Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 08:29
We were there in mid September and the section between Mt Dare and
Andado was just as Kiwi Kia said. There were long stretches of bulldust and the Mt Dare people told us that they were not recommending people go that way. We came from the
Andado end and there were no warnings until right at the damaged sections. The diversion tracks were ok though and we got through with no trouble.
We also followed the Binns Track into the Davenport NP from the north and then down to the Sandover and the Plenty. The track from the highway in past Kurundi to
Old Police Station Waterhole was in great condition but the track out to Murray Downs was slow going and rocky. It took almost three hours to do the approx 90kms. After that it was good to the Sandover then narrow and slow with a deep sandy crossing at the Bundey River and a rocky
jump up section near Derry Downs. After that it was good all the way to the Plenty.
We didn't follow the Binns to Alice, went on the Plenty to the highway so can't tell you anything there.
On our way south we followed the Binns from Top Springs to Dunmarra and that was a good dirt road. I don't know about the section in the
Gregory Np but having been in to the Bullita
Homestead and around the Bullita stockroute on a previous trip I would imagine it would be slow going...but really interesting.
The Binns track is an amalgamation of already existing tracks and it's an interesting and very enjoyable alternative to the highway. We thoroughly enjoyed the changing scenery from the
sand dunes, rugged ranges, tablelands, gibber to the semi tropics of the
Gregory NP.
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