Queen Victoria Spring, WA
Submitted: Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 09:29
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Willem
As part of Stage 3 (3rd month of travelling) on our deserts sojourn for 2009, we would like to visit
Queen Victoria Spring.
Is there access to the Trans Australia Railway Access Road at Zanthus, through Cundalee or do you have to go east via PNC Baseline and Cable Haul Roads?
(No reference to QVS in
Treks)
Cheers
Reply By: Krakka - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:57
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:57
You lookin for the easy way Willem? Hahahahaha
Regards
Krakka
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:31
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:31
Krakka
That Cable Haul road is reknown for its bulldust! Bets to give it a miss.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:28
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:28
theres been some recent exploration activity plumridge lakes way which may account for the bulldust but a few years ago you couldnt have asked for a more straightforward run - no bulldust-no corragations -no tight spots - no sand
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Follow Up By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:41
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:41
**That Cable Haul road is reknown for its bulldust! Bets to give it a miss**
Yeah poor ol Judith giv ya the ultimatum, I either hav bulldust outside of the car or in,not both !
~(8--)
Cheers
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Reply By: get outmore - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:10
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:10
yes there is access to the railway via cundalee
just be aware calm (or that what they were then have blocked access at a dune about a kilometre or so to streich mound giving a bit of a walk
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:33
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:33
Thanks Get outmore
Yeah..and walking isn't my favourite pastime. Will see how excited I am when I get there :-)
Cheers
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Reply By: get outmore - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:32
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:32
should add the road from cundalee crosses ponton creek.
when i went through the main access had been washed out but a detour had been established.
im not sure of the current status of cundalee as it was an abandoned wreck in 05
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Follow Up By: equinox - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:39
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:39
Ponton was easy to cross in 06.
Cundelee was being rebuit then. I was asked for permit.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:58
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 13:58
Equinox
And? What happened?
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Follow Up By: equinox - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 14:15
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 14:15
and...
Offered the truthful explanation which was that I had applied and had never got a response so assumed everthing was OK.
Nice chap - very eccentric - had a decent chat then left!!!
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 21:54
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 21:54
You can get the permit online no hassels it's one of the automatic permits.
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Reply By: Member - Andy A (WA) - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 18:30
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 18:30
In 2008 good travel towards east on Nippon Highway (north of transline) and then south to Queen Victoria Springs, however be aware of mining traffic.
Cheers
Andreas
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Reply By: get outmore - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 20:54
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 20:54
telegraph line on way out there
Streich mound
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r308/wudinna/IMG_0002-5.jpg
the sentinals near QVS
the spring
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 20:56
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 20:56
doh!
Streich mound
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 21:49
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 21:49
Thanks for the pics
Cheers
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Reply By: Trekkie (Member - WA) - Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 23:17
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at 23:17
Willem - try a search on "Cundeelee" there are several posts - I would say the trip we did several years ago was one of my favourites. Great country and a lot to see.
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