Great central road in October ?

Hi
Weather wise it most likely will be warm to hot.
the weather bureau records for Warburton last October have one day with a max below 30, one above 40 and the rest in the mid to high 30s.
Not the time of year I would choose to be out there but it is great country.
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Martine - I've travelled along the GCR in late October. The temperature was regularly around 38 deg C.
Take plenty of water - 5L a day for each person.

Warakurna is a very good place to stay, Warburton is not so good, all the rest of the way there's only bare camping areas with no facilities.
Warakurna has a store with food and fuel, a motel, cheap "backpacker" accommodation, caravan sites, and campsites.

It also has a camp kitchen where you can cook your own food, and wash your utensils, and sit down in a fly-screened area to eat.

Warakurna Roadhouse

Tjukayirla has transportable unit type accomodation, back packer accommodation and caravan and campsites. It has a store with food and fuel.

Tjukayirla Roadhouse

A SUV with adequate ground clearance is O.K. (minimum 180mm ground clearance).
There are often deep ruts in the road, and these ruts often contain rocks, so a very heavily loaded vehicle or a low clearance vehicle, will incur damage to the underbody, fuel lines, brake lines, fuel tanks, etc.

The road surface is corrugated (washboard) along most of its length, so steady driving is advised, not full highway speed. It's not difficult to keep up a steady 85-90kmh. About 40km in the centre of the GCR is sealed road of highway standard.

The Great Central Road

Regards, Ron.

thanks very much for kind answers
Martine