Section 3 - Mundaring Weir to Glen Forrest

From the north side of the weir, proceed north along the Weir Village Road for about a kilometre and you come to the intersection with Allen Road and Mundaring Weir Road. The Hills Forest Discovery Centre can be found a short ride down Allen Road. There is also an outdoor cinema nearby.

The Discovery Centre is an initiative of the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). It offers visitors a range of outdoor, nature-based experiences. There are barbeques and toilet facilities within the complex.

The Discovery Centre offers visitors a taste of the forest.

Return to Mundaring Weir Road and head north through some picturesque State forest. This stretch includes a couple of tearooms and the entry road to North Ledge lookout. A little further along on the left you will see Mundaring Golf Course and some small orchards. Continue on Mundaring Weir Road and turn right into Maddock Street then left into Jacoby Street. A right into Nichol Street will bring you to the town centre.

The Munda Biddi Mountain Bike Trail begins in Mundaring.

Mundaring Visitors Centre is housed in the old school building.

Mundaring has a number of interesting sights within easy walking or riding distance. The Visitors Centre and Historical Museum are housed in the old primary school building, opposite the main shopping village. Sculpture Park on the southern side of town provides an excellent spot to relax with toilets, picnic facilities and a public telephone. The park is also the northern terminus of the Munda Biddi Mountain Bike Trail that winds through 182 kilometres of picturesque forest to the town of Dwellingup. Eventually the Trail will stretch all the way down to Albany.

The best route from Mundaring to Glen Forrest is along PBN SE4. From Sculpture Park, head west along Phillips Road. This then becomes Thomas Road and travels alongside the old Railway Reserve that is now a mountain bike facility. At the end of Thomas Road, turn right into Hardey Road and then ride about 600 metres to the Glen Forrest shopping centre.