Back from Holland Track.

Motherhen the track compared to some that i use is quite good.One of the rigs with us was a tray back patrol towing a coromal wind up camper that is a couple of inches wider than the patrol and the only damage was to rip off one of the clips that ties the camper roof down {easily replaced].We had to have our mirrors in but no dramas apart from that.If your rig is not much bigger than the patrol then a few scratches might not worry you.They got through the tight spots by being very carefull i guess its up to you.Plenty to see on the way home and apart from wet spots which are easy to miss victoria rock road is good.

Motherhen the victoria rock road is good with a few wet spots easily missed but would get wet very fast with any rain.If i had an f truck i would do the holland but thats me.The end bit before victoria rock road was good with more open woodland and only a few tight spots.looked like that end had had little rain this year and most of the bog holes that were left had deviations round them where as at the start you have to go through most.Going by the weather records the bottom half did not get much rain either.Looks like the clay in the bog holes holds water for a long time.Take them slow and you will have no problems.Be good to here from someone that does the track later how long they hold water.A look at your rig and where you have been tells me you get a few scratches and scrapes.Its hard to recomend tracks to other people.

Thanks Graeme - I know the Old Rooster won't take the F250 where there is high risk of scratching. This will be our first time out and about with it, and it was hard to get hold of a good one. Cost us a mint, and it had been kept absolutely immaculate by the previous owner.

I am looking at other options on the map such as following the Hyden-Norseman Road and heading north on the Victoria Rock Road from Lake Johnston, or even going along the Holland as far as Banker Mt Day Road, then south back to the Hyden-Norseman or even north along Banker Mt Day to meet the highway at Yellowdine. I am open to the advice of others here, but i imagine these roads would not present any problems for us. We are heading to Kalgoorlie and back, so looking for two different routes. We have been on the Hyden-Norseman once.

Has anyone been through the OLD Hyden-Norseman Road? It leaves 19 km north of Norseman and joins the Victoria Rock Road a bit north of Lake Johnston.

Motherhen