Sunday, Mar 20, 2022 at 10:39
Hi Macca, you are of course correct about the Dixie Track (Artemis to Dunbar) & then the BDR to
Normanton) being the most direct & shortest route .
But ... the OP is asking about fuel supplies along the way for a motorcycle. There would be no fuel availability between Musgrave &
Normanton if taking that route the distance would be close to 500kms which I assumed (possibly incorrectly) would be more than the fuel range on many motorcycles. (I would probably feel happier having at least a 600km range for that trip).
If going that way checking
River crossing heights before leaving Musgrave would be wise - look down the list for for
Mitchell R at Dunbar.
Hence the only other option 'cross Cape' route being as I suggested, as even going down to
Mareeba on the PDR & then out to
Chillagoe & the BDR would leave a distance between fuel stops (
Chillagoe to
Normanton) of 560kms. (and some long stretches of deep bulldust/ deep sloppy conditions if wet between Dumdruff & Dunbar - either way very 'bike unfriendly')
OP might need to take the longer bitumen route from
Mareeba to
Normanton via Mt Surprise etc which would have sufficient fuel stops along the way (if I am correct about bike fuel range & Pormpuraaw & Kowanyama were not possibilities).
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