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Intersection reached after a couple of good days travelling north on the DCR. We approached the DCR from the south turning onto the track and heading north from the
Great Central Road (GCR) 15 km west of the Tjukayirla Road House. (Can highly recommend the burgers at the road-house if you’re looking for a snappy lunch after a couple of weeks in the bush). Trip concluded over two days 29th and 30th May, 2007. The track north to
Empress Spring is still in excellent condition with little wear and tear evident. The undergrowth and shrubs are encroaching onto the track in some
places. We spent some time clearing fallen and camel chewed bushes from the track (please take the time to drag them off rather than drive around them. It maintains the integrity and condition of then track and only adds half an hour to your total trip). Plenty of camels about and numerous bustards and dingos. Found the Exploroz trek note mileage to be out by 7-8 km on the northbound trip so make sure you check the distance between the GCR and
Empress Spring for calibration purposes. Once past the
Empress Spring the road condition deteriorates somewhat but is still easily negotiated. Road reaches it’s worst conditions towards its northern end with some deep washaways. At about the 220 km mark, there were a lot of water filled claypans that had to be skirted. The largest was over 100 metres across at the 224.7 km (S 25.32.571 E 124.11.855). A very enjoyable drive with plenty of wildlife and birdlife to be seen. Some great campsites of which a few are listed below. All distances are in kilometres commencing from the Tjukayirla Road House. 1. Large claypan 150 metres to the eastern side of DCR. Great camp with plenty of dead timber about. Western end of claypan has a soak so
camping well to the east affords good opportunity to watch wildlife arriving at sunset. 85km S 26.35.371 E 124.13.494 2. Picturesque small claypan on eastern side surrounded by Mulga woodland. Great campsite. S 26 31.676 E 124.14.415 3. Grove of acacia and gums. Possible water affording
good camp site. 124.3 km S 26.24.293 E 124.14.036 4. Eucalypt woodland providing plenty of timber and many great spots to set up camp 125 to 127.8 km S 26.22.530 E 124.13.780 (northern end) 5. At 145km track becomes very soft with shallow wash-aways 6. Track becomes quite rocky around 180 km culminating in a rocky rise at S 25.87.168 E 124.20.616 7. Finished at 242.8 km at intersection with
Gunbarrel Highway. Mick O June 07.
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Closest Weather Station
Carnegie at 15:00 22 Nov WST
Distance from Gunbarrel Hwy & David Carnegie Rd & Eagle Hwy 134.51km W
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
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| 28.1°C |
-°C |
-% |
-°C |
-hPa |
0.0mm |
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30km/h
16knots |
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Closest Climatic Station
Carnegie
Distance from Gunbarrel Hwy & David Carnegie Rd & Eagle Hwy 134.51km W
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
38.3 | 36.8 | 33.8 | 29.8 |
25.2 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 23.6 |
28.6 | 32.5 | 35.4 | 37.2 |
| Mean Min. °C |
23.3 | 22.8 | 20.0 | 16.1 |
10.9 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 7.3 |
11.8 | 16.2 | 19.3 | 22.1 |
| Mean Rain mm |
28.8 | 53.1 | 32.7 | 22.1 |
16.7 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 7.6 |
3.5 | 4.8 | 11.0 | 23.8 |
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Trek Notes
David Carnegie Road
The David Carnegie Rd is a little travelled track between the Great Central Rd and the Gunbarrel Hwy. It is a spectacular piece of country with rocky outcrops, spinifex plains and breakaways and in parts challenging 4WDing with deep ruts and washaways.
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Eagle Hwy
The Eagle Hwy is a very isolated track in the Gibson Desert. At the northern end it can take you to the Gary Highway or the Talawanna Track and the southern end finishes at the Gunbarrel Hwy
Gunbarrel Highway
The Gunbarrel Hwy is one of Australia's most famous roads being the first of many desert tracks built by surveyor Len Beadell. Today, this track remains isolated and remote - for experienced desert travellers only.
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