Wheelchair Trails

In 2023 I was exploring Perth in a new way as an ambulatory wheelchair user due to chronic and severe plantar fasciitis after a plantar fascia rupture in January of that year.

I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, so injuries are common for me and over the last decade I've become accustom to using a variety of medical aids such as joint support braces but in 2023 crutches and eventually a wheelchair were used for several months when longer walks were necessary. I found it difficult to find info online about wheelchair accessible trails, so I decided to share the ones I found.

Eventually in November of 2023 after exhausting all conservative approaches I underwent foot surgery and was eventually back to walking comfortably several months later. But with a greater understanding and respect for wheelchair users and a hope that this page helps some people to enjoy the outdoors.

My rating system:

💚 great trail, give it a go!

🧡 more challenging but still enjoyable.

❤️ strenuous and not recommended.

My wheelchair is a fairly standard store bought chair, not a custom chair:

https://www.rkmrs.com.au/product/pearl-deluxe-with-adjustable/

and it handled these trails well so they are trails I've tried and recommend for other wheelchair users:

Little Rush Lake - Yangebup/SouthLake 💚

https://curvystrongfit.blogspot.com/2023/09/wheelchair-friendly-suburban-perth.html?m=1#more

Manning Lake - Spearwood 🧡

https://curvystrongfit.blogspot.com/2023/09/exercise-doesnt-have-to-be-contrived.html?m=1

Tomato Lake - Kewdale 💚👌