Getting there:
From Margaret River there are several ways of getting to the triangle.
- Brockman Highway:
Drive south on Bussell Highway and turn east on Brockman Highway at Karridale. It’s a drive of just over 100km and it should take you about 1.5hours. - Mowen Road:
This is a partly unsealed road, at the Nannup end, but it is being progressively sealed. Head south from Margaret River for about 5km and turn left into Rosa Brook Road (at the nursery). Keep heading for Rosa Brook and drive through the town and you are on Mowen Road. Be very careful of kangaroos, especially early in the mornings and at dusk. Treat the unsealed sections with care and respect, especially if you are not used to driving on gravel roads. - Vasse Highway:
Drive north to Busselton; take the bypass at Vasse and head for Perth. Vasse Highway runs south a kilometre or so after the end of the bypass through another roundabout. It is a similar distance and time to Brockman Highway, but you get the chance to stop off at a fabulous sheep cheese factory.
Whichever of these routes you take you end up in Nannup and from there you have the decision to make: Balingup or Bridgetown? Whichever way you go you are about to start climbing the Darling escarpment with its wondrous sharply undulating hills and breathtaking panoramas.
I always take the Balingup option because it is arguably the prettiest road in the south west and I love cruising down the escarpment through the piney woods back to Nannup on the return journey from Bridgetown.
These roads twist and wind and can be quite narrow in places, so take
care. The Balingup to Bridgetown road is actually the South Western Highway
and it carries many trucks, so again drive with care and patience; there
are bypass lanes.