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Archer Drive Lookout  

Archer Drive and Lookout in the Ravensthorpe Range provides a picturesque scenic drive which allows you to experience the gold mining industry, and natural and farmland scenery in the Esperance area. The drive also in spring also provides unique wil ...

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Dance Cottage Museum  

The Dance Cottage Museum is based on local history from the late 1800's. It includes farming implements, mining equipment, a CBH elevator, a 1907 Buffalo Pitts steam traction engine, a railway passenger coach and a brake van from Hopetoun. Dance Cot ...

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Ethel Daw Scenic Drive  

This scenic drive is a 30 kilometre heritage trail. Allow yourself one to two hours. Drive up to Mount Desward Lookout at 340 metres high, for a fabulous 360 degree view over bushland, old mines and on a good day, the Southern Ocean. Brochures avai ...

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Frank Hann National Park  

Frank Hann National Park is located 100 kilometres north of Ravensthorpe and offers a spectacular range of flora. The park was named for Fran Hann, an early explorer of the district. It covers 60,00 hectares of moorland, heathland and scrubland. D ...

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Hamersley Drive Heritage Trail Scenic Drive  

The Hamersley Drive Heritage Trail Scenic Drive offers a picturesque tour of the Fitzgerald River National Park and surrounding towns. Discover the dramatic coastline and enjoy the panoramic views offered at several lookouts along the way. Keep an e ...

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Hopetoun Ravensthorpe Railway Heritage Walk Trail  

There are several alternative walks - Desmond to Ravensthorpe - about 16 kilometres, takes three to four hours with alternatives. Hopetoun Trailhead Loop - 14 kilometres, takes three to four hours. Desmond to Kundip Section - 9 kilometres, takes abou ...

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Mount Madden Scenic Drive  

The Mount Madden Scenic Drive is a 160 kilometre circular tour and you should allow five to six hours depending on stops. Embrace the beautiful scenery, wildflowers, and birds. Good picnicking spots are situated along the drive. If you wish to make a ...

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Mount Short Scenic Drive  

The Mount Short Scenic Drive is a 40 kilometre scenic drive for those with four wheel drive vehicles only. The destination is Mount Short, the highest point in the Ravensthorpe Range at 453 metres. Mount Short can be climbed for beautiful views of ...

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No 1 Rabbit Proof Fence Ravensthorpe  

No 1 Rabbit Proof Fence, also known as State Barrier Fence, stretches 1822 kilometres from Starvation Harbour in the south to Wallal near Port Hedland in the north. Can be viewed where it crosses Highway No 1 at 40 kilometres east of Ravensthorpe, a ...

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Old Smelter  

The Old Smelter in Ravensthorpe operated between 1906 and 1918, smelting gold and copper ingots. It once employed around 120 men. See the mountainous tailing dumps and old equipment which serves as a reminder of the town’s history. The site is loca ...

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Ravensthorpe Range  

The Ravensthorpe Range lies to the north and east of the Fitzgerald River National Park in the far south of Western Australia. Take the opportunity to explore the outstanding natural beauty and biodiversity of this pristine bushland, which boasts mor ...

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Western Australia Time Meridian  

At the first parking rest bay, 4.6 kilometres west of Ravensthorpe is a large boulder with a plaque to mark the Western Australian Time Meridian. It is at this point that the Western Australian Standard Time Meridian Line passes just to the west of ...

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