Diamantina Dev Rd
Submitted: Saturday, Nov 11, 2006 at 21:53
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Member - Nick (Kununurra)
Just for a differant trip back, what is the trip/road like down through the above rd.I know it will be hot(will be late Dec/early Jan) as we come down here but I dont want to drive down through the centre of NT again.Alot of this road looks sealed on my map and from here we will branch off onto the Cooper Dev road and on to
Broken Hill.
Im not to worried about sight seeing this time as its just a "long cut " back to Melb.We plan to come back and do a
corner country trip later.
We will be towing our
Tambo Cooper heading for home back in Tassie.
Reply By: Willem - Saturday, Nov 11, 2006 at 23:14
Saturday, Nov 11, 2006 at 23:14
Hi Nick
Most of those outback Queensland Roads are in a fair condition. Some will have corrugations and some may not. Yes, there is some bitumen( and maybe more than the map shows).
You could also head south east from
Quilpie towards
Cunnamulla and
Bourke or take the inland road to
Hungerford and beyond. If heading towards BH you will lose the gravel roads when you get there. (
Tibooburra to BH has sections of gravel in between the bitumen). JUst drop your tyre pressures(including the camper) to suit the road conditions.
You could also go the Tanami Road and Plenty Hwy to Queensland.
You know it will be hot.....LOL
Enjoy.
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Follow Up By: Member - Nick (Kununurra) - Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 12:57
Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 12:57
We've done the Tanami twice now so I ruled that out as looking for somewhere differant to travel, likewise joining on at
Cunnamulla and down to
Bourke, did that section when we went up the Cape in '03.We want to come back and do a
corner country trip ASAP so this may "wet the app." and get things happening quicker.
Leaving
Timber Creek we plan(weather depending) to cut down across the Buchanan Hwy through Top Springs and onto the Stuart Hwy at Dunmarra so coming back the only double up section will be Kun-Tim Crk and Dun-Three Ways.I have done from Three ways to the East coast when I was a little chap with ma and pa but cannot remember it.
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 14:13
Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 14:13
Nick
Having spent a lot of time at Mt Isa and quite often travelling the Diamantina Dev Rd and the
Birdsville Track in the summer months I can say that you won't have any troubles unless it rains or has rained , take a good supply of
water,as
well as the usual spares.
Doug
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Follow Up By: Member - Nick (Kununurra) - Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 15:01
Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 15:01
Yeah we thought it would be alright , weather depending.We have a good supply of
water and spares.And can it get hotter down there than here atm??
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Reply By: Member - Ian S (NT) - Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 20:43
Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 20:43
Hi Nick,
Drove through from Brissie,
Quilpie,
Boulia, Tobermorey, Plenty to Alice. Easy drive and good road condition. Heap of dirt but no dramas at all. Camped at Monkira
Airstrip only to find they were mustering and shared in with 20 decks waiting to be filled.
Got to love it
Cheers
Ian @ Mt Dare
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Follow Up By: Member - Nick (Kununurra) - Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 21:17
Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 21:17
This trip is looking like it may be a high light in a sad time.
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