road in to palm valley

Submitted: Monday, May 07, 2007 at 19:31

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Benno4

Hi All
Just wondering if anyone can tell us whether it is possible to tow campertrailers into palm valley(NT) , have heard that some of the corners are too sharp and rocks to large.
cheers Mark

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Reply By: Hairy - Monday, May 07, 2007 at 19:54

Monday, May 07, 2007 at 19:54

Gday,
Yeh, no worries.
Obviously its a 4wd track so you want a resonable trailer.
Cheers

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Follow Up By: Benno4 - Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:20

Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:20

Thanks for the info we head off in a couple of weeks on our 4 week adventure, just trying to plan ahead.
cheers Mark

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Reply By: Granpa Joe - Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:00

Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:00

People tow larger poptops in there Mark, No problems just make sure you have a stone deflector,last time I was there,there was a lot of loose stones coming off the back tyres.

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Follow Up By: Benno4 - Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:21

Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:21

Thanks for the info. We have just put on a stone guard so here's hoping all goes well.
cheers Mark

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Reply By: mfewster - Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:38

Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:38

As all have said, no problem, but no one seems to have mentioned that you shouldn't try to take it beyond the camping ground. Leave it there and do the last bit without it.

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Follow Up By: Benno4 - Wednesday, May 09, 2007 at 20:20

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 at 20:20

Thanks for the reply, as it is our first real trek all information helps, way better than finding out the hard way.
cheers

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Reply By: mattie - Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:51

Monday, May 07, 2007 at 20:51

the road varies, as have heard people taking HQ Holdens in there, when was last there we had a rodeo dual cab that was raised a bit from standard and we had to pick a careful track and still had the side steps scrape several times, if we had a lower vehicle it would have sustained damage, but saying this we passed a rav4 but there were some large grooves in the rock ledges that were obviously caused by these vehicles(they may have been hired!!!), we have a kk that we tow with a Nissan wagon and i would not hesitate to tow it in.

MATTIE

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Follow Up By: Benno4 - Wednesday, May 09, 2007 at 20:25

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 at 20:25

Thanks for Replying We were told about the rocks and thought we better find out how bad it would be. We have a mitsubishi challenger and are travelling with others one in a ford courier and one in a defender extreme,all travelling with 4wd camper trailers. Hopefully we will all get through unscathed.
Cheers Benno4

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Reply By: Member - Royce- Monday, May 07, 2007 at 22:59

Monday, May 07, 2007 at 22:59

It's all a bit disappointing now... picnic shelters, tour buses, trailers.. just seems like a suburban park. Still.... have fun. Look for the stick rat nests... the rats are now extinct.

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Follow Up By: Mr Fawlty - Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 10:20

Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 10:20

Yes Royce it is isn't it.... I remember going there early 80's and it was an adventure. I went there last time and had no trouble didn't need 4 wheel drive except for a small bit. We passed a grader working on the road.....

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Reply By: tdf - Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 08:11

Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 08:11

your trailer will need a treg hitch or similar dont use the standard coupling as it doesnt have enough articulation

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Follow Up By: Benno4 - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 20:07

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 20:07

Thanks mate got one

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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 20:20

Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 20:20

The road to the PV campsite is fine. it is the last 4k to the actual valley which is is rough
- What you do is get there in the morning and stake your claim at the campsite by leaving your camper there (It is a fairly small and crowded in the evenings campsite) then you can cruise the area to your hearts content knowing you have a site for the night

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Follow Up By: Benno4 - Wednesday, May 09, 2007 at 20:18

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 at 20:18

Thanks for the information! We will definately head in as early as possible. This will be our first big adventure, going for four weeks, heading off from brisbane. now just putting the final touches on what food/clothes to take! Thanks Again
Benno4

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