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mun Track. Book through the Mundaring Visitors Centre, and look forward to kangaroo
company at dusk.
Mundaring Weir Hotel
( 08-9295 1106;
www.mundaringweirhotel.com.au
;
Weir Village Rd; r Mon-Thu $115, Fri-Sun $140; )
Over-
looking the weir, this 1898 pub has bucketloads of ramshackle character. Rooms are
simple but tidy, with DVD players and microwaves. The rooms also open onto an amphi-
theatre, which mainly functions as a beer garden but occasionally hosts concerts. Recent
performers have included Aussie icons such as Kasey Chambers and Mark Seymour.
HOTEL
$
Loose Box
( 08-9295 1787;
www.loosebox.com.au
; 6825 Great Eastern Hwy; degustation $150; 7pm-late Wed-Sat,
noon-3pm Sun)
A French fine-dining restaurant with provincial decor, Loose Box has such a
formidable reputation that it can maintain a strictly degustation-only policy and still have
people clamouring to get in. Luxury cottages are available within the grounds, so you can
splash out and make a night of it (B&B $450, with meal $700 to $750).
RESTAURANT
$$$
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Information
Visitor Centre
(
08-9295 0202;
www.mundaringtourism.com.au
; 7225 Great Eastern Hwy;
9.30am-4pm Mon-
Sat, 10.30am-2.30pm Sun)
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Getting There & Away
You can reach Mundaring from Perth on public transport in just over an hour, by taking a
train to Midland and then bus 320 ($5.80). From here it's still 6km to the weir.
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Walyunga National Park
The Avon River cuts a narrow gorge through the Darling Range at
Walyunga National Park
(
www.dec.wa.gov.au
;
admission per car $11; 8am-5pm)
in Upper Swan. Off the Great Northern Hwy
(Rte 95), 40km northeast of Perth, this 18-sq-km park is a great place for hiking and pic-
nics.
The bushwalks include a 5.2km-return walk to Syd's Rapids as well as a 1.2km Abori-
ginal Heritage Trail. The best trail is the 10.6km Echidna Loop, which has tremendous
