Gawler Ranges
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 15:18
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Member - Noldi (WA)
Hi All
Planning the last part of the trip over to SA. Thinking of going from Wommera back to
Kingoonya down to the
Gawler Ranges and popping out somewhere like Yanee or
Minnipa.
Has anyone been through that area? What’s the track like?
From the
Gawler ranges back to the Eyre Hwy I’ll be on my own, I take it pretty easy and am towing a CT, are these tracks OK for that?
Rgds
Ian
Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 15:39
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 15:39
Dunno bout these days but we used to cruise all those roads in 2wds. Used to be good for shooting till they made it a NP.
Used to drive north from
Pygery to Mt allalone and Mt Wash then take the old rabbit fence through to the
Minnipa road. If we had more money for fuel go out further around paney station.
dont ask me for detailed directions coz it was along time ago and we were usually just driving aimlessly around looking for roos
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 16:35
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 16:35
still is good for shooting...but you need to be sanctioned by NPWS
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Reply By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 18:29
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 18:29
If you are looking for something different, Fill all supplies at Glendambo, from
Kingoonya, travel to
Tarcoola, (closed town no
services) and go down
googs track to
Ceduna.
Now this is a sand track only suitable to 4wd and off road CT.
Similar on a small scale to
simpson desert. Let tyres down to sand pressures, and monitor UHF 18 for any oncoming traffic.
Great
bush camping at Mt Finke, and Googs lakes if you want.
Will take full day at a steady pace.
You come out on the
perth side of
Ceduna, and word of warning you have to go through the fruit fly stn on the way in.
If you tell them where you have come from they usually let you through.
You could still divert off to
Gawler ranges if you like and back up again.
Good camping, 4wd tracks and fuel at Mt Ive Stn also.
Cheers Pesty
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Follow Up By: Member - Noldi (WA) - Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 09:29
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 09:29
Hi Pesty,
is this track OK for a single vehicle (no winch)?
Is the track easy to find?
Rgds
Ian
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