Munda Biddi Trail huts, hut by hut
Twelve free campsites for cyclists, strung along 1,060 km of forest between Mundaring and Albany. Here's how far apart they really are, what each one has, which are closed right now, the best ones for a first night out, and the rules that matter. Use the planner to work out any leg.
- Huts
- 12
- free, no bookings, cyclists only
- Between huts
- 35–93 km
- on the Foundation's distance table
- Longest gap
- 201 km
- Karta Burnu to Yirra Kartta: stay in towns
- Closed now
- 1
- Carinyah, for a prescribed burn
Suits: anyone planning a Munda Biddi overnighter, a section ride or the full end to end, and riders choosing a first night out from Perth.
Before you ride to a hut
- Booking
- You can't. Huts are free and first come, first served. Always carry a tent.
- Water
- Two rainwater tanks at each hut, but it isn't guaranteed and must be treated. Carry at least 3 litres a person a day.
- Fire
- No fires at any hut, ever. Fuel stoves only, and on Total Fire Ban days plan food you don't need to cook.
- First night
- Nanga to Bidjar Ngoulin, 12.2 km in Lane Poole Reserve, is the Foundation's own beginner ride.
- Check first
- Carinyah is closed for a prescribed burn, and Yarri's bike shelter is shut for repairs. Check DBCA Park Alerts before every trip.
Plan a leg
Pick any two towns or huts. You'll get the distance on the Foundation's table, the huts on the way, rough climbing, and how many days it is at an off-road pace.
- Distance
- 0 km
- Huts on the way
- 0
- Climbing, roughly
- 0
- Days off-road
- 1
Distances are the Munda Biddi Trail Foundation's; the running totals are our sums. Climbing is our rough figure from smoothed terrain heights, so the real total is higher. Days use the Foundation's rule of thumb of 30 to 40 km a day off-road. Diversions and realignments change distances. Not for navigation: use the official maps or app.
What every hut has
A steel sleeping shelter that holds about 20 people, two rainwater tanks, a toilet, picnic tables, tent pads and a covered bike shelter. No power, no bins, and no cars.
- "Hut" or "campsite"? Officially they're campsites, each with one sleeping shelter. Riders call them huts. On the official maps, Munda Biddi campsites are green; the yellow ones are separate car-based forest campgrounds without shelters or tanks.
- Sleeping: the Foundation says a shelter holds 20 to 25 people. Groups are capped at 17. Tents go on the pads provided, nowhere else.
- Toilet: a long-drop or composting toilet. Bring your own paper and hand sanitiser.
- No power for phones or e-bikes. Bring a power bank, or plan e-bike charging in towns.
- Logbook: sign it at every hut. It helps rangers find you if something goes wrong.
- No vehicle access: DBCA's rules say you can't drive to the campsites, apart from one exception it doesn't name. Support vehicles may only use the access points marked on the official maps.
- Names: most huts have Noongar names. The Foundation and DBCA don't publish their meanings, so we haven't either.
The 12 huts, north to south
Kilometres are from Mundaring on the Foundation's distance table. The gap to the nearest town is our sum from the same table, unless the Foundation gives its own figure.
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Carinyah
Closed: prescribed burn
Jarrah forest on the Darling Scarp, near the old Carinyah settlement. The trail gets rougher after Mundaring Weir, and the 35 km on to Wungong is very hilly (Foundation). Opened about 2003.
Now: closed with 16.6 km of trail in Jarrahdale State Forest since 10 September 2026, with a 14.1 km diversion. A temporary campsite at the Lesley Recreation Site has water and a portable toilet, but no shelter: bring a tent.
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Wungong
Jarrah forest in the Wungong catchment, one of the first campsites built, about 2002. The closest hut to Jarrahdale, so a good northbound overnighter from there.
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Dandalup
The Foundation says it has a big view out over the coastal plain to the sea. South of Jarrahdale the trail stays hilly.
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Bidjar Ngoulin
In Lane Poole Reserve, near a stream with a little waterfall. Nanga to here is the Foundation's suggested beginner ride, which makes it the easiest first night on the trail. Rebuilt after the 2016 Waroona fire.
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Yarri
Bike shelter closed
Overlooks a small valley north of Collie, and the Shire of Harvey's tourism site warns it gets cold. The campsite is open, but its bike shelter has been closed since April 2026 after a tree fell on it.
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Nglang Boodja
In the Wellington forest. The Foundation calls Collie to Nglang Boodja possibly one of the most challenging days on the whole trail, so leave Collie early.
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Nala Mia
Right in the middle of the tiny Jarrahwood townsite, which has no shops. The volunteer-run community house (an old mill cottage) is an alternative bed; details are posted at the hut. Jarrahwood often records some of the South West's coldest nights.
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Karta Burnu
The last hut for 200 km. The Foundation says the trail around Donnelly River is a bit challenging and eases after Karta Burnu. Swim at the village first: its swimming hole is 500 m away.
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Yirra Kartta
Beside a granite outcrop near Mount Frankland that is significant to the Traditional Owners: please treat it with respect. Repaired after the 2015 Northcliffe fire. Southbound, a winter diversion around Deep River is in place.
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Kwokralup Beela
About 30 km from Walpole, which has a Transwa coach stop, so it's the most reachable hut in the far south without a car.
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Booner Mundak
Between Walpole and Denmark. From 13 October 2026 there's a short diversion along South Coast Highway for road works.
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Jinung Beigabup
The last hut, with a view to Mount Lindesay. It's the most popular stop for notified groups in the Foundation's calendar, so check the group dates before you go.
There's no hut for 200 km between Karta Burnu and Yirra Kartta: the trail runs through Manjimup, Pemberton and Northcliffe, where you stay in town. More on towns, food and transport is in our end-to-end guide.
Good first nights out
Start with Nanga to Bidjar Ngoulin. It's short, it's the Foundation's own beginner pick, and you can drive to the start.
| Ride | Distance | Getting to the start | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanga to Bidjar Ngoulin | 12.2 km | Drive to Nanga in Lane Poole Reserve | Short, the official beginner ride, stream by the hut |
| Dwellingup to Bidjar Ngoulin | 28.6 km | Drive to Dwellingup | A proper day's ride, with a trail town at the start |
| Donnelly River Village to Karta Burnu | 23.5 km | Drive to the village | A swim before you go; challenging trail |
| Jarrahdale to Wungong (northbound) | 26.2 km | Drive to Jarrahdale | Close to Perth, but hilly |
| Walpole to Kwokralup Beela (northbound) | 30.5 km | Transwa coach to Walpole, limited bike spaces | The far south without a car |
| Mundaring to Carinyah | 42.0 km | Train to Midland, then ride the Railway Reserves trail up to Mundaring | Closed now. The classic car-free start, once it reopens |
The Foundation suggests a few overnighters before an end to end, to test your gear. For a first trip, go midweek, outside school holidays, and check the group calendar.
Hut rules and what to carry
No bookings, no fires, treat the water, carry everything out, and don't rely on your phone.
- Who: the campsites are for Munda Biddi cyclists. Walkers have the Bibbulmun Track's own shelters.
- Fires: not allowed at any Munda Biddi campsite. Bring a fuel stove; the Foundation suggests methylated spirits or gas.
- Total Fire Ban days: DFES rules ban liquid- and solid-fuel cookers anywhere that isn't fully enclosed, and an open hut doesn't count. The rules don't clearly cover gas camp stoves at huts, so plan a no-cook day. Bans are usually declared the afternoon before: check Emergency WA.
- Water: the tanks are rain-fed and can run low in summer. Boil for at least a minute, filter or treat all of it. Carry at least 3 litres a person a day (DBCA), more in summer and from Northcliffe to Walpole.
- Waste: no bins. Carry out all rubbish, food scraps, toilet paper and hygiene products. If you're caught short away from a toilet, bury it well away from water, camps and tracks.
- Camping elsewhere is banned in the drinking-water catchments, which cover most of Mundaring to Collie and the trail south of the Blackwood River.
- Groups of 8 or more must notify DBCA at least four weeks ahead. The cap is 17 people, groups shouldn't take over a shelter before 6 pm, and notifying doesn't reserve space.
- Dogs: pets aren't allowed on the trail, and poison baits (1080) are laid in the forests.
- Phone: coverage is limited. Carry a personal locator beacon or satellite messenger, leave your plans with someone who'll call 000 if you're overdue, and install the Emergency+ app.
Pack list for a hut night
Packing your bike for it? See how to load panniers.
Closures and diversions near the huts
As at 13 October 2026, from DBCA Park Alerts. These change often: check the alerts page before you ride.
- Carinyah campsite closed (Jarrahdale State Forest prescribed burn, since 10 September): 16.6 km of trail closed, 14.1 km diversion, temporary campsite at Lesley Recreation Site with water and a portable toilet but no shelter.
- Yarri bike shelter closed after a tree fell on it (since April 2026). The campsite is open.
- Westralia Conservation Park prescribed burn (from 12 October): 9.1 km closed, 7.5 km diversion, on Map 3.
- Millbrook State Forest: the St John Brook bridge is closed, with a 13.7 km diversion near Nala Mia. DBCA doesn't recommend riding on the Vasse Highway.
- Mount Frankland South winter diversion around Deep River, south of Yirra Kartta.
- South Coast Highway works near Booner Mundak (from 13 October): a 1.4 km diversion.
Questions people ask
Can you book Munda Biddi huts?
No. They're free and first come, first served. Even a group's notification to DBCA doesn't reserve space, so always carry a tent.
How far apart are the Munda Biddi huts?
Between 34.7 and 92.6 km on the Foundation's distance table, plus a 200.6 km gap from Karta Burnu to Yirra Kartta, where you stay in Manjimup, Pemberton or Northcliffe.
Is the water at the huts drinkable?
Not untreated. The tanks are rain-fed and not guaranteed. Boil, filter or treat it, and carry at least 3 litres a day.
Can walkers use the Munda Biddi huts?
No, they're for cyclists. Walkers use the Bibbulmun Track's shelters.
Are campfires allowed at the huts?
No, at any time. Fuel stoves only, and on Total Fire Ban days plan to eat without cooking.
Is there phone reception at the huts?
Limited, and not to be relied on. Carry a personal locator beacon or satellite messenger.
Sources
How we made this guide. We built it from the Munda Biddi Trail Foundation's and DBCA's own pages, checked on 13 October 2026, and our own sums from the Foundation's distance table. Closures change week to week, so check DBCA Park Alerts before you ride. If something's wrong or out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
No commissions. Nothing on this page earns us money. The Foundation's maps and app fund trail upkeep, and we recommend them for navigation.
- Munda Biddi Trail Foundation: camping, huts and other accommodation; campsite courtesy notifications; about the route; multi-day and end to end; day trips; water; trail town pages for Mundaring, Jarrahdale, Dwellingup, Collie, Jarrahwood, Donnelly River, Northcliffe and Walpole; and the distance table used in our end-to-end guide.
- Parks and Wildlife Service (DBCA): Munda Biddi Trail; notification of intent, 2026; Park Alerts, Munda Biddi category (read 13 October 2026); Landscope, Rising from the ashes; CALM, Munda Biddi Trail information no. 1 (2002) and no. 3 (2004).
- DFES: Total Fire Ban.
- Trails WA: Munda Biddi Trail. Harvey Region: Yarri hut campsite.
- Heights for the leg planner: OpenStreetMap route (ODbL) with Tilezen terrain heights, as in our end-to-end guide.