ROAD CONDITIONS (OFFICIAL)
Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 08, 2004 at 11:33
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Member - Ruth D (QLD)
Hi for those of you who are interested in the
Walkers Crossing Track from
innamincka to
Birdsville (or vice versa) SA National Parks have advised in their Bulletin No. 265 this morning that the
Walkers Crossing is still closed and the next review will be in July. This applies to the
Inside Track with SA Transport advising is still closed due to flodding - a word of warning, it is not advisable to try and come up from the south as you will be bogged for some hours, even trying to turn around to go back out and up the outside
Birdsville Track (as a number of people have discovered in the last few days). Please note that I am talking about the
Inside Track - the outside main
Birdsville Track is open and flowing with people.
The
Simpson Desert (officially) opened yesterday afternoon (Monday 7/6) - although on the western side, Bill Ryan the SA
Ranger advised - you are unable to travel north yet from Mt Dare to New Crown because the roads are impassable. Good drying days at the moment should help this. I post this in the interest of safe travel.
Reply By: Member - Ruth D (QLD) - Tuesday, Jun 08, 2004 at 12:05
Tuesday, Jun 08, 2004 at 12:05
Was interrupted in my original post - now the review on
Walkers Crossing won'tbe until the END of July.
Further, the
Warburton crossing at the southern end of the K1 (not the
Warburton Crossing at Kalamurina Station) is also closed - due to flooding, and again should not be attempted due to bogging.
Vince, look forward to seeing you whichever way you get here! Weather simply glorious - 12 overnight and 25 during the day, sunny, no wind. Simply devine.
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Follow Up By: Crackles - Tuesday, Jun 08, 2004 at 22:00
Tuesday, Jun 08, 2004 at 22:00
Thanks for the report Ruth. Any indication how long the
Warburton crossing will be closed on the K1 & is the Diamantina river still flowing at
Birdsville? Cheers Craig..............
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