Gary Hwy question
Submitted: Friday, May 11, 2018 at 07:26
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Been-Everywhereman
Is the
Gary Hwy suited to towing a Jayco Outback Expanda? If your information is based on a recent memory from a recent trip, that would be great.
Thanks in anticipation.
Reply By: Trawe - Friday, May 11, 2018 at 11:47
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 11:47
Hello Everywhereman
Lived and worked at
Kintore 40 ks from WA border. NT side from
Alice Springs 350 ks always rough to the border and graded twice a year May and September if lucky. WA side recently graded from NT border to
Kunawarritji. Road west from there to bitumen is very rough usually. Nice camping at Jubilee
well.
Trawe
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Follow Up By: Idler Chris - Friday, May 11, 2018 at 16:31
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 16:31
Trawe, you are talking about the the
Gary Junction Highway, not the Gary Highway.
Did the Gary Highway last year and while it is doable with a trailer I would not do it. Others have done it and if you have plenty of time and take it easy you should be OK. It is a great drive and I hope to do it again.
Chris
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Follow Up By: Allan B (Sunshine Coast) - Friday, May 11, 2018 at 22:10
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 22:10
,
Chris, I'm not trying to be pedantic, but to avoid even further confusion that should be
"
Gary Junction Road".... not "Highway".
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Follow Up By: Idler Chris - Friday, May 11, 2018 at 22:13
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 22:13
Correct,
Gary Junction Road.
I am to use to LB calling everything "Highways"
Chris
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Follow Up By: ChrisVal7 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 08:42
Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 08:42
Motherhen, just as
well you pointed that out. I was thinking I must have missed that
camp on our two crossings of the GJR!
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Reply By: IvanTheTerrible - Friday, May 11, 2018 at 20:33
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 20:33
Very rough and very narrow.
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Reply By: Geoff N (NSW) - Friday, May 11, 2018 at 21:18
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 21:18
As Chris said, very doable. A love of corrugations wouldn't go astray. If you're in a DMax, there's a spare bullbar about a k out the McPherson's Pillar/
Mulgan Rockhole track :)
Good camping near the Veevers crater turnoff. Veevers is worth a visit, and if
Lake Cohen has water in it (usually does), it's worth a day or 2 as
well.
No good camping at Everard Jn but it you turn west, there's an excellent
camp at
Geraldton Bore.
East, there a fair
camp on the turn near Mt Everard as you exit the bypass. Water is very scarce out to the
Great Central Road. IIRC, there's a track opposite the "Len Beadell's Tree & Plaque" which lead to a pump with good water but that's about it. None at
Camp Beadell (an oil company
clearing).
Heading that way myself in about 3 months on a full traverse of the Gunbarrell after we complete the Canning.
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Follow Up By: ChrisVal7 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 08:44
Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 08:44
Geoff, Idler Chris said it was doable with a trailer but s/he sounded caution about whether it is sensible with the rig in question.
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