<span class="highlight">Yowah</span> QLD to Quilpie Road?
Submitted: Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 18:05
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Member - Julie & John (VIC)
Gday...
We will be travelling from
Yowah to
Toompine and then onto
Quilpie QLD end of next week towing our 23ft 'black-top' caravan.
The maps indicate there is about 80-100km of 'unsealed highway' south of
Toompine.
Has anyone travelled this route recently and is able to comment on the condition and 'type' of 'unsealed highway'.
Understand fully the impact of rain (and know there has been rain in these parts recently - and future rains may alter from today) but just interested in how
well formed the dirt road is.
We are experienced and have a Discovery tug - just not confident on dragging such a big 'black-top' modern van if it is a chopped-up type of road.
Interested in comments and advice.
Cheers
Julie &
John
Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 18:09
Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 18:09
Give me 24 hours and I should have an answer for you ;)
My parents are out that way at the moment and travelled from
Quilpie to
Thargomindah during the week. Can't seem to get them on the phone at the moment :)
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: Nomad Navara - Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 18:40
Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 18:40
Travelled through there approx 2 months ago, narrow bitumen all the way,map not up todate as ours wasn't..
Free camping & power outside
Toompine Hotel,see Jones'y at the pub first.Cheap meals also,great menagerie of animals,enjoy.
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Reply By: Isuzumu - Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 20:10
Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 20:10
http://131940.qld.gov.au/ have a look at this site ( hope it comes up for you) anyway as of yesterday that road was closed, due to the recent rain. We are heading that way in 4 weeks please let us know if you go that way and the road conditions please
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Reply By: Fiona & Paul - Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 23:38
Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 23:38
Julie &
John
Can't say how it is now but we were up there 12 months ago and the 80km stretch of gravel starts a few km past the
Quilpie turnoff. It was OK then with the usual bit & pieces of corrugated sections and we didn't have any issues.
Obviously the rain has made a big difference, just pointing out we got through fine with the Subir & Compac at the bottom.
Thargomindah was very interesting and we continued on through Nockatunga,
Tibooburra and on to
Broken Hill. The trip was fine and all I had to do was avoid those 'few' big combo 4WD & vans that decided 110kph was fine.
Regards
Paul H
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Follow Up By: dingbat - Sunday, Aug 22, 2010 at 08:33
Sunday, Aug 22, 2010 at 08:33
Hi-am in
Thargomindah at moment, drove from
Quilpie via
Toompine and the dirt yesterday. The road from
Quilpie to
Toompine is completely sealed, although single lane in some spots, south of
Toompine towards
Thargomindah its only 43k of very good dirt. Easy for our 17' poptop onroader, was in the 4wd but our coomodore would have easily done it as
well. However it was closed due to rain a day or so ago. I believe the road from
Eulo via
Yowah(its a small detour), and
Toompine is completely sealed.
just do it its great
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