Perenjori to Rothsay and Warriedar
Submitted: Monday, Apr 11, 2022 at 20:06
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WarrenTC
Has anyone driven the "old" Perenjori to Rothsay road via Damperwah?
Looking to take a 2WD SUV across to
Paynes Find from Perenjori, via a visit to old Rothsay townsite, and would prefer to do the old Rothsay road instead of the boring Coppermine road if possible.
The Shire indicates it is a 4WD track, but 4WD doesn't always mean 4WD.
Thanks
Reply By: Rainman WA - Tuesday, Apr 12, 2022 at 10:52
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2022 at 10:52
We towed our camper trailer through the
Karara Rangelands in September last year, driving the Perenjori to Rothsay Road from
Karara Road through to the Rothsay
mine site.
I don't remember any part of it being particularly difficult with that particular 20km stretch taking 46 minutes averaging 27kph, but that was with lots of stops to
check out the
wildflowers
Here's a video I did that shows what most of the roads were like through the area (in between the
wildflowers), it might be of some help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWdCSILPUYY
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Follow Up By: WarrenTC - Tuesday, Apr 12, 2022 at 11:28
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2022 at 11:28
Thanks Rainman, that's very helpful. Looks like pretty good roads, were there a few soft or sandy spots? Looked like that may be the case as you approached Damperwah.
Which track were you on at 10:28 in the video, with the
lake to your right?
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Follow Up By: Rainman WA - Wednesday, Apr 13, 2022 at 09:39
Wednesday, Apr 13, 2022 at 09:39
From memory the Boonerong Road from the Rothsay Road to Coppermine Road may have been a bit sandy, but in general the roads were mostly hard and
well formed as seen in the video.
The road at the 10:28 minute mark is the Old
Warriedar Road that runs along side
Mongers Lake.
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