CREB Track Opens
Submitted: Saturday, Dec 02, 2006 at 10:44
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Busy Bee
From this morning's
Cairns Post:
"The gates to the
CREB track will be opened today. The track is the service access track for the old Ergon Energy powerline to
Cooktown, which runs through part of the World
Heritage Wet Tropics Area from the
Daintree River through China
Camp to Bloomfield.
Motorists are reminded that the
CREB track is only suitable for 4WD vehicles and those with 4WD and vehicle recovery experience."
Better make the most of it if you are within range. It will only last until the first rain or summer storm.
Reply By: Member - bill - Saturday, Dec 02, 2006 at 15:36
Saturday, Dec 02, 2006 at 15:36
Why did it open so late this year, has there been problems?
We 4wd this glorious trek twice in August last year, it is paradise, it is our favorite part of Australia, & then we cruised onto to have a real cold drink & home made pizza at the Lions Den & then cruised back to
Wonga beach.We met Rod and Gail,
young aboriginie folk who live on the trek, really nice, knowledgeable helpful people...........will be doing this trek again one day.
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Follow Up By: Busy Bee - Saturday, Dec 02, 2006 at 18:32
Saturday, Dec 02, 2006 at 18:32
Probably just rain. We had our wettest October for a long time. It doesn't take much to close the track. Only just getting proper dry weather and northerlies now - yet it is raining a light mist outside now!
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Reply By: donks1 - Saturday, Dec 02, 2006 at 20:18
Saturday, Dec 02, 2006 at 20:18
last i heard it was going to be closed permantly to the public
thats good news........ while it lasts
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Reply By: Member - Kevin R (QLD) - Sunday, Dec 03, 2006 at 16:48
Sunday, Dec 03, 2006 at 16:48
Interesting sideline to Creb reopening this weekend was that the powers that be mounted an operation the previous weekend which will result in the prosecution of 40 bikers and 4 wheel drivers for using the CREB when closed.
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