WATHEROO SPORTS COMPLEX
Elliot Road, Watheroo 6513
Stretch out at watheroo
Watheroo is such a gorgeous little town.
It takes less than a minute to drive through, but Blue and I recommend you turn off the Midlands Road onto Elliot Road and head to the Sporting Complex.
The Sporting Complex is vast but homely. Surrounded by crop paddocks and the Watheroo Golf Course, its a really lovely spot to clear the head and stretch the legs. You can take your dog for a walk along the golf course, but we suggest you keep a close eye for flying golf balls on Wednesday’s and Sunday’s when its in use.
In addition to these walking options, Blue and I have strolled many-a-time along the bush road that runs past the tennis courts to see lizards sunning themselves on ground and birds chirping away in the branches above. Just lovely!
We love stretching our legs ambling across the oval toward the lush crop paddocks behind the sports complex.
The public toilets at the Sports Complex are always clean and well stocked.
Drop off all your empty dog treat packets here!
Plenty of tables to sit on (or climb up).
Just strolling around on a beautiful, sunny day in Watheroo.
So let’s recap:
Lot’s of space to stretch, run, climb…etc.
The toilets are grand.
Plenty of spots to sit and eat.
MANY bins available if you need to drop off some stuff.
There’s a covered playground for your two-legged pets.
And, you can even whip up some tea on an old pot belly stove. (Heads Up - You’ll need to supply your own wood.)
Put Watheroo on your dog walk bucket list!
Its so amusing to see a pot belly stove at the Complex, but its just one of the many gems that makes it worth the visit.
Let us know about other great dog walks you’ve gone in the Mid West at blueswalkies@gmail.com
Wannamal Hall & Oval
Bindoon-Moora Road, Wannamal, Western Australia 6505
WHEATBELT STRETCH
When Blue and I head down to Perth for appointments or shopping, we always love to stretch our legs at the Wannamal Hall.
Westward of the Hall is a bush road that runs parallel with a small cricket oval. Blue LOVES to zoom around on this oval where there are plenty of huge, old, gum trees to ‘sniff and mark.’
Blue showing us his cricket fielding skills… minus a ball.
Here’s a better view of the old cricket oval. The concrete pitch in the middle is still there!
The Wannamal Hall is located behind this playground.
Across the road from the Hall is a Rest Area (campsite). It has fairly basic facilities, but is very popular with the caravanning grey nomads and is pet friendly!
Wannamal Rest Area. Photo credit Ron N. Cheers Ron!
This is also where the Wannamal Walk Trail starts from. To be honest, we haven’t strolled this one yet, but it is on our ‘Walkies List’ and we always get inspired to do so after watching a delightful tourist clip featuring the trail. Click on the link below for an enjoyable visual stroll.
Let us know about other great dog walks you’ve gone in the Mid West at blueswalkies@gmail.com
Drovers Rest Picnic Area
Mingenew-Morrawa Road, Mingenew, Western Australia 6522
Rest up!
When Blue and I travel to Geraldton, we always love to have a break at the Drovers Rest Picnic Area in Mingenew. It offers lot’s of interesting history and travel information, plus there’s droving artefacts and steel cut-outs on display.
I must confess that Blue does NOT behave like a gentleman around livestock, so its usually a stressful arrival as he goes ballistic at the rusty cut outs of livestock that inhabit the picnic area. But then he settles down to sniff and ‘check-in’ with each rusty, dusty, creature.
Drovers Rest also boasts a steep but fun stair walk to the most spectacular view of the town and surrounding land. Or, you can go hard-core and trek further up the hill for an even more spectacular view of the area. (It will be worth it.)
“Alright mate, giddy-up. It’s time to push on.”
Let us know about other great dog walks you’ve gone in the Mid West at blueswalkies@gmail.com