5
Stages
~54
Total km
Western Australia
State
Tarmac Events WA
Organiser
2005
Since
September 2026
Next event
5 stages across Western Australia
The roads
Five stages through the Perth Hills and Wheatbelt - from tight forest climbs above the city to fast valley roads reaching into the wheat country north. Accessible, technical and completely different from the karri forests of the South West.
The event
The Perth Hills tarmac events have run under several names - Targa West (2005-2021) and Tarmac West (2023-present) - making this one of Australia's longest-running tarmac rally venues. The event uses public sealed roads in the Darling Range and Wheatbelt, within an hour of the Perth CBD. Stages range from tight hillclimbs above Kalamunda to fast open roads near Toodyay.
5 stages
SS 1 - Kalamunda
15 km7.3The opening stage of the Perth Hills collection runs east from Kalamunda along Mundaring Weir Road and Croxton Road into the Darling Range. 14.66 km in the 2024 Tarmac West rally.
SS 2 - Zig Zag
3 km7.2The road the Perth Hills collection is named around. A 2.76-kilometre one-way descent down the Darling Scarp via tight linked hairpins in Gooseberry Hill. Used as a Tarmac West rally stage.
SS 3 - Mundaring
10 km6.6Mundaring Weir Road between the historic weir and Mundaring township, running through jarrah forest along the Helena River valley. The engineering history at the start is as good as the driving.
SS 4 - Chittering
20 km8.0A fast stage through Lower Chittering north of the Darling Range. The 2024 Tarmac West ran 'Maryville Downs' stages here at 19.67 km - the longest individual stage in the Perth event.
SS 5 - Toodyay
9 km5.6The closing stage of the Perth Hills collection runs through the historic convict-built town of Toodyay and the surrounding Avon Valley. The 2024 Tarmac West 'Toodyay' stage is 8.80 km.
Start from the beginning
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