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: Peter_n_Margaret - Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 10:20
Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 10:20
I reckon it is about 6k to the turn off and another 12k to the
lookout?
EDIT - Screen shot of our GPS track from 2017 on the HEMA 1:150,000.

Spring Creek Delta lookout track.
Cheers,
Peter
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Reply By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 10:32
Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 10:32
19.3km
And 48mins

Spring creek delta

Distance calculated in Exploroz Traveller app
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Reply By: Michael M34 - Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 10:58
Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 10:58
What a great site;
Thank you Michelle and Peter 'n Margaret
Cheers
Mike
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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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Reply By: Michael M34 - Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 17:30
Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 17:30
Thanks so much for your advice and the all important photo's.
We will give it a go.
Thanks to all for your great detailed advice on this magnificent sharing site.
Cheers
Mike
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