Kidson track WA
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 21:52
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Member - shane c5
I was wondering if anyone has done this. I want tot go
home this way to the
Kimberley! Info is very scarce!!!!!!
Reply By: Mick O - Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 21:58
Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 21:58
You're in the right place Shane. The
blogs below will also connect direct to EO "places" along the Kidson or Wapet Track as it is also known. The track is in generally good condition as far as outback highways go. The bottom sections where it meets the
Telfer Road run through the samphire and salt flats of
Lake Auld so can be influenced by the weather. Razor blade is a
well used
campsite and had running water of beaut quality. Very short on firewood though so collect some along the way if you intend to stay. None of the other bores west on the track were working at the time of our visit.
The track is a bit overgrown here and there north west of Razor blade and there will be the odd washaway. Most of this is captured in the attached video. It’s an isolated run but a good one and as it doesn’t see much traffic, it hasn’t suffered as much degradation as many other tracks.
Canning to the Kidson - west to Razorblade Bore Kidson and into the Great Sandy
Cheers
Mick
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Follow Up By: Member - shane c5 - Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 22:30
Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 22:30
Thanks for that Mick, looks amazing can;t wait. Have exams first and trying to get some mates to join me. Otherwise have to do it solo, not a great plan, ut have the equip. What was the story with permits. WIll be leaving from the West Macks and heading from there.
shane
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Follow Up By: Mick O - Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 22:39
Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 22:39
Mate, you'll need to get onto the WA DIA website. All automated these days. Follow the links from here.
DIA Permits entry point
Also, here is a link to previous queries on the Kidson and Wapet. You'll probably find some good stuff in there as
well.
Kidson Track Forum SearchWAPET Track forum search
If you also
check out the "Places" page on the site and tap in some of the features from the Hema maps like Razorblade
Bore, you should find some info there as
well.
I know a couple of EO members went this way last June/July and loved the trip. Pretty sure they'll be along shortly as
well.
Do us a favour and take a few notes and photos along the way and update the track conditions/
places, particularly any of the water sources when you get back.
A few more videos of the southern Kidson (and Kamels)
Enjoy mate. Mick
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Follow Up By: Brian Purdue - Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 23:29
Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 23:29
Not nice Mick. Seeing this makes me want to go. However "She Who Must Be Obeyed" says that at 80 years of age I am just not allowed to think of such a thing.
Beaut video though. I will watch it again and again. Dreamimg!!!!!!
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Follow Up By: Mick O - Thursday, Jan 05, 2012 at 07:58
Thursday, Jan 05, 2012 at 07:58
Unfair Brian. unfair. I've run into quite as few adventurous &
well set up octonagarians in some very out of the way
places over the years. Hopefully Shane will give us an adventurous write up that we can all enjoy from our armchairs. Take care.
Mick
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Follow Up By: Brian Purdue - Thursday, Jan 05, 2012 at 09:12
Thursday, Jan 05, 2012 at 09:12
My attempt at humour failed. Sorry Mick. But I will watch it again. But with all due respect to those you have seen in remote
places, an eighty year old with all the very best equipment is taking an almighty risk to be so far away from help.
Some poor soul may have to risk thie own life and limb to rescue them if things do not turn out right. (I have very poor health now but that is NOT offered as an excuse.)
I still think it is a great movie. Post some more, please
Regards
Brian
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Follow Up By: Mick O - Thursday, Jan 05, 2012 at 17:04
Thursday, Jan 05, 2012 at 17:04
No it didn't fail Brian. My atempt did. I was going to add "Happy wife - happy life" but didn't know how close you lived. I didn't want to get whacked with the fry pan as
well. ;-)
Hope the health improves for you.
Cheers Mick
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Reply By: Member - David G (WA) - Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 23:34
Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012 at 23:34
Hi Shane Mick has it pretty
well covered the only thing I can add is aproach the sandhills with some caution they have been ramped out and sheeted with gravel but this has caused some scouring and deep gutters and there will probably be a fair amount of vegetaion overhang on the track in
places .
Enjoy Cheers Dave
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Reply By: Dasherdes - Thursday, Jan 05, 2012 at 20:31
Thursday, Jan 05, 2012 at 20:31
We did the Kitson Track in August last year. The track itself as far as bush tracks go are not too bad however the scrub has overgrown the track for approximately20 - 25% of the way. Although not hard branches etc, I'd definitely cover the paintwork with one of those scratchproof coatings.
I spent several days afterwards hiding the scratches when we got
home. I generally refer the scratches as character marks but the duco was fairly
well abused this time.
We did come across a French couple who had become bogged at the approach to one of the sand dunes in their rental Britz and had been there for 24 hours waiting for assistance. It wasn;t hard to get him out after he dropped his tyre pressures and put it into low range. LOL.
We were towing the camper and had no issues with the track apart from the overgrown scrub.
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