This started 60,000 years ago…
Aboriginal people across Western Australia have long used trails to connect to iconic landscapes, food sources, social gatherings and deeply spiritual places. Their mode of transport by foot and watercraft; they connected to country and were in touch with nature.
Today Western Australians and visitors are able to enjoy “trails” for similar reasons – to engage with nature, socialize, connect to amazing landscapes, develop resilience, enhance health outcomes and have a spiritual grounding.
With the rapid development of the modern world, access to natural areas has been maintained through the modern trails network. Some of these have followed Aboriginal trails many thousands of years old, such as the Cape to Cape Track. Others have connected modern towns and road systems to the amazing places that are iconic to Western Australia.
There is currently a suite of over 600 trails across Western Australia that link people to nature through walking, cycling, horse riding, canoeing, diving, trail bike riding and driving. Some trails focus on a journey, others on heritage or nature, some present a challenge of distance or exploring a landscape. All trails offer significant health and economic benefits and the potential to unite communities and protect the outdoors as a way of life.
Western Australia’s modern trails community was born out of a government initiative 20 years ago. Today, the importance of trails is becoming better understood and is seen as relevant to better community outcomes. This report profiles important trails, documents the value of trails, and recaps the politics and funding that have helped create a modern culture of trails.
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I am Jeff Clark, founder of Internet Brothers, producer of this blog, and passionate about hiking. I live in Western NC near the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests are just out my door, so the content will focus on these areas, but let me know what you would like to see on the site. 
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