Roads near Mungo

Yes - I came in Top Hut Rd, very bad, and went out on Arumpo Rd to Mildura, also bad. Locals say Arumpo Rd is wearing faster due to day visitors from Mildura. I tried to maintain 80 but often just could not.

You'll probably find that unlike you they still had hyway pressure in their tyres.

I didn't ask, but that's what I suspected.

This is a fair tip, certainly I have benefitted from varying tyre pressures before, but I confess I didn't have the compressor on this trip, and didn't expect to need it based on reports in advance. The locals tell me the roads were a lot worse then ever before - still, it pays to be prepared I guess.

I can accept that - but I puzzle about why the road was reasonable for 60 kms from Menindie, then you cross from Central Darling to Wentworth and there is a complete change in the nature of the road. Perhaps the rain is following the shire boundaries?

Probably something to do with the nature of the different soils. Maybe a strata layer of loam soild is in one area and then followed by a strata of shale or a strata of dolerite. Hey, its only a guess but that could be the reason.

Phlip -- We were in Mungo NP mid last week. Decided not to drive from Mildura or Balranald but went in from Euston and came back out Prungle Mail Road. Both very good to excellent with only a couple of sticky patches. Corrugations were no problem. When gradings in doubt, stick to the minor secondary roads that aren't so popular with the tourists.

Biggest problem we found was that Tourist Info Centre in Mildura told us roads to Mungo were closed; Parks & Wildlife told us roads in Mungo were open but didn't know about access roads. Mungo Lodge had been told roads in Mungo were closed and had guests go home early. We drove to Mungo and found all roads were open. Great communications!

Bernard

Thanks for that info. Very good!