marble bar road
Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007 at 14:05
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Member - andrew B (Kununurra)
Gday All
I have to drive from
perth to KNX next week, and was chasing a bit of info on the best route.....By the maps etc it is 75k less to go on the
marble bar road instead of the great northern highway. Can anyone tell me if the shorter route is the best, or is the road condition not up to scratch? (I won't be taking the
Marble Bar road option if I am towing a Jayco to Pt Headland!)
Cheers Andrew
Reply By: Matt.D (WA) - Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007 at 16:26
Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007 at 16:26
Andrew,
If you go through
Nullagine and
Marble Bar the roads should be fine. It saves about an hour over the trip and breaks up the monotony of the blacktop. After
Marble bar if you turn towards Bamboo Creek and follow that road past the turn off to
coppins gap you will come across the road that leads to yarrie
Mine. Turn left here and follow it past yarrie and through the old
Shay Gap townsite it goes all the way through to the Gt Northern Hwy abou t 100kms short of sandfire roadhouse. This is called the boreline road. The roads through here are good gravel but can have small patches of bulldust.
Cheers Matt.
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Follow Up By: Matt.D (WA) - Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007 at 16:35
Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007 at 16:35
Forgot to mention that it's about 180k's shorter this way.
Cheers Matt.
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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007 at 17:22
Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007 at 17:22
Thanks Matt - but at the moment I think I'll stay on the blacktop for the sake of an hour or so.....I don't want to break the crissie presents.....Its funny how you can be in two minds about something like this, put up a post, and get a reply for each of your mindsets!
Cheers Andrew
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