Googs Track
Submitted: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 at 00:00
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Information or advise regarding the use of
Googs Track south to north late July early August. Traveling in a Toyota HZJ75 ute towing a
Kimberley Kamper on the way from
Perth to Cooper Pedy.
Reply By: Colin - Wednesday, May 01, 2002 at 00:00
Wednesday, May 01, 2002 at 00:00
try the 'search' button and look in the
TREKS- SA- EYRE PEN area
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Reply By: Darian - Thursday, May 02, 2002 at 00:00
Thursday, May 02, 2002 at 00:00
I travelled with a group DOWN Googs in 2001 - there are two or three sandhills at the top that are quite sharp and difficult. I towed a HD off road camper trailer with my 99 diesel jackaroo - needed a bit of practice and a couple of runs, but then ok. Below this top bit, the track is hilly but ok. We were glad that we went DOWN because people trying to go UP had cut holes in the south faces of the hills (probably due to poor tyre pratice in sand). Going up, with a trailer, through those deep holes would have been a real barrier to me I think - broken
suspension may have been the result - we had to take it easy coming down over these holes. Suggest you talk to the parks people at
Ceduna, prior to going.
Darian
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Reply By: Dion - Thursday, May 02, 2002 at 00:00
Thursday, May 02, 2002 at 00:00
Also contact the people at the
Smoky Bay general store.
Dion.
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Reply By: Clay Golledge - Thursday, May 02, 2002 at 00:00
Thursday, May 02, 2002 at 00:00
We went up the track in May 2000 with one of the group towing a camper trailer behind a GQ Patrol without any problems. Did it all a bit too quickly though and would make it a leisurely trip with an
overnight camp if I did it again.
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Reply By: Rob G - Friday, May 17, 2002 at 00:00
Friday, May 17, 2002 at 00:00
went south - north in nov last year in a fully loaded troopy. should be no sweat for you. gps was useful when negotiating the myriad of side tracks around the lakes. i used the westprint map which was reasonable.
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