus on York Street (November 2021).
8. Transport: Transperth, taking items on board; Transwa luggage and bikes, coach lines and Australind; Rex baggage allowance.
9. DFES: Total Fire Ban.
10. Operators' own websites, linked where they're mentioned above.
11. Map: route and places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), relation 5810814, data as at June 2026. Heights: SRTM-derived terrain tiles via the AWS Open Data Terrain Tiles project.