Road conditions? (south of) Mataranka>Borroloola>Doomadgee>Normanton>
Submitted: Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:42
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Member - Pixie
Good evening
I am looking for some
feedback on the road conditions from
Mataranka to
Cairns via
Doomadgee
Am considering taking my (
young) family through there later this year and am just curious about road conditions and/or anything else that should be of concern to me. Fuel availability, road conditions, safety issues etc.
Is it better to get to
Doomadgee from
Cloncurry?
Any
feedback would be most appreciated.
Reply By: Tim (vic) - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:47
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:47
Went from
Mataranka through to
Borroloola 4 weeks ago and all was fine. Buitumen all the way. We were at King Ash Bay fishing.
Tim
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Reply By: motor_head - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 14:32
Reply By: wendys - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 18:15
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 18:15
Pixie, are you talking about the Gulf Track? If so, no fuel between
Borroloola and
Doomadgee. At
Doomadgee, limited opening hours/reliability - and it is not a place you would want to hang around in. You could turn south before
Doomadgee and come down through
Bowthorn Station to Adels Grove and
Lawn Hill Nat Park - fuel at Adels Grove, then head back towards
Cairns via the dirt to
Burketown, or bitumen (after
Gregory Downs) via Burke and Wills and
Normanton. Recommend the detour to
Lawn Hill - is a scenic drive alongside the
Constance Range, whereas to go on to
Burketown is less interesting.
Why would you want to go to
Doomadgee at all?
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Reply By: Member - Pixie - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 18:28
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 18:28
Thanks to all for the replies
Why visit
Doomadgee?
Well - we are visiting a friend there.
I will look into that alternate route also Wendy
Cheers
pix
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Reply By: Tol - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:04
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:04
My
feedback is a little late in coming but I recomend the detour to King Fisher
Camp (KFC signage) and either back to
Doomadgee or to Adels via Bowthawn Stn. A lovely drive on a reasonably good track. Enjoy.
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