How much fuel, and how long, from Tjukayirla to Parnngurr?
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Does anybody know the amount of fuel required, and how long it takes, to travel from Tjukayirla on the
Great Central Road to Parnngurr at the south of
Rudall River Nat Park?
(6 cyl diesel 4x4 Toyota; travel late April)
Thanks,
Al
Reply By: equinox - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 14:39
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 14:39
Late April? I'll be there in mid-June and I'm pretty nervous already about all the water that will be around.
My plan is from Parnngurr to
Carnegie (about 879kms); I'll be taking more than 280litres of fuel, to allow for changes in plan, deviations etc, not to mention having to purchase less fuel at
Carnegie. I'm allowing up to two weeks for that leg of the journey.
If I cannot get permission to travel the Prenti Downs road from
Carnegie, then I will probably go via Tjukayirla.
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:02
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:02
Hi Equinox, Do you intend to take the track from
Well #9 down to
Carnegie (Glenayie, Mt Moore) ? My Hema map says that is a private road, is that correct ?
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Follow Up By: equinox - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:17
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:17
No Kiwi Kia, I'll be driving practically the whole Talawana Track east to
Windy Corner. Then south and west (more or less) along Gary Highway and Gunbarrel.
The Glenayle Road is not a public access route as far as I know, and is on Pastoral Land so technically it would be a private road.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Max - Sydney - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 18:20
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 18:20
Not sure about now, but for many years Glenayle permitted travellers to drive between the
homestead and
Well 9 for a $20 road maintenance fee - we used it in 2001. Unless too many rat finks drove past the honesty box then I am sure it will still be available.
With the cyclones heading inland in that direction I hope the tracks are open in that area. I'd be checking as many sources as I can starting with Exploroz. When we went it was closed north of
Well 35 as there had been a couple of seasons of cyclones dumped in the area and there was a giant lake north from
well 35.
Max
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Reply By: Willem - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:33
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:33
Ummmmm...yesss...wellll....Here is an estimate.
In 2006 I used 280lts of diesel from Tjukayirlja Roadhouse to
Newman via the David
Carnegie,
Eagle Hwy, some unspecified country,
Georgia Bore, Talawana Track. I was towing a trailer.
I used 5.5lts/km(18.81lts/100km) for 1540km and that included a long stretch of Low Range driving.
You could do the run in 4 days but 5 days would be better. From where you meet the CSR to the Parnngurr turnoff you will encounter the worst corrugations in the whole of Australia
From all accounts you may be pushing your luck in late April with damp track conditions due to the cyclones and other rain over the past few months
Good luck
Cheers
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