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Welcome to
Western Australia’s
Pioneer Way
Where the JOURNEY is your HOLIDAY!
Your alternative route to Albany
and our stunning southern coast
Also known as
State Route 120
Great Southern Highway
Northam – Cranbrook Road
Commonly referred to as Great Southern Highway,
it is also referred to as
“The Pioneer Way” or the “Heritage Highway”
All fifteen teen towns along the way have something
unique for visitors to see and experience…
and there’s plenty of accommodation, food and fuel as you go.
You can stay a day. A night. A week… Or as long as you like!
The Pioneer Way
Follow the path of our early pioneers
as they headed south from York
The Great Southern Highway is a highway in the Southern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, starting from Great Eastern Highway at The Lakes, 50 km from Perth, and ending at Albany Highway near Cranbrook.
It is the primary thoroughfare for this part of Western Australia and runs parallel with the Great Southern Railway for its entire length.
It is signed as State Route 120 from York to Cranbrook, and was first named in 1949, although it was built well before that time.
The highway initially travels east to the historic town of York (the first inland town in Western Australia), before following the Avon Valley and the railway roughly southwards until Narrogin.
The highway then runs parallel with Albany Highway at a distance of about 30 km through Wagin and Katanning before curving to approach Albany Highway where it ends 4 km past Cranbrook.
Many of the towns along this highway have prominent grain silos, and Narrogin, Wagin and Katanning have remained important population centres sustained by agriculture and its supporting industries.
PIONEER CHALLENGE
Explore, Discover, Have Fun
A heritage game discovering WA’s forgotten Pioneers along Route 120 – The Pioneer Way (from York to Cranbrook) while supporting a local charity
1 June 2020 to 30 June 2021
Visit the PIONEER CHALLENGE Website HERE
A project of Lost Katanning
Site created by Arthur Todd – Lost Katanning – Email: arthurtodd@lostkatanning.com
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the traditional
custodians of this land upon which we walk together.
We recognise that these towns are located on Noongar country.
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