Ford crossing, West Toodyay

The ford crossing is a natural feature of the Avon River in West Toodyay, Western Australia.

However, research carried out and published in 2010 revealed that the ford crossing was, and still is, a natural feature of the Avon River.

A wide rocky shelf spans the river immediately upstream from the West Toodyay Bridge.

[1] It is highly probable that the rocky ford crossing was part of a long established trail used by the local indigenous Ballardong Noongar people[2] as they travelled up and down the Toodyay valley.

The Military Barracks also stood upstream from the ford crossing on the left hand bank of the river.