Wednesday, Apr 20, 2016 at 12:34
We were there late May last year with a group of 7 camper trailers.
Cattlewater Pass is closed but the
gate at the top has been vandalised and some people have gone through. The track was an adventure in itself. We stayed at Old Ambalindum station, left the trailers there and drove up to the
gate, had lunch and then returned. This track is totally unmaintained and provided some excelent 'adventure' driving.
Ruby Gap track was difficult at the main
river crossing. Extremely soft, sandy crossing and a couple of rigs got bogged. If you follow the river bed it becomes even softer and again a couple of the rigs got bogged. You can by-pass the really soft area by sticking to the northern bank of the river after the initial crossing. The bank is rocky and rough but do-able. From there on, the track is still rough and rocky in
places and a couple of the rigs got hung-up but got through with better wheel placement and some track maintenance. One vehicle staked a tyre on the way in. We camped right at the end of the track on the river bank. Tight for 7 rigs but a peacefull spot. In hind sight we should have stayed a couple of nights.
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