Bickley Reservoir Trail

Directions - Hardinge Park is located at the base of the Perth Hills. From Tonkin Highway, take the Kelvin Rd exit heading east and follow this to White Rd. Turn right here and go down to Hardinge Rd where you turn left. The trail head is at the playground in front of the car park.

 

The Hike - After a very enjoyable hike at Victoria Reservoir earlier in the afternoon, I had pencilled in a visit to Bickley Reservoir afterwards but having to double back and retrieve a headphone I left below Victoria Dam put this at risk. With only a short drive to the start of this trail, I decided that I probably wouldn't be back here for a while and so here we are. Between finishing the Victoria Reservoir Trail and starting this one, the clouds had well and truly rolled over. While a bit of cloud cover is always appreciated on forest dominated hikes to improve the lighting for photography, I was aware that this one was mostly on open 4x4 track and would be looking a little gloomy.