7
Stages
~127
Total km
Western Australia
State
Targa Events Australia
Organiser
2015
Since
September 2026
Next event
7 stages across Western Australia
The roads
Seven stages through the karri forests of Western Australia's South West, from Pemberton to the coast. The roads made famous by Targa South West are lined with some of the tallest trees in the country and offer a completely different texture to anything else on the Australian tarmac circuit.
The event
Targa South West takes competitors through the tall timber country of WA's South West, routing through and around the karri and jarrah forests near Pemberton. The stages are distinctive for their forest canopy, dappled light and the long straight sections interrupted by sudden tight bends as the road navigates timber country terrain.
7 stages
SS 1 - Pemberton
30 km5.4Karri forest road from Pemberton to Northcliffe through some of the tallest hardwood forest in Australia. Fast and flowing with crests, dips and long sweeping corners.
SS 2 - Northcliffe
29 km6.1South from Northcliffe to the Southern Ocean at Windy Harbour through coastal heath and D'Entrecasteaux National Park. The sealed road gives way to gravel for the final stretch to the coast.
SS 3 - Beedelup
17 km6.3West from Pemberton along the Vasse Highway to the Beedelup Falls turnoff through dense karri forest. The road passes the entrance to Beedelup National Park before reaching the falls.
SS 4 - Vasse Highway
79 km7.2The long connector from Pemberton to Nannup via the Vasse Highway. 79 kilometres of sealed highway through jarrah and karri forest with minimal traffic - the fastest and longest stage in the WA collection.
SS 5 - Big Brook Dam
5 km6.6A short karri forest stage from Pemberton to the Big Brook Dam and Arboretum. One of the actual Targa South West rally stages, run twice in each direction during events.
SS 6 - Pump Hill
3 km5.5A genuine rally hillclimb. 3.18 kilometres of sealed road rising steeply through karri and marri woodland - one of the actual Targa South West special stages, run twice during events.
SS 7 - Pemberton Town
3 km6.6A 2.91-kilometre criterium through Pemberton town. Run four times to close the Tarmac South West event - spectators on both sides, karri trees towering over the buildings.
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