Why Kep? Kep is for just about Everyone Part of the trail is situated in The vegetation itself is a lesson in water – as you travel from east to west or vice versa, observe changes such as narrower or wider leaves, one way plants have adapted to more or less rainfall. Smell the flowers … An abundance of species line the track during wildflower season – from the intriguing triggerplant to spectacular native orchids. But during most times of the year some specie is sure to be flowering. Stop a while and gently tease a triggerplant to release its trigger. Or get close up to a sundew to see the remnants of this carnivorous plant’s last meal. Hit the trail ... Kep Track offers an exciting opportunity for cycle tourism. By linking to Kep Track links the From source to source Kep Track is part of the National Trust of Australia (WA) Golden Pipeline project to commemorate the water supply pipeline built in the 1890s to pump water to Kalgoorlie - further and higher than had been done before anywhere in the world at the time. Before Mundaring Weir was built and the pipeline completed in 1903, water was railed or carried by camel train to the goldfields from a pool on the Kep Track links these two important water sites. Get to know the pipe Sometimes you’ll be riding alongside the pipe itself, but at other times it will be nowhere in site. This is because the Kep mostly follows the gentle gradient of the railway reserve, rather than the pipetrack. The pipeline was originally buried and remnants of the old trench are still visible as are remnants of concrete collars and blocks from subsequent relaying. You’ll also get to recognise the original steel pipe thanks to the "locking-bar" that runs its length. This is the inspiration for the Golden Pipeline’s logo:
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