Marble Bar / Port Hedland road
Submitted: Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 12:02
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Member - Darryl
As i have not travelled this road for some years can anyone advise me if this road is now sealed .I seem to recall it maybe sealed up to
Marble Bar from
Newman end. Can anyone advise? I have checked Main Roads Website ,nothing!
Thanks
Darryl
Reply By: Jackman - Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 12:22
Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 12:22
Darryl,
I know they were in the process of sealing it from Hedland a couple of years ago. Haven't been up there for about 12 months but believe it is sealed most of the way if not all the way. The
Shaw river causeway still causes dramas but I dont think there has been much rain this year.
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Reply By: Sweeney - Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 15:22
Reply By: Pluto - Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 16:11
Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 16:11
Darryl,
It's all bitumen. The last section to be bitumenised went in about two years ago as part of the Rippon Hills rd construction project.
Not only can you get to
Marble bar without getting your tires dusty, you can get as far as the
carawine gorge turn off (probably further now).
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Follow Up By: Squizzy - Tuesday, Feb 15, 2005 at 09:42
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2005 at 09:42
Pluto,
Is Carawine still worth a look?
I heard it has been decimated since the cyclones last year.
Geoff.
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Reply By: Pilbara Wayne - Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 21:59
Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 21:59
G'day Daryl,
Yes it is sealed all the way from
Marble Bar to Hedland. Also last year there was quite a bit of work going on in the section from
Nullagine to
Marble Bar. Road was graded and it was easy to sit on 95-100km/h. Scenery through this section is excellent. Havent done
Nullagine to
Newman.
If you are travelling, there is a couple of
places to stop overnight on this road if you wanted. Doelena Gap about 50kms from
Marble Bar - you cant miss it, just after the road winds severley through some hills (look out for trucks here) you cross the
Coongan River. A track on the left takes you down to the side of the river and there are concrete BBQ pits under the trees. You'll need 4wd if you want to get close to the river, but otherwise its OK.
Or there is the Des Streckfus 24 hour stop further along towards Hedland on the right. This has BBQ's, shade and
toilets. You can
camp close to the little river here, away from the main
camp area and its quite nice (if the river has water in it!) Otherwise its a bit muddy looking. There is shade down there though.
After that you're pretty
well stuck for camping if you stay near the main road.
Hope that helps.
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Follow Up By: Member - Darryl - Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 23:27
Monday, Feb 14, 2005 at 23:27
Wayne , thanks for the reply on this road.The family will be travelling up to
Broome in June ,minus myself but with the Grandparents for a trip through the
Kimberley.The area around
Nullagine /
Marble Bar has great memories for me in the late eighties and is very scenic as you say.This route is an alternate to the the other way and probably has more nice camping along the way.Ill be joining them a week later in
Broome (flying up).
The reason i asked about sealed road was hoping to make the trip for the family not to hard ,but enjoyable and problem free with tyres etc.
I always have my vehicles
well setup and trip
well planned to make the holiday go smoothly and hence the question about road as it was all dirt back in them days.
Regards
Darryl
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