Red Centre Road Conditions @ ExplorOz

National Roads Index	Kings Canyon	Savannah Way (Great Top Road)
Weather & Climate	McDonnell Ranges	Stuart Highway
Barkly Hwy	Mt Dare	Tanami Rd
Carpentaria Hwy	Plenty Hwy	Report Feedback
Chambers Pillar and Rainbow Valley Access	Sandover Hwy	Related Pages
Davenport Range	Sandy Blight Rd	Recommended Reading
Docker River Road (Yulara to WA border)

In this Report

Red Centre Weather & Climate

Closest Weather Station

Alice Springs Airport at 10:30 04 Dec CST

Distance from Alice Springs 10.56km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
35.9°C	34.6°C	24%	12.4°C	1012.1hPa	0.0mm	NNW	11km/h 6knots	15km/h 8knots

Closest Climatic Station

Alice Springs Airport

Distance from Alice Springs 10.56km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.3	35.1	32.7	28.2	23.0	19.9	19.6	22.6	27.1	30.9	33.7	35.4
Mean Min. °C	21.4	20.8	17.5	12.6	8.3	5.1	4.0	6.0	10.2	14.8	17.9	20.2
Mean Rain mm	38.0	42.3	31.9	16.8	19.4	14.4	14.7	9.5	8.3	21.9	26.7	37.5

Barkly Hwy

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Austral Downs Road	Open	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Barkly Highway	Open	Be aware of and allow for roadworks towards Qld Border Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Barkly Stock Route	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (1)
Ranken Road	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (2)
Stuart Highway to Tablelands Highway (Barkly Hsd)	Open	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Tablelands Highway (Barkly Hsd) to Camooweal	Open	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (2)

Carpentaria Hwy

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Tablelands Highway to Wollogorang Road	Caution	(Calvert Road) Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (1)

Chambers Pillar and Rainbow Valley Access

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Hugh River Stock Route	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (1)
Maryvale Rd	Closed	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (3)
Rainbow Valley Access	Closed	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (1)

Davenport Range

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Kurundi/Epenarra Hatches Road	Unknown	High Clearance Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (1)
Murray Downs Road	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (1)

Docker River Road (Yulara to WA border)

For the section West of the NT/WA border see the Western Deserts Road Conditions - Great Central Road

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Yulara to NT/WA border	Open 4WD	High clearance 4wd 0nly Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (5)

Kings Canyon, Finke Gorge & Ayers Rock Access

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Boggy Hole Access	Closed	High Clearance Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (1)
Ernest Giles Rd	Closed	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (1)
Larapinta Drive (Mereenie Loop)	Closed	Areyonga Road to Kings Canyon Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (10)
Luritja Road	Caution	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Mulga Park Road	Open 4WD	High Clearance Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (2)
Namatjira Dr	Closed	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (3)
Palm Valley Access	Closed	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (7)
Tjukaruru Access (Docker River)	Caution	Olgas to WA Border Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)

McDonnell Ranges

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Arltunga Rd (The Garden)	Closed	High Clearance Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (6)
Kintore Rd	Open 4WD	High Clearance only. Changing surface conditions - Unsealed road with loose surface, rough and corrugated Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (1)
Namatjira Kintore Link Rd	Closed	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Ndahla Gorge Access	Open 4WD	Changing surface conditions - Unsealed road with bulldust, rough and corrugated Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Owen Springs 4x4 Access	Closed	Changing surface conditions Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Red Bank Gorge Access	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (2)
Ringwood Nummery Rd	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Serpentine Gorge Access	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)

Mt Dare

This area is for roads north of Mt Dare to Alice Springs.

Travel in this area is good. Care must be taken as there has been many accidents in this region, mostly due to speed and inexperience, slow down!

Drive according to track conditions, accidents in the Outback nearly always results in a roll over, not a good way to end to a holiday or worse still your life!

Cool to warm days can be expected, low 20's with an overnight low around 0 - 5 deg, sub zero isn't unusual.

Call Mt Dare Hotel for more info, 08 8670 7835 or www.mtdare.com.au
For roads to the South of Mt Dare see the SA Road Conditions - Mt Dare section

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Alice Springs to Finke (OLD GHAN TRACK)	Open 4WD	Good through to Maryvale with the odd rough section. Rough and corrugated from Rodinga Siding to Finke on the old railway line, slow and undulating along the old road now the “Finke Desert Race Track”. Beware of oncoming traffic; beware of abandoned cars, severe washouts & rutting where the race track crosses the main track. 4x4 recommended. (5 hr, 220 km) Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (5)
Alice Springs to Old Andado	Closed	The drive through the Rodinga Range is quite spectacular in the morning or afternoon. This is definitely a worthwhile alternative way to go south (or north). High Clearance 4x4 recommended (5 hr 320 km). Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (2)
Finke to Mt Dare	Caution	There are some rough sections but mostly pretty good. Charlotte Waters is an old Repeater Station that was very important in its day. Slow down for oncoming traffic. Watch out for Cattle (1 ½ hr, 100 km) Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (2)
Kulgera to Finke	Open	Changing surface conditions unsealed road with rough surface watch out for cattle and oncomming traffic throwing up stones and dust. (2 hr 150 km) Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (4)
Lambert Centre	Open 4WD	The 12km drive is slow and a bit sandy; allow at least an hour to return to the Kulgera – Finke rd. There’s a flag pole that looks like it belongs in Canberra and marks the geographical centre of Aus, this track is passable by 4x4 only. (1 hr, 24 km) Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (5)
Old Andado to Mt Dare	Caution	Check with Mt Dare This is one of the outback’s picturesque drives through the Finke River floodout, this track is OK but slow. Molly Clarke pops in from time to time but if you miss her caretakers welcome you to have a look around or camp. The old homestead is like a living museum; watch out for Cattle. 4x4 recommended, (2 hr, 100 km). Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (3)

Plenty Hwy

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
End of Bitumen to QLD Border	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (8)
Lucy Creek and Queensland Border	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Plenty Highway Intersection and Lucy Creek	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)

Sandover Hwy

Between Ammaroo and Queensland Border High Clearance Only Changing Surface Conditions Unsealed service with slippery surface and rutting

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Argadargada Station Access Road and Metards Bore	Caution	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Between Ammaroo and Queensland Border	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Between Plenty Highway Intersection and Grid	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)

Sandy Blight Rd

For the section West of Kintore see the Western Deserts Road Conditions - Sandy Blight section

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
WA Border Access	Open 4WD	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)

Savannah Way (Great Top Road)

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Calvert Road	Open	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)
Wollogorang Road	Caution	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)

Stuart Highway

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Gilbert Swamp, 70km South of Tennant Creek	Open	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (0)

Tanami Rd

Rainfall in area Sun 08/06/2008 be prepared for road closures

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Between Granites Mine and Lajamanu Road Intersecti	Caution	High clearance Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (5)
Between Lajamanu Road Intersection and WA Border	Caution	Updated: 1/12/2008 7:06:29 AM View/make more comments (2)

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