Marble Bar to Alice Springs

Submitted: Friday, Jul 14, 2023 at 17:59
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Has anyone recently travelled Marble Bar to Alice Springs via the Gary Junction Rd
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Reply By: Member - Cuppa - Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 at 10:02

Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 at 10:02
Not since 2018. Been some weather since then. :)

Check out my blog if interested in how we found it (Alice to Telfer & on to Karlamilyi) & a few weeks later Marble Bar to Marble Bar via Carawine gorge & Skull Springs Rd.
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Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 at 14:02

Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 at 14:02
Pk6,
Check out thread 145688 that asks much the same question.

When we did much of that route in 2018, it was a bit rough east of Telfer, towards Punmu, then had been recently graded through to Sandy Blight turnoff, near Kintore, where we turned down the SB track. Did pass a couple of vans heading west on that journey.

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Reply By: Rob A1 (SA) - Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 at 21:12

Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 at 21:12
We did it around 4 weeks back. The dirt to the Telfer Mine TO was pretty well maintained. From the TO it is a single lane plus a half of pretty average corrugated outback track which is almost the same low standard all the way to the bitumen in the Western Macs. Country is beautiful mostly, finding a campground can be problematic as it seems several have disappeared & fuel availability is highly variable. We flat least one of the 24/7 sites closed meaning JC are required to be carried.

In summary it’s a really long version of the Tanami quite frankly. It’s guaranteed to give your suspension a workout plus tyre pressures are rather important

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Follow Up By: Pk6 - Sunday, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:24

Sunday, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:24
Thanks Rob, very comprehensive. We did the Great central RD and other gravel roads all had varying levels of corrugations and us the suspension does get a workout, if we take our time carry JC's we should be ok.
Thanks again
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