Mount Isa to Alice
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 17, 2022 at 20:36
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John Baas
I'm just doing some trip planning in ref to a trip to Isa and return to
Perth via
Alice Springs (early June). This query relates to 2 of the options from Isa to Alice.
Google maps is giving me a driving distance/time via blacktop to Tennant Ck and the Stuart Hwy of 12 hours and 1,170 kays.
The alternative more direct Plenty Hwy option is for 18 hours over a significantly shorter 890 kays.
(note, Sandover Hwy options are similar to Plenty)
These data, if accurate, are suggesting to me that the direct Plenty route is one special dog of a road...?.
Comments please.
Cheers. JB.
Reply By: Member - McLaren3030 - Monday, Apr 18, 2022 at 09:32
Monday, Apr 18, 2022 at 09:32
Hi
John,
Google Maps makes some assumptions when giving travel times over gravel roads. It quite often uses 60 kph as the driving speed when calculating time. This is often quite a lot slower than the speed you can actually travel at.
I also use a combination of both Google maps and the Hema Road & 4WD Atlas when planning my trips, and generally use 80 kph as the driving speed to calculate driving times. Not always accurate, but generally it is closer to the actual time required to drive that distance than what Google maps says. Of course, there is nothing wrong with using the
Exploroz Traveller App to help plan your trip either, not sure on the accuracy of time required for distance travelled.
To find out the actual road conditions, you might want to contact someone locally closer to the time of your travel for the most up to date road conditions.
Macca.
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