Hughenden to Lynd Junction

Unsealed that it is, and a good short cut, The sand can be corrugated in some places real bad, but with care it's OK I have escorted a Low Loader up there with a D10 on

Back in 99 (I sound like a real old timer saying that) we travelled the Kennedy development road as part of our visit to Cape York,

Immediately north of Hughenden it was a bit wet in places. Great for getting the car dirty and making it look like you have really been out there but not so bad as to make travel overly difficult. It was a pleasant run and I think quicker than heading to the coast to do battle with traffic. Procupine Creek Gorge is worth a look and I wished we had more than a lunch stop there.

That day we travelled from Longreach due north along the Muttaburra Rd to Hughenden and then north again on the Kennedy Development Rd. We camped overnight just short of the Lynd and the next day went on to Undara.

We had time at Undara to have a look around, the guided tour was excellent our guide had frown up there and knew the place like a local he was fantastic. We then travelled to Innot Hot Springs to camp for the night. The luxury of a hot bath made the effort worthwhile.

Hope that is some help. We all wish we could have gone a bit slower and had a better look, that would be nice but the road served it's purpose and saved us some time and some kilometres.

Duncs

We did the shortish section up to Porcupine Gorge in 07 and that was being raised up and graded by the road gang then (wet weather strategy I guess) - that section was a very good gravel / dirt / sandy sections road - I got the impression other people we had seen towing in the area had come down from LJ.

Road is normally good, sandy sections and bulldust can cause a drop in speed. Don't know if they are moving cattle around the area, cause if they are roadtrains can cut it up.

Have a good one

The Ape

Interested to read your question as we are travelling that way in Sept. and were wondering the same thing. We're allowing a day to travel from Hughendon to the Lynd Junction with a visit to Porcupine gorge on the way. Hoping to camp at Lynd Junction overnight. What time of year are you planning your trip for?
Regards Jon