Googs Track

I agree that going from north to south is easier..... The authorities would prefer (or at least they "recommend") that people go south to north.

The problem is that far too many people (idiots) do it from south to north without lowering their tyre pressures sufficiently (or at all, in some cases I would bet!!!). That's a shame, because the southern side of the dunes is naturally not as steep as the northern side due to wind etc. But, because of the tyre issue I mentioned, the southern approaches to the dunes is all chopped up and you knock the cr@p out of your truck as you lurch from one part of the scalloped track to another. Once you get to the top, the drive down the northern side is a piece of cake; a little steeper, but nowhere near as rough.

So, with that in mind, if you can do it the "wrong way" (ie from north to south), you will be able to have a smoother run up the dunes and then ease yourself down the rough, southern side at a walking pace. PLEASE lower your tyre pressures to around 16psi so you don't cause the same sort of damage to the northern side of the dunes.

If you allow a minimum of 2 days you'll do it comfortably.

Cheers

Roachie

Doug


Going from North to South is easier. A local from Ceduna did it that way driving a Holden Panel Van without a problem.

These days the as Roachie said the recommended way is South to North.

When I lived at Ceduna I did it a few times. To do the full loop we took three easy days.



Tjilpi