The Salvado Trail (also known as the Pilgrim Trail and the Camino Salvado) was inspired by the memory of Dom Rosendo Salvado, the Benedictine monk who founded the town of New Norcia in 1847. It covers 174km of urban and bush trails, starting at St Joseph's in Subiaco and finishing at the Benedictine Monastery in New Norcia. It traverses multiple national & regional parks, including Walyunga NP, Avon Valley NP, Moondyne Nature Reserve & Julimar State Forest.
This trail is colloquially known as the Camino Salvado recognising the "path" or "way" that the Benedictines took from Subiaco to New Norcia.
After leaving the greater Metro area (~35km mark) there are no public facilities offering water or services with food.
Sources of information:
- https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail/salvado-trail-the-pilgrim-trail
- https://www.caminosalvado.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/334409164046733/
There are annual cycling tours along this track, but few recorded journeys on foot. Recognised past completions on foot include a self-supported multi-day fast-hike by Bernadette Benson (December 2012), and a supported multi-day run-hike by Rob Donkersloot & Rachel Evans (April 2023).
