Rudall River National Park

Submitted: Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 16:21

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Coops (Pilbara)

I've been looking for some notes on Rudall River NP for some friends who are planning a trip in May, but as yet am unable to find any.

I have the CALM info but little else at this stage other than my own reasonably limited knowledge of the area.
Am I missing something ?
Does anyone else have any info that they could link me to or send me?
cheers

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Reply By: Member - Peter (York) - Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 16:49

Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 16:49

Coops have a look in the plot point files ( under trip planing ) I have loaded in the files /trcks for most of this area including Skull Springs rd , I have a mud map somewhere I will have a look for it and get back to you

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Reply By: Member - Peter (York) - Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 16:58

Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 16:58

Back again sorry cant find the mud map , but contact Newman visitors centre and they should have them ,they were done by someone a few years ago but I found it helpfull when we did it last year ,Willam (formite) should have a copy that I sent to him a few months back ,I have a list of way points that I recorded out there if you need them let me know

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Follow Up By: Coops (Pilbara) - Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 17:26

Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 17:26

I am fairly comfortable with just heading out there as we've been all around Rudall - just not actually in it. Others wanted mud maps etc. but as I have NW Desert Maps etc I think we'll be fine.
It's bitumen all the way to Telfer nowadays and we've been to Carawine over & over so I know that side of the route. I've also done Kidson track twice (sort of), just not Rudall itself.
thanks

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Follow Up By: Member - Errol (York WA) - Monday, Mar 15, 2004 at 19:38

Monday, Mar 15, 2004 at 19:38

Hate to disapoint you Coops , but its not all bitumen to Telfer . Dirt starts when you turn off the Rippen Hills rd . From what the escort cops told us last year , thay are going to leave it sit for 2 years or so to see where the water lays soas thay can build the rd up so no water will lay on it befor thay lay the blacktop . I think thay mite know now after Monty . So i expet thay will be working on it again this dry season . I also think there mite be a push to blacktop the rd south to Newman from Marbel bar from what i heard last year . Have you heard anything about that ? Cheers .

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Reply By: joc45 - Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 18:41

Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 18:41

Coops, drop me an email
gerron at bigpond dot net dot au (just substitute the appropriate symbols)
Have a few bits of info.
Still putting together the notes for Michelle at ExplorOz. Shouldn't be too much longer, Michelle!!
Gerry

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Reply By: dingdong - Monday, Mar 15, 2004 at 21:40

Monday, Mar 15, 2004 at 21:40

HiCoops
Have been reseaching it for 12 months have quite a lot of info but not been able to find out much about the anthill track of which we would like to enter it from .My email adress is dingdong@modnet .com. au Contact me direct & we'll see what we can work out . Wer'e heading there in June .
Cheers dingdong

Whiskey 746

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Reply By: Member Colin - NSW Bungendore - Monday, Mar 15, 2004 at 23:46

Monday, Mar 15, 2004 at 23:46

Get a copy of Australian Geographic No 48 Oct/Dec 1997. Back copies should be available? 23 pages of info and photos including a map.

The Hema map should give enough data - just keep to the main tracks a you can't go wrong ?

Last week I posted some info to a query about Anthiil track - do a search - the info gives details ? of my trip to Rudall from Nullagine.

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Reply By: Hankster - Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 at 00:12

Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 at 00:12

Coops

Go and have a yarn with Chris Ferris at Dingo's Oasis Backpackers in Port Hedland (I believe you live there??). He does tours and took Ernie Dingo out there last year. It was featured on GWN's 'Getaway' show.

He's a mate of mine, tell him I sent you.

Hank
Halls Creek

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