Mitchell river track Queensland

Hi kerbarb9,

A few years ago now, but we did this trip in 2018. The crossing has a rubber “corduroy” bottom to it, and was quite easy. We camped overnight on the south side. With the high rainfall they have been getting up that way this wet season, it may be totally different. See photos.



Macca.

We did it a few years back, and there were certainly no problems at the river crossing, subject of course to rainfall and water levels at the time - the mesh base makes it a very straightforward crossing.
You need to watch your navigation between Musgrave and Dunbar, as some of the tracks are a bit unclear. We took a wrong turn and came to a dead end on a private station, but backtracking around their boundary only cost us a couple of hours.
It's a good short cut to Normanton, and more interesting than repeating the southern section of the developmental road.
Cheers

Have camped and crossed the Mitchell several times over the last few years,no dramas.

We crossed the Mitchell in four different locations last July/August in our Patrol & Tvan. None were a problem, but of course any rainfall can affect this. The link here to my blog entry includes video of crossings at Shelfo & at Dunbar (the one which takes you up the Dixie Track) , plus a photo of the crossing at Drumduff. Our final crossing was at Palmerville Station across a dry concrete causeway.

http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2020/08/07/breaking-isolation/

Have done the Dixie Track for the last three years around July and August in a row and it is no problem. Navigation after crossing the Mitchell is a bit tricky as it is not well sign posted and there are a few turns. A very good map and or GPS required. If you see the sign post to Oriners you are on the Dixie Track.