Road Closures between Yulara and West MacDonnell Ranges.
Submitted: Friday, Apr 11, 2014 at 00:23
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Member - Graham Watson (SA)
I notice that many of the roads between
Yulara and the
West MacDonnell Ranges are currently closed due to flooding (
Mereenie Loop, Luritja Rd, Larapinta Drive etc). We were planning a trip there during the school Holidays and I am wondering if anyone could make an educated guess about how long the roads are likely to remain closed. Are we talking a day or two, or are we talking weeks?
Our plan is to drive to
Yulara from the South Australian Border via Mulga Park road on Monday the 14th of April. Drive from
Yulara to
Kings Canyon on Thursday the 17th. Drive from
Kings Canyon to
Palm Valley via the
Mereenie Loop on Sunday the 20th. Drive from
Palm Valley to
Redbank Gorge,
Glen Helen or Ormiston
Gorge via Gosse
Bluff on Tuesday the 22nd and then head back to
Adelaide departing Anzac Day.
We will be flexible and stick to the bitumen if we need to, but I would really like to complete this trip after having to cancel it in 2010 after rolling the car on Mulga Park Rd.
Any local information anyone could provide would be gratefully received.
Thanks
Reply By: Motherhen - Friday, Apr 11, 2014 at 00:39
Friday, Apr 11, 2014 at 00:39
Hi Graham
Where is Hairy? He would know. My bet is the water will all be gone within a few days. If there has been any road damage to be revealed when the water clears, that would be the only difficulty. As the road into
Palm Valley follows and crosses the river bed a couple of times, that may be a problem.
Motherhen
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Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Friday, Apr 11, 2014 at 14:47
Friday, Apr 11, 2014 at 14:47
The road between Curtain Springs and Mulga Park was a bit damp in 1974....
In fact all the way to
Port Augusta :)
Cheers,
Peter
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Friday, Apr 11, 2014 at 15:44
Friday, Apr 11, 2014 at 15:44
ah yes - remember the days roads were for using and if you said 'road closed" you would have been looked at asif you were mad - how can a road be closed?
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