Travel time Jervios to ruby gap?

Odog,

When we went across Plenty in 2011, it would have taken us close to 2 hours from Jervoise to Gem Tree. We stopped at Jervoise about 3pm for an ice cream and chat, and just got to GT as they were closing, at 5pm. There's a LOT of Kodak moments as you get close to, and level with, Harts Range.

Corrugations were a bit ordinary west of both Jervoise and Harts Range community. :-(

About 45kms into Boxhole, so about 2 hrs return trip? Plus viewing time.......

Can't help with the Ruby Gap run. Sure to be plenty of time consuming camera moments, I'd suggest.

Bob

Isn't there a more direct route from Jervios to Raby Gap from the North.....? It's shown on Hema Maps.....Might be a bit more interesting too as it would be a road less travelled :)

It is possible to travel from Jervois to Ruby Gap and visit Box Hole Crater in one long day. Driving time is roughly 8 hours but is highly variable due to changing road conditions and the large number of gates to open and close between Gemtree and Arltunga.

There are also many sights to see.

Harts Range is impressive. Atitjere community has an interesting history of mica mining, a scenic football ground and fuel is a few cents cheaper than Gemtree.

Gemtree is popular for camping and fossicking.

Arltunga has lots of historic mines, buildings and equipment.

Box Hole Crater is within cooee of Tower Rock (Mac and Rose Chalmers Conservation Reserve). This new reserve is like the Devil's Marbles only bigger, better, you can climb everywhere and you are likely to have it to yourself. Camping there is rewarded by magnificent sunrises and sunsets. A small camping fee ($10 per car) is payable at Mt Swan community. Nearby is the Eastern Desert Art Gallery and Cafe (08 89569433). A word of warning. Although the reserve is new the two toilets in the camping area are rustic- a plastic seat on top of a 44 gallon drum screened by hessian tied to star pickets. The seats are loose and the edge of the drum beneath is sharply serrated. One slip and you will be singing like a Castrato!

Boxhole Crater is on private property but should be OK to visit. I went first to the house and found the only inhabitants a couple of backpackers working there who had no problem with me going to the crater.
When you turn into the property from the 'main' road, you'll come to 3 gates. Middle gate takes you to the house, right hand gate to the crater.
Take the right hand gate and immediately turn left and follow the track down the fenceline. About 100m past the house, the track bends to the right and goes to the fence surrounding the crater. You'll find a smooth-wire section of the fence to get thru and then walk up the slope. which is actually the wall of the crater.