Wednesday, Nov 22, 2017 at 10:23
As someone has already said, the new way you have chosen is just as bad as the
Gibb River Road, but don't get me wrong as they are both fantastic beautiful paths to take but they are actually 100% identical breakage risk.
I had seen your decision not to go the GRR is because of the horror stories from broken vehicles etc.....
The reason we don't see the same horror stories of the
Savannah Way is because the GRR has 1,546,765 cars per season and the
Savannah Way has 190,987 cars per season.
The river crossings on the
Savannah Way can be a little trickier than the straight forward ones on the GRR, the massive corrugations are the same, the rocks are sharper on the GRR, the
camp spots are further between on the SW, less to see on the SW, very very busy traffic conditions on the GRR, not much swimming along SW, heaps of swimming on GRR gorges etc.
So my point is don't be put off by the road conditions, because you are in for pretty much the exact same risk either way you choose to go.
Along the GRR you can expect cool nights with warm days (good for sleeping)
Along the SW you can expect warm nights with hot days.
Either way is a great trip.
Okay now to answer your question regarding "things to see along the way and
camp sites"
"Towns River" is a good spot (and maybe the only one I thought was awesome), others are just next to river crossings along the way.
I have been along there 4 times and if you don't get your self away from the sight of the main road when you
camp it's not uncommon for blacks to find their way to you asking for all the normal stuff like, fuel, wheel brace, jacking equipment, general help, a lift etc.... and they don't seem to care if it is 3am either hahahaha..
Things to see,,,,,
well,,,, along that road everything is signposted..... You wont miss anything...
Lorella Springs access road is probably the most corrugated road (apart from Wolfe Creek) I have ever been on.....
Great place though when you get in there "must see"....
If you wanted to keep your car in one piece you want to consider going in at
Daly Waters and go to
Cape Crawford and the head north from there to Lorella because only 100kms of rough dirt that way instead of 100s of kms of rough dirt the
Mataranka way...
Which ever way you decide I am sure you will love it...
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Follow Up By: Member - GREENDOG - Wednesday, Dec 13, 2017 at 16:50
Wednesday, Dec 13, 2017 at 16:50
Thanks very much for your in depth information, will come in handy, as we get closer to our trip,cheers
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