Mr Clark's brother-in-law Bill Warren, who started out with the pair, was forced to pull out with an injured knee after 660kms of the 967km track.

The trio began at Kalamunda on August 12 and Mr Clark and Ms Stokes completed the hike in Albany on October 17.

Of their 58 days of hiking, interspersed with nine rest days, only 10 were completely rain free, many others included gales and hail storms.

Mr Clark said probably the most challenging part of the track was the eight day section between Northcliffe and Walpole where the track was largely under water.

“This involved many long stretches of wading, sometimes almost waste deep,” Mr Clark said.

Nights were spent in the three sided shelters provided at intervals along the track.

Each shelter had picnic tables, rain water tanks and a pit toilet.

Although tent sites were available, it was generally too wet and muddy to put up tents, so the trio slept on the wooden sleeping platforms in the shelters.

During the hike, numbers sleeping in the shelters ranged from three to 12.

Mr Clark said that much of the first half of the hike passed through jarrah forest but the second half was more varied.

“There were magnificent karri forests, coastal heathlands packed with wildflowers and spectacular south-coastal scenery and beaches,” Mr Clark said.

In spite of the wet conditions and cold nights, Mr Clark recommended spring as the best time to hike the track.

At this time of year, the rain water tanks at the shelters are full and there is plenty of incidental water in creeks and ponds, so hikers don't need to carry as much water as they would in summer.

He said much of the southern half of the track lacks shade, and would be uncomfortable hiking in warmer weather.