A Perth man has walked the entire length of Western Australia's famous Bibbulmun Track in what is believed to be record time for a solo hiker.

Key points: Jono Ride walked the 1,000-kilometre track inside 17 days

Jono Ride walked the 1,000-kilometre track inside 17 days Bibbulmun Track website says the average time to complete it is six to eight weeks

Bibbulmun Track website says the average time to complete it is six to eight weeks No official records for hiking times are kept

The gruelling track, which runs 1,000 kilometres through bushland between the Perth Hills and Albany, attracts more than 80,000 hikers a year.

School teacher Jono Ride, 32, completed the walk 16 days and 14 hours after he set off from northern terminus in Kalamunda.

While no official records are kept, he believes it was the quickest end-to-end trek ever completed.

"My feet a little bit sore but other than that I'm pretty good," he told Tim McMillan on ABC Radio Perth.

'I realised I was going quite quick'

Mr Ride said that it took him about 14 hours each day to cover around 60 kilometres.

"After I started walking I realised I was going quite quick and a friend of mine said, 'did you know the fastest guy that's ever done it unassisted did it in about 17 and a half days?"

The Bibbulmun Track takes hikers through the tall Karri trees of the southern forests. ( Supplied: Bibbulmun Track Foundation )

Mr Ride only carried the bare minimum of supplies — a sleeping bag, mat, food and safety equipment.

He is an experienced adventurer and has previously cycled the entire length of South America and hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.

But walking a track closer to home has been on the bucket list.

"For a lot of Western Australians, the Bibbulmun is one of those things you drive past on the road and say 'I'd like to do that one day' but never get around to doing it," Mr Ride said.

"I thought, well I've run out of reasons not to do it now, I've got some time and this is the perfect time of year to do it.

"If I don't do it now when am I going to do it?"

The track runs through many different terrains from dense forest to sparse coastal scrub. ( Supplied: Jono Ride )

Enjoying your own company

Other than the 20 or so snakes that kept Mr Ride company at various points along the track, he said he quickly learnt to be comfortable on his own.

"It's a really interesting experience being alone and doing something that difficult for that long," he said.

"When you're alone in the middle of the Western Australian bush at night and you've been alone by yourself for days it gets pretty weird."

"Surprisingly you do bump into the odd beer along the way," he said.

"I walked past a guy at the Mumballup Pub and he said 'anyone as crazy as you deserves a beer' and he gave a beer for the walk.

"I know I went quite quick on this one but you still have time to meet some really interesting people and get some stories."

Mr Ride said upon reaching the southern end of the track in Albany, he headed straight for the pub.

The Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk near Walpole is one of the highlights of the Bibbulmun Track. ( Supplied: Department of Parks and Wildlife )

Breaking speed records

The Bibbulmun Track Foundation does not keep speed records, but believes Mr Ride's achievement was a significant result.

"That's very fast," executive director Linda Daniels said.

"Generally, end to end we tend to say it's going to take you between six to eight weeks on average, but it can take up to eleven weeks.

"We tell people try and enjoy it and take as much time as you can."

A Kangaroo and joey on the Bibbulmun Track. ( Supplied: Jono Ride )

Ms Daniels said endurance runner Shane Johnstone completed the track in 11 days in April, but relied on a support crew.

"He had people meeting him at road intersections with equipment and clean socks, massages and fresh food," she said.

"That's very different to actually heading off on your own."

Ms Daniels said she doesn't encourage people to speed walk the track alone.

"People that have walked the track really quickly often end up in serious injury and it can be quite long-term injury, pulling tendons and muscles," she said.

"Between Kalamunda and Dwellingup, there is no other town so you really have to be self sufficient with all your food and the equipment that you need.

"You're just not going to walk past a shop where you can resupply."