Spring Creek Delta Lookout
Submitted: Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 09:46
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Michael M34
Can anyone advise how far from
Dalhousie Springs is the track to
Spring Creek Delta
Lookout? I missed it in 2016.
Best I can come up with is 28.2km. However, with a few vehicles behind me I want to be sure.
Cheers
Reply By: Member - McLaren3030 - Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 12:50
Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 12:50
Hi Micheal M34,
This is a great little track, we went out to the
lookout in 2015. It was pretty slow going with a couple washouts that we had to go "off track" to get around, but the view at the end is
well worth it. According to the local rangers, this was part of the original track from Dalhousie. From the jump up where the
lookout is, the track wound down and onto the clay pan which was very soft in
places. The rangers got sick of having to pull people out of the bog, so they graded a new track that led around the clay pan, this is the track in use today.

Panoramic view from the lookout

View from Look out

View from Lookout
Macca.
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Follow Up By: Phil G - Saturday, Mar 09, 2019 at 00:04
Saturday, Mar 09, 2019 at 00:04
Used to always go past the
Spring Creek Delta on the way to Purnie from Dalhousie.
But maybe around 2002 or 2004 the new bypass track was put through - it followed higher ground so it wasn't closed as much after a rain event.
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