Coober Pedy to Emu approx. driving time.

Stephen

We wouldn't mind doing a loop Coober Pedy to Laverton/Wiluna, up the CSR to Kunawaritjii and then eastward, some way to around Uluru etc. No planned route yet.

I am quite surprised by what appears to be long times for the above legs. Yes there are things to see and no need to rush, but just one day for Coober Pedy to Tallaringa at 116Kms. Why is this and how does it compare to the CSR badly corrugated section around Kunawaratjii? Of course if you been to Kunawaratjii.

Phil

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Phil, I haven't experienced the Canning corrugations but if they are anything like the Anne Beadell's from Coober Pedy to Emu then I do not wish to!
Yes, 1 day for Coober Pedy to Tallaringa (or thereabouts) and another day to Emu (or thereabouts). Allowing some shortish stops to allow the brain to stop vibrating! lol

I have been on some rough roads in my time but 'all day at full corrugations'? No, I won't do the Anne Beadell again thank you very much.

And, as Stephen has said, there are better camp opportunities east and west of Tallaringa than at the Well itself.

Hi Allan

Thanks for the report. The corrugations both sides of Kunawaratjii were the worst I have experienced.

Met a bloke stopped just north of Kunawaratjii on the bad section. His wife said she was happy to sit "right here!!!!"/ He found the same. No matter if you go slow you shake the hell out of everything and if you go faster while smoother ride, it sounds like a screaming thunderous freight train is in the car with you.

We shall see what time brings.

Off to Hervey Bay and Fraser on the 30th for a couple of weeks. Maybe warmer than here in the ACT.

Phil

Mable Creek to Taralinga Well is probably the worst corrugated road I have ever encountered. Turning back did cross my mind but it did get better after Emu thankfully.

Leigh, I have encountered equably bad corrugations elsewhere but not where they continued relentlessly for a couple of days for 200km or more as they do on the AB Hwy.
Maybe the Canning does too but I don't want to know!!!!

Allan It does!!!!

Phil

Hi Phil

Sorry for the late reply, but have been out all day, but as others have stated, you can not go fast as the corrugations are too severe and will damage your vehicle. For that section of track we only ever travel between 20 - 30 kilometres per hour and with tyre pressures around 18psi to try and make the road smoother and stop regularly to stop and smell the roses and to not let the shockers overheat.

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Dean you say below that you have allowed 4 days for the return trip of Coober Pedy, Dingo Claypan, Emu and then Coober Pedy.

If you have only allowed the 4 days for that complete section, you simply will not do it in that time frame, not unless you are going to trash your vehicle and go like hell.

The other day you asked about Dingo Claypan and I mentioned then that a Emu, Dingo Claypan, Emu return trip would want to be over 2 days just for that section.

I am only giving you my honest opinion and I would not personally be doing the whole lots that you mentioned returned to Coober Pedy in 4 days.



Food for thought.



Cheers



Stephen

Hi Dean And Phil

This is why you would not want to rush the Emu to Coober Pedy Section....

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Yes Stephen, Here is my view of them.
Mile after mile of them!

Dean if you must stop on the AB anywhere make sure you have all four wheels on the top of the corrugations, if they are in the bottom someone could run into you, they are deep. .LOL

Scrubby.