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Date: 18th April 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 0 kms from Wave Rock in Western Australia   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:  Wave Rock  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Wave Rock CP, $43, S32.44171, E118.89799  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: days @ $ per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wave Rock is part of the NP and more a tourist operation than a town or village itself. Two kms away is the village of Hyden, two very small supermarkets, a bakery and a roadhouse. As much as anything, probably to support the people who work at Wave Rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having arrived at Wave Rock CP late yesterday we make an early start on the first of the three walks that start from the adjoining car-park. The first is Wave Rock Walk which is a little obvious from the pictures below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s less than a hundred metres from the car-park and what most people come to see. Wave Rock is at ground level at the base of Hyden Rock a huge granite monolith and not the first of these we\u2019ve explored as you will note from our previous post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wave shaped rock the result of wind and water erosion over thousands of years. The colours change as we walk its 110 metre length, it\u2019s apparently 15 metres high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That done we set of to explore Hyden Rock Walk, it\u2019s less than a two kilometre loop but there\u2019s steps and a steep walk required to get to the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The views are spectacular in our opinion. It\u2019s a slow walk because you feel inclined to keep on stopping and taking in the views which seem to change as the trail turns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spend about an hour up here and only see two or three people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hyden Rock supplies the town of Hyden and Wave Rock CP with a source of potable water. These concrete panels form diversions that channel the water into a reservoir.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On our way down down from Hyden Rock we find more interesting formations such as these boulders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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