Suitability of GPS inland

Absolutely, Ian, one of the best in my view. Withthe extra memory you can take an amazing amount of maps as well. The main thing to do is get familiar with it and do a few trips with it before hand.

Ken

You will need to load exta maps as the standard maps wont do it
try this site ob

Ian T
I've got the GarminMap 60C and love it. The std software is fantastic in town and cities & some popular tracks, but yes you will need Tracks4aus for other areas, these can be loaded alongside the std. maps so you dont need to install one or the other, you can install both, and then just switch via your setup function, 10 seconds work.

The only negative i have is the screen's lack of size. Yes play with it a lot before you have to rely on it, this will give you a better undertanding of it's workings, and by then you will be able to handle it with confidence.
Enjoy yor trip.

I'm off to Cape York in May and will give mine a workout then.

I have the 60cx and am very impressed with it. Tracks for Aust as per the link above have been very accurate so far both here in the Vic high country and last week around the robe area. There is also a group dedicated to this model and as it is a worldwide forum you may learn a bit more off someone else's experience.

Site Link

cheers

I have had the GPS Map60CS for over 3 years and it sure gets a workout. It gets used in the Landcruiser for long distance and track work, it gets used on motorbike safari's on very rough tracks, I use it for hiking and off track exploring, I also have a yacht and use it in the cockpit with Garmin Bluecharts installed.

As mentioned above I use T4A in the bush, Garmin Metroguide on the highway and in the city, and Garmin Bluecharts when on the water. It is regularly exposed to full sun, rain, salt spray, knocks and bumps and has never let me down.

The memory is more than big enough to hold all of the maps I require for whichever activity I am using it for. Actually I can fit all of Metroguide, T4A, and all of the Bluecharts between Sydney and Hamilton Island in the 55MB internal memory. The CX version was not out when I brought mine but I don't see much of an advantage as the SD cards are only the mini version anyway.

The accuracy of the maps is astonishing. Especially when sailing through charted reef areas the GPS can show that I am 6 metres off a rock and sure enough a quick glance will show that I am in fact about 6 metres from the charted rock.

There are times when I would like a fixed unit with a big screen but then it would not be as portable for use on the motorbike or to carry on a trek by foot somewhere.

Yell out if you need to know any more about the unit.

Cheers,
Brett

G'day Ian
Sorry mate but the others have all mislead you. You will need a vehicle to get to and along the CSR :-)
Cheers from the Moose