Gibb River Road Kimberleys

Charlou

One of the lesser talked about treks is a 4 x 4 track that heads north off the GRR at the intersection of the Pentacost River.

The trek is on the East side of the Pentacost river and it follows the River North.

You travel with the Pentacost on your left and the Cockburn Rangers on your right.

It is a fantastic trip and I highly recommend it. You can get info from Elequestro if heading in from that direction.

The track takes you in a loop around the tip of the Cockburn Ranges across very flat dry mud-plains and into Wyndham. From there you can take in the 5 rivers look out in Wyndham (Must see destination) and then head back to Elequestro via the blacktop until hitting the GRR intersection again.

Along the Pentacost you can fish and take in the sights. You will be the only person for miles and miles...Just watch the Salty crocs along the river bank...you'll see them to but not before they see you first!!

Highly recommended outback adventure that only takes a day...or longer if you want to camp out along the way.

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And you get to cross this huge claypan too, on the Karunji ...... all that was missing was a camel or two.
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Also, we came across some serious bulldust on that track - just like the finest talc powder - a big deep patch of it..... not sure whether that was fun or not.

There is another track that run around the other side of the Cockburn Ranges and comes out near the old prison boab tree, it goes thru El Questro property. We did it last year coming in from the Wyndham end and it wasn't until we arrived at El Questro we found out that it was closed at that time. A phone call to them would let you know if its open again. I believe there was a problem between El Questro and the local shire council as to who was responsable for road maintenance there. The road is shown on maps from King River Road to Gibb River Road

Hope this is of help
Dave

Thanks Andrew we are looking forward to the trip Can you suggest any good camp spots I was told the Hann River has acouple of jems---regards Charlie

No one has yet said of a comp site, its just where they have been. Try turn off at 16 54S 125 46E and then drive 2 km on track to 16 55S 125 46E and this brings you to the top of Adcock Gorge and is a short walk to the cliffs of the gorge. Plenty of water in creek to camp next to.

The GRR passes through privately owned land and camping is pretty tightly controlled - while there are many places along the road where it would be possible to get off the road, there are plenty of signs warning against doing so. Also most of the camp spots at the western end have now been closed. Some of the stations have their own camp grounds - eg Mt Elizabeth - and from there you can head out along the Munja track if you feel like some remote travel.

The GRR is "off the beaten track" anyway, so you will have a great time using the facilities provided. Dont forget to go up to the Mitchell Falls and down to Mornington. The free camp area at the King Edward River was my favourite camp last year.

Cheers,

Val