Gibb River Road
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 12, 2019 at 18:05
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Member - Alan R (INT)
Thinking of starting the Gibb, from
Kununurra in the few days. Does anyone know what the current conditions are like?
Reply By: HKB Electronics - Friday, Sep 13, 2019 at 10:06
Friday, Sep 13, 2019 at 10:06
Try checking with the shire and see if they have graded it for the school holidays?
We did it last year after the school holidays, the contact person said she had driven it recently and it wasn't to bad and they would not be grading it till next season. This contradicted with other reports from those that had did the trip recently and were saying don't it as they had been trucking out campers and 4X4 broken by the bad conditions.
We were concerned but as we have a very robust setup decided to do it do it anyway, we found they had just graded it again when we arrived, it was like a highway:) so can be hit or miss unfortunately.
Road upto
Mitchell falls was another story.
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Reply By: Member - Vince M (NSW) - Friday, Sep 13, 2019 at 10:09
Friday, Sep 13, 2019 at 10:09
I noticed no one has responded yet, I can tell you back in May it was the best & the driest I had ever seen it. However it would have changed by now & conditions then will not be the conditions now but as always on the Gibb a reliable vehicle, Good tyres, tyre pressure & correct speed is the rule.
The only section I thought was bad for corrugations was from
Kalumburu to honeymoon bay/beach
Have a good trip
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