Ellis Brook Valley Reserve

Ellis Brook Valley is located in the suburb of Martin (City of Gosnells), south east of Perth City. There are four walk trails with each of them depicted by a different animal sign. The trails range from easy to difficult. These include a trail accessible to wheelchairs. There are maps and several signposts to guide you throughout. There is absolutely no chance of getting lost, that is.

Each of the trails leads to different areas and ranges from 500m to 3kms. These defiietely cater for different group of people. First, we did Sixty Foot Falls Trail up to the first lookout. As you go up the Sixty Foot Falls, you are welcomed with a spectacular view on the valley and some well-built walk paths.

We then completed the Eagle View trail, which was a steeper walk in the bushes. My advice is to wear long pants. The view from up there though was definitely worth it. Besides, it did not take us long to get to the top. You will also come across many native Australian species and plants. For instance, we came across an Australian Christmas tree.

After this, we did the Easy Walk Trail, which was a very leisurely and effortless walk. 

Overall, the trails did not proved to be that hard. However, I did use a hiking pole for the hilly parts since it can get quite rocky. I hope to complete the Sixty Foot Fall circuit some day to see the waterfall.

On the way back, we spotted some kangaroos across some pasture. This was such a delight to see so many of them. This was my third time seeing so many wild kangaroos altogether. One must be careful while driving down that road since you would not want to hurt any of those precious living beings. Well, this was a great discovery and a very nice Sunday spent. 

Note about the reserve:

-There are plenty of picnic tables and benches across the trails.
-There are bbq areas and composting toilets.
-There is no water provision, so do bring you own water supply.
-The gate closes at 5.00.p.m. There are still space to park outside though.

For more information, please refer to below link:
http://www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/About_our_City/Environment/Caring_for_our_environment/Bushland/Ellis_Brook_Valley

For the walk trail's map, please click on below link:
http://www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/pdfs/environment/ellis_brook_valley_pocket_map_2014.pdf