fraser island inland tracks

g'day nigel,
if you go from river heads to wanggoolba creek then accrsoss the island to eurong you will not have any problems as this is the main access road from the mainland and is sometimes soft but not too rough or steep.


regards peter

Hi Nigel,
You'll have no trouble, I go there often and most of the serious tracks are now boarded so that less damage is done to the environment.
I assume you will come in from Hervey Bay to Kingfisher Bay. No problems across the island from there and the Paj will handle anything in its path.

Kev

As said, the tracks are well used and anything 'difficult' was boarded long ago.

If you are heading further afield, just be aware that there can still be found some sections of track that require some good planning and a sensible head.

With the right tyre pressures and attitude (ie, slow down and enjoy the place) you should be able to go just about anywhere.

Have fun

In a Paj. you shouldn't have any probs. Softroaders, forget it. On our recent trip to Fraser (Oct. this year) the tracks were pretty good although the inland road from the barge to sth of Dili was a bit rougher in places (No probs, just keep your speed down and some distance from the car in front, rocks & bits of bitumen) and the approach off the beach into Eurong was very soft and deep. Quite a few got stuck here even though they were watering the entrance off the beach. The road from Wangoolba Creek barge landing to the corner, past the airstrip, etc. is pretty good but once on the main tracks it gets a bit softer. Watch out for tour buses when towing your camper as most of them don't seem to want to stop & give way on the tracks. On a schedule I suppose. Some of the boarded tracks are in a bad state in places with broken timber sticking up at all angles. But generally roads good. This trip, Poyungan Valley road was the pick for me. I cant wait to go back.

Just came back from Fraser Island and while I generally agree with all comments above you could still get in trouble with a trailer on inland tracks. Following recent rain one of the boarded sections just outside Eurong turned into something resembling fairly high step, forcing most vehicles (i.e. anything smaller than 4wd bus) to drive around this obstacle. This may not be much of a challenge for your 4wd alone (albeit quite a few drivers turned back without even trying) but it could be a recipe for disaster with a trailer. You would be better off crossing from Inskip (via Rainbow Beach) to Hook Point and avoid inland tracks altogether. The whole beach is like a highway during two hours each side of a low tide and the tickets are much cheaper than Kingfisher Bay ferry.
Cheers