From Perth, travel north along Brand Highway to Bindoon. The drive should take about an hour and there’s an excellent bakery in town that we stopped at for breakfast, Bindoon Bakehaus & Cafe. They serve great coffee, pastries, cakes and other quality goodies.
From there, drive north along Bindoon-Moora Road to Coorow via Moora. The drive should take about two hours, and you should spot plenty of cows and canola fields along the way. Stop by the Coorow Community Farm, 1km east of town, and either walk or drive the farm’s dedicated wildflower trail.
Look out for orchids, everlastings and natives. Next up, travel from Coorow to Carnamah to visit the Yarra Yarra Lake Lookout, which is less than 1km out of town on the Carnamah-Eneabba Road. Keep your eyes peeled for the endangered Carnamah bell (also known as the harlequin bell), a wildflower only found within a 100km radius of the town.
In Carnamah, make sure to stop at One L of a Good Feed for lunch. This charming eatery, housed in a beautifully restored old church, not only has a clever name but also serves delicious food to keep you fuelled on your wildflower adventure. After lunch, continue on to Mingenew, which is about a 45-minute drive north of Carnamah.
Here, pop into the Mingenew Visitor Centre to find out what’s blooming around town. Recent rainfall in the region caused the roads into Coalseam Conservation Park to close earlier this week, but they are expected to reopen by next week. Unfortunately, we missed the c.