Nargkat - Border Track - Pinaroo to Boardertown

The Ngarkat Conservation Park Management Plan discusses the closure of
the Border Track;

'As access along the northern portion of the track is one way (north
to south), and there are few opportunities to leave the track, during
a fire visitors may be forced to drive directly into a fire front.
Those attempting to avoid this by traversing the track from south to
north may become bogged and/or sustain damage to their vehicle. This
combination of factors also increases the difficulty of search and
rescue operations.

To ensure public safety, DEH will not permit public access along the
Track from 1 November to 31 March and during periods of high fire
danger (as determined by the District Ranger).'

Barrier gates have now been installed on the track and last summer was
the first time they were used to closed track for this reason.

Yep too true.
Don't beleve me? phone 08 8576 3690 or 08 85952111

I did a post about this several weeks ago. If you go into archives you may find it.

Is true...
This weekend is the last one for the year...

True - have official document here with details (67 pages). However, it also mentions a new track (previously closed) to be opened to 4WD during open season.

That ignorant SA park ranger has put another nail in the coffin of the small country towns in the area. Closed for the busiest time for 4x4 tourists who would have spent thousands of dollars in food, accomodation & fuel.
In the 20 years I've travelled the Border track the biggest damage I've seen was caused by the bulldozers clearing the huge fire breaks. The minor track damage caused by 4 wheel drives fades into insignificance in comparison.
With the main attraction of the Big Desert area closed to 4x4s, travellers will no doubt go elsewhere for a challenge & leave the Ranger to count his burnt out mallee stumps alone ;-)
Cheers Craig............

Trevv88,

Also have a look at Post 207044 for more background on this. The local ranger will have the place shut up on the basis of some of the flimsyest excuses ever dreampt up.

Ken

Thanks for all the info looks like I m heading down this week end then.

Regards

Trevor

Seems that the info above is slightly in error, as the actual date is 15 Nov 05.

The track was open over the Cup Weekend.

Based on the 7 or so vehicles I seen churning up one sand hill without getting over its not hard to understand some rangers decisions. ALL the vehciles I seen except one should have made it over (as my TD & the LR TD5 did easily).

I guess we had pressures approaching 18PSI and the Navara's, LR Disco V8, 2005 Hilux, Patrol TD etc all had too high tyre pressures (even for AGRESSIVE MT to be any asistance).

Its this type of 'driver' that creates the problem. The ranger just reacts to the damage. BTW they all from the 'big smoke', so its not their backyard that gets closed.