Cape leveque road

Hi, Was up that track last weekend and it's BLOODY rough. Even the locals agreed, but the scenery almost makes it worth while.

Yes, its an interesting "road" at present, as is the side track out to Middle Lagoon.
But, don't let it put you off. It's not "undriveable". Just slow down a bit, depending on what you may be towing.

The track varies from a shallow "U" shaped sandy track to start with, then flattens out to a moderately corrugated hard based surface in sections.
No loose rocks and altogether drivable with care.
We were towing camper trailers but a some folk we met in Broome were on their way up there for the 6th or 7th trip, one towing a largish off road van.

The track out to Middle Lagoon was the most varied road surface we come across.
From a narrow track it changed to undulating, then corrugated, then BMX or motocross style, then reef (rocky) surface. Basically, the lot.

We arrived on the Friday and the "regulars" showed up on the Sunday and set themselves up in the non-powered sites along the cliff face, overlooking the lagoon.
While we were there, no one was venturing out in their boats, due to what they thought were Barracouta scaring the other fish away.
What we caught (off the beach) was a largish Long Tom and this beastie was what we believe was scaring the other fish. We filleted and cooked it all the same and tasted OK. The white flesh had small blue veins through it but it didn't adversely affect the taste.







As I said, don't be put off by road surfaces but merely drive to the conditions and you should get through "unscathed".

Hi There.
My daughter came down the road yesterday and travels it a lot .As bad as it gets at the present.
cheers Graeme.

We'll made it to middle lagoon beautiful sheltered beach , lots of caravans! The cape leveque road was not to bad really, mostly corrugated not as rough as I thought it was going to be , kinda like a rough bypass road up cape York except with larger whoops & fine sand , there is two graders grading the road & a dozer scrub clearing the shoulder. Couple of fires between manari & cape leveque roads.