Geelong to Pannawonica
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 22:46
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darylcarson1@bigpond
Hi all, plaining to drive from
Geelong to Pannawonica in about 5 weeks time.
Trying to find out which way from Leister to
Meekatharra - dirt 150km shorter
or black top or would it be easer to go to
Perth & follow the coast up.
FYI we have a landcruiser cab/s & off rd c/t + 3 oldish blue heelers, & were not looking for a scenic root.
Any advise would be grateful, Daryl.
Reply By: Member - Ron R (WA) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:27
Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 23:27
Hi Daryl
I was in the area last week and the road from Leister to
Sandstone is good bitumen, (just before you hit
Sandstone, go and have a look at the '
London Bridge', it's worth the 30 minute diversion).
From
Sandstone, follow the signs to
Meekatharra, the first 27 kms is along the Willuna Road, then you turn left towards Meeka, it is all gravel/sandy all the way from
Sandstone, but it good condition, we were in a GUIII Patrol, but I won't have any problems doing it in my GT Forester, it's a good road.
We left Meeka the morning after a heavy storm and there was a fair bit of water on the road for the first 20 kms, but it don't cause any proplems as the road drains pretty
well.
Cheers
Ron
PS: Also before you leave Leister, go and refuel at the BP, it's the cheapest fuel in the Goldfields and the Shell at Meeka takes Coles shopper dockets, buy a couple of choc milks and you get an extra 2 cent off.......
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Follow Up By: darylcarson1@bigpond - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:29
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 00:29
thanks for taking the time to reply Ron, all sounds like good advice that i will follow.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 08:46
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 08:46
From Meeka you can either go via Mt Augustus or take a left 74km north of Meeka along the Ashburton Road which brings you out at the bitumen 80km west of Paraburdoo. All good roads.
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 01:21
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 01:21
Leinster is the name ...not Leister and it is sealed via
Sandstone to Mt Magnet , but if you would like the shorter run from
Sandstone to
Meekatharra then the dirt road up past the
Yarrabubba Meteor Impact site is a reasonable maintained road.
And don't expect to see a crater at
Yarrabubba , all that is left is the Melt core above the surface , still worth a look though,Crater was 30klm wide but erosion has taken 30m of the top of the surrounding country to expose the core,The core is not the meteor remains but the molten
rock and soil from the explosion
Doug
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Reply By: hare'y - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 16:11
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 16:11
Daryl, I also worked in Panna for 10 years basicaly all the eighties and most xmases drove back to sydey for a months holidays, on the return trip we would turn north at Meriden (WA) and follow the back roads and come out just south of Geralton I could not tell you which roads I took as I think it was a different route each time.
That would be the most direct route, beleive me after living in Panna and studying the map continualy for a short ct out of the place, that was the shortest and quickest way.
Panna was good to me, two of our three kids were born in the Pilbra, one in Hedland and one in Wickham, the kids can remember trips to Gregories gorge and Milstream and
camping near Pannawonica
Hill and other quite
places along the
Robe river. I could never get that red dirt out of the cars I had.
All the best in Panna its only what YOU make it.
Hare'y
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Follow Up By: darylcarson1@bigpond - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 17:16
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 17:16
Thanks for the reply Hare'y i think your last sentence sums it up pretty good.
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Reply By: Member - Brian (WA) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 19:06
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 19:06
Hi.When I first went to Pannawonica there was a sign just after turning off the main hwy.
It said, No swimming,
fishing,and something else in the pot holes. If anyone went in
you got a free meal in the camp mess. Yes it was a dirt track that was in the 70's
Any know if that sign is still there. I think there is a track from there to Millstream
Great
camping spot, the Pub was good also but I think that is now gone, The drinking hole at Millstream that is. I would say the route would be to
Perth and
up the North West Coast hwy.
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