towing along finke river track

See ThreadID: 12103

We didn't do it, as we were advised not to. Took our off road camper into Palm Valley though, but I wouldn't that again.

We lost most of our melamine cups and a plate, due to the trailer getting thrown around sooo much.

Cheers
Terry & Amanda

G'day Flanno, we did that trip the winter before last. Great scenic route. We took a couple of days to get through, but took it fairly easily. The track was indistinct in places and varied quite a lot. In places there was deep sand, and in others we were driving along the river bed over rocks (nothing too big). Apparently there's an old police station out there, but we didn't find it. There was plenty of water in waterholes along the river, and some of them were pretty deep, but I don't know if this is still the case. Before we set out the Ranger stopped us and checked out our vehicle and equipment before she'd let us go on. Great trip.
Keep the shiny side up
Ferris

Hey Flanno, we are in Hermannsburg now and are going down to Boggy Hole tomorrow for a sticky with just the 4by. As it was the Mereenie Loop Rd from Kings to H'burg was a shocker yesterday. Horrendous corrugations towing a camper and just plain rough as guts- it was 195 km of very very unpleasant driving all for $5.50 for a road that hasn't seen a grader for yonks. Cheers. Glenn

When we were at Palm Valley, some people there did the Boggy Hole trip as a day trip without the camper. We didn't so can't comment.

Motherhen

Gidday fellas

All these tracks change with the season.

I was unfortunate enough to drive down to Finke from Maryvale quite a few years back, and nearly had to glue my teeth back in again.

At its worst, the Finke would have to be the biggest mongrel of a track in Australia.

Regards

Kim

Gday,
Yeah mate...plenty of times...
The only thing that will make you come unstuck will be sand.
The weather is cooling so the sand is getting better....and if you let your tyres down (as long as you used to sand driving) you shouldnt have a problem.

Cheers
Hairy

Hello Flanno,
I travelled the Boggy Hole Track last August starting from the Hermannsburg end. I was in the company of four other vehicles, one towing a camper trailer. The trailer handled the track fine behind a 100 Series Landcruiser. Mind you, there had been a squillion other vehicles down the track so it was well defined and we could easily see the places to avoid ie: where other travellers had become bogged.

Some hints: Stay on the defined track, lower your tyre pressures, take your time, preferably travel with some other vehicles and you should be fine. The most difficult part was avoiding the very soft sand at Boggy Hole - we took the rock-strewn bypass track at a very leisurely pace.

Although it is suggested you don't take a trailer down the Boggy Hole Track, many people have in the past.

Cheers,
Netnut

Hi again, went to Boggy hole 34km from Hermannsburg in a Pathfinder on Mon 27 April. No low range needed, just the occasional high range 4WD in a few sandy bits, the rest is compacted river gravel. No sign of any campfires and did the km in an easy 1.5 hours. Lots of fun driving down the riverbed with beautiful rivergums. Tyre pressure at 24 psi gave no problems. Cheers, Glenn