Take the Boyup Brook-Kojonup Road (S). 5kms from town to your left is Northlands Farmstay with facilities for B&B, a self-contained unit to sleep 5, caravans and camping – Contact Bill Gordon – Ph. 0428 651 098.
At the next cross roads turning left into Six Mile Road will take you to the Boyup Brook Golf Club – the best winter sand-green Golf Course in the South West . Contact Lyn, Ph. 0427 644 064
Return to the the Boyup Brook-Kojonup Road, turn left, then further on left again at the T-junction. In 100m turn right onto the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road (S) with the Mayanup Hall on your left.
The Mayanup recreation ground, found along from the hall, has facilities for loading and unloading horses, shelter, water and toilets. The grounds are locked but available for use by contacting Mayanup Progress Association Jo Melville Ph: 0428 198 803
Meetings and events are held here:
Camp Draft – contact Sally Browne Ph: 0428 649 001
Pony Club – contact Veronica Nix Ph: 0409 684 083
Continuing along the Boyup Brook – Cranbrook Road(S) to Tone Bridge on the right is a pleasant picnic spot on the Tone River – caravan or camping overnight, shelter and toilet. A good place to stop for a picnic to break the journey, plenty of wildflowers in the area in the spring. There is a plaque on a large piece of timber from the old single lane bridge built in 1928 and rebuilt in 2018. There is good mobile reception in this area.
Retrace your steps back over the bridge on the Boyup Brook – Cranbrook Road and turn right into Tuckett Road (G) (formerly Tone River Road), continue straight along this road which changes name to Pretty Gully Road, at the junction you will see the old Chowerup School which started in 1923 and was closed in 1996 and is now privately owned. Continuing on Pretty Gully Road on the left further along is the Chowerup Cemetery (remove setting) one of only 2 cemeteries in WA on private land and a little further on the Chowerup Hall built in 1925.
At this T junction turn right into Westbourne Road, at the next corner turn left into Scotts Brook Road (G/S) which will take you back to Mayanup (32km). On the way you will find yourself travelling through long stretches of bush nature reserves, where you can stop to see many wildflowers when in season.
On Norlup Road (G) is the original homestead, built in 1874 by Commander Scott. It has been beautifully restored by the present owners, Lance and Margaret Hester – visits by appointment only Ph 9767 3034
Continuing along Scotts Brook Road you will soon reach on the right Querijup Pool Reserve, here you will find a reserve of open bush with a 4WD only track, no facilities, many birds and very likely kangaroos.
Continue along the Scotts Brook Road until you reach the T junction at the Boyup Brook- Kojonup Road(S), turn left and you will soon find yourself back at the Mayanup corner. Follow the signposts to return to Boyup Brook
ROUND TRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 150KMS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PICKING OF WILDFLOWERS OR REMOVAL OF NATIVE PLANTS IS NOT PERMITTED. OBSERVE FIRE RESTRICTIONS AT ALL TIMES