Great Central Road
Submitted: Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 16:45
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Member - Dunworkin (WA)
Hi all, we are leaving for GCR in a week and a half's time and was wondering if anyone out there has been over it in the past week or so and able to tell us what the road conditions are at the moment. We will be taking a spare and another tyre without a rim plus puncture kit, was wondering if that would suffice.
We have BFG A/T all round (new).
Cheers
D
Reply By: Member -Dodger - Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 17:06
Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 17:06
I have towed my van through the GCR without a problem, all you need to do is lower tyre pressures and speed. Then after all one does not want to travell hard as there is so much to see. The road will be rough on the NT side but otherwise its an easy trip. See my rig in pic below. Enjoy it is still one of the great roads left. Hope they never get it sealed.
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Reply By: ozwasp - Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 18:29
Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 18:29
It's a good road... Gets a bit stoney on the NT side
Stay below 80 and you shouldn't have any tyre problems
Cheers, Will.
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Reply By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 18:48
Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 18:48
Check out ThreadID: 47394 that I posted a couple of weeks back (sorry don't know how to create a link to it). It should answer for you.
Cheers Mick
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Reply By: canpin - Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 19:25
Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 19:25
The road condition on the WA side is good. The road has stony sections between Docker river and Giles, but it is OK if you keep your speed down.
Finally for what it's worth make sure you fill up at each fuel stop as on our trip over 9 weeks ago , 2 of the stops were without diesel due the non arrival of the tanker!
Cheers
Craig
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 23:00
Monday, Jul 16, 2007 at 23:00
Hi campin, thanks for the info, in regards to the fuel shortage out there, were you able to get fuel at
Laverton,
Warburton & Yular? Which ones couldn't you get fuel at?
Thanks
D
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Follow Up By: ozwasp - Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 at 11:30
Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 at 11:30
Hi,
My last point to buy fuel was at
Leonora, as when I got to
Laverton everything had shut for the day. I took my own fuel in jerry cans and didn't buy any till
Yulara.
The fuel price out at there is around 50 cents a litre dearer than at Laverton/
Yulara, so if you purchased jerry cans for the trip they will pay for themselves.
For memory I think its about 1200km from
Laverton to
Yulara, but there are a couple of
places listed on this website which are worth visiting (I didn't), so allow for 1500km.
You're meant to get an permit to cross aboriginal lands for the trip. You'll need one for both the WA side and NT side.... The WA one can be done online for free.
Cheers, Will.
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Follow Up By: ozwasp - Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 at 11:37
Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 at 11:37
Also, don't
camp at
Yulara cause it's bloody awful, plus if you leave to go into
Yulara you'll have to pay to get back into the
park - $25 for memory.
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