Rudall River
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 16:38
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Member - Brian B (NSW)
Hi all. I am a new member trying to get the hang of posting. Have been enjoying the forums for a while and feel it is time to be part of it.
Actually I am after some information on the tracks around
Rudall River. I was following a thread by Cruisen Tom starting 15/1/08 but can't get it up again (Inexperience) A small group of us are going there in June, (along with everyone else it seems) entering from the north (through the boom
gate?) and spending around 4 days there. We hope to leave by the western track via
Hanging Rock and
Christie Crossing. Can someone help with a few questions? One vehicle will be pulling an off road camper trailer and wants to know if the tracks are OK for him. We are aware of the sandy crossings towards
Hanging Rock but is there anything else that may cause him worry?
After we reach
Christie Crossing we want to head due south along the Oakover to reach the Talawana Track. There seem to be three track options, the most westerly passing through Balfour Downs itself. Has anyone any info. on these tracks, and if we have to take the most westerly track, do we need to inform Balfour Downs?
And if there is anyone else in the area in June (3rd to 7th) and would like to contact us by HF or phone (we have an Iridium by the way and it has never let us down, but we have put us down for a Thuraya) we would like to hear from them.
Thanks in advance.
Beal
Reply By: Member - Matt M (ACT) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 16:46
Reply By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 17:00
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 17:00
Hi Brian,
I've done a fair bit thru Rudall over the past two years.
Check the "Places" link above for Tchuckardine
Pool and
Hanging rock as I posted some waypoints and distances for the track out to
Meeting gorge and Tchuck
pool. The tracks are very indistinct in
places, particularly out past Bocrabee Hills. Very overgrown. I'll be back there again this year but haven't set a firm date as yet, hopefully end of June, early July. Make sure you leave a note in the jar at Tchuck
pool.
Cheers
Mick
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian B (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:28
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:28
Thanks Mick. I had picked up on some of your trek notes in another post but the
places link fills it out. We will certainly look for the note jar at
Tchukardine Pool. You had mentioned some GPS readings for the track west to Christie in another post, are they still available?
By the way, re the Canning, what is the story of the handcart. Was that the 1973 attempt to walk the Canning?
All the best
Beal
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Follow Up By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:41
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:41
Yeah no worries Brian. I've been meaning to put a bit of a trek note together. Flat out at work at the moment but I'll try and get something done in a week or so and MM you. Fantastic place. I hope to spend a week or more there this year.
I'll get back to you (but don't hesitate to remind me either).
Cheers. Mick
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Follow Up By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:44
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:44
P.S. There's a few photo's on my rig page that were taken in July last year that will give you a very good indication of the country you'll be travelling and what the track (or lack of it) looks like. They are taken on the track west of Tchuk
pool heading to Christies Crossing.
M
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian B (NSW) - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 11:49
Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 11:49
Thanks Mick. It must be some awesome vehicle you drive. Alarm system for what? Loved the photos. Can I get your approval to send the one of you on the roof to other trip members? It will give them a better idea of the track conditions in some
places. I have been trying to get them to take a 5L garden spray in case of spinifex fire, but meeting resistance on space grounds. I should post a photo of our burnt out 2A Landrover lost in the
Tanami Desert to spinifex. Perhaps that has made me over cautious, but recent rain could start spinifex seeding. What do you think?
Regards.
Beal
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Follow Up By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Saturday, Mar 08, 2008 at 10:52
Saturday, Mar 08, 2008 at 10:52
Brian,
Have sent you a MM regarding. Cheers. Mick
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Reply By: Member - Willie , Sydney. - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 17:43
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 17:43
Beal ,
Rudall to
Christie Crossing.
I went through three years ago with Trak Shak camper . I sank into the soft sand on one of the river bed crossings , but I was easily snatched out .
Between
Hanging Rock and
Christie Crossing , we lost the track on a number of occasions , but used a GPS to eventually hook up with it again . Tyre staking can be a problem if you are not very careful , so take a couple of spares and a good patch kit .
I have never been South of
Christie Crossing , so I cannot help you there .
I will be at
Christie Crossing mid June .
Cheers ,
Willie .
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian B (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:40
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:40
Thanks Willie. We should be
well prepared for tyre problems, and the fact that you took a trailer through to
Christie Crossing is encouraging. The trailer has high clearance and fitted with "military type" (whatever that is)
suspension and should be adequate. I followed a far less prepared trailer down the Cooper to Lake Eyre and was amazed how far it got before having to be snatched out.
All the best.
Beal
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Reply By: equinox - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 18:08
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 18:08
Gee, sounds like I'm going to be by myself when I'm planning to be there mid-July. I'll come in from Telfer, have a look at Desert Queen Baths and exit out to the west.
Alan.
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Follow Up By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:37
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:37
I bags 2nd tree on the left from the mouth of
the gorge at DQB
camp area Alan. I reckon we may have to start the "Rudall Apreciation Party". A RAP Group. If people keep discovering this place, we'll soon have to book a spot for then tent.
Cheers. Mick
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Follow Up By: equinox - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:54
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:54
Its yours mate, but save me a spot - don't like crowds hehe.. Few nice spots just of the track too.
I hope the Oakover is dry and traversable. If not I may have to head south to the Talawana too.
I think we have a bit of time to explore the area, before the tourists come in force in a few years. A RAP group sounds good to me.
Regards
Alan
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Reply By: Member - Chris R (NSW) - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 10:31
Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 10:31
If you are on
Christie Crossing , then you are already on Balfour Downs. The owner is quite approachable - Don (last name's gone for now). He was not approving travel south along his roads when we tried in about July 2007. That might have been due to station activities - not sure of reason.
Got bogged at one of the sandy crossings - not easy. Track indiscernible in
places.
Cheers
Chris
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian B (NSW) - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 11:27
Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 11:27
Thanks for that Chris. We will follow uo on that and contact Balfour Downs
Regards
Beal
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Reply By: the nugget - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 23:45
Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 23:45
Hi Beal I did the
Rudall river July 07 taking in Q Desert baths camping at coolbro creek, down throughTjingkulatjatjarra
pool, where there is a
plaque on the tree about a couple of brothers that were prospecting in that particular area in the 30s. Out past currun currun rockholewe camped at
hanging Rock, very spectacular, then on past
meeting gorge and at
Tchukardine pool, as previously mentioned there is a jar under the tree with several messages we left a message in there as
well. This particular
pool would make a great camping spot for about 3-4 vehicles, after raking up all the donkey crap carried on west through a right turn west of
Bocrabee hill carried on across
Christie crossing. We did travel through a lot of enclosed wattle track fairly indistinct i9n lots of
places, we were using oziexplorer and continued on west past Mt hodgson, a bit further down headed north across the
Davis river and onto Skull springs where we spent a couple of days there and up to
running waters.
The wildlife through all of that area consisted of donkeys, camels, dingos, and one part there were some
brumbies
If you like I can email you you the track file which is about 700kb,
the file also shows track back to
Nullagine and includes
Marble Bar and
Newman.
Cheers, The Nugget
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian B (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 08, 2008 at 12:33
Saturday, Mar 08, 2008 at 12:33
Hi Nugget. Would appreciate any info on the track and a track file would be excellent. I am new to this system though. Can you send the info through Exploroz to my e-mail? Look forward to receiving it and thanks again.
Beal
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Follow Up By: equinox - Saturday, Mar 08, 2008 at 13:46
Saturday, Mar 08, 2008 at 13:46
Hi Nugget.
If you like why don't you upload the plotfile to this website in plotswap? That way we could all easily access it.
Cheers
Alan
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Follow Up By: the nugget - Sunday, Mar 09, 2008 at 19:16
Sunday, Mar 09, 2008 at 19:16
Alan,
excuse me for my ignorance can you give me some detail to how I can upload
Rudall River track file to the website I gather you are referring to exploroz as mentioned by Beal.
The Nugget
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Follow Up By: equinox - Sunday, Mar 09, 2008 at 19:25
Sunday, Mar 09, 2008 at 19:25
Hi Nugget,
Look at the left hand side of the webpage for "Search by Topic".
Find "Plotswap" and click on it.
You will be taken to the main plotswap page where you can access the files.
Click on "Load a Plot File" and away you go.
I think the files have to be "Oziexplorer" compatible.
Regards
Alan
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Reply By: the nugget - Sunday, Mar 09, 2008 at 22:44
Sunday, Mar 09, 2008 at 22:44
Thanks Alan, I will give it a go. The file should be OK as I use oziexplorer for all my remote area trips.
I am only a visitor to this site but I suspect the down load to the plot file should be OK.
Cheers,
The Nugget
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian B (NSW) - Friday, Mar 14, 2008 at 16:44
Friday, Mar 14, 2008 at 16:44
HI Nugget. Have not been able to find the info. Could you give me some directions to it.
Regards, and thanks.
Beal
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Reply By: the nugget - Friday, Mar 14, 2008 at 23:47
Friday, Mar 14, 2008 at 23:47
Beal - Have uploade plot file,
Rudall River it is in 2 parts, I have been having dificulty with the file I tried to join the tracks together, but failed miserably. Part 1 to Desert Queen baths and Part 2 NW of DQ baths across to
Marble Bar via
Hanging Rock Christies Crossing etc. There is a couple of gaps in the plot file only small distances due to the GPS dropping out. I don't believe that they are only minor and you won,t get lost as there is only one track.
Cheers - The Nugget
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian B (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 16, 2008 at 11:07
Sunday, Mar 16, 2008 at 11:07
Thanks Nugget. Much appreciated. I am in the process of downloading the files now. I am still learning about the GPS, but I presume the datum points are for WGS84. Got caught a few years back on a walk down the Shoalhaven with wrong map/GPS setting.
Thanks again.
Beal
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Reply By: the nugget - Sunday, Mar 16, 2008 at 19:48
Sunday, Mar 16, 2008 at 19:48
Hi Beal,
Yes the data File datum is WGS84.
The Nugget
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