Hunt Oil Road

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Hunt Oil Road

This remote trek links the Gunbarrel Hwy with the Great Central Road. It passes via Mount Worsnop and past the Hunt Oil road camps and drilling sites.

Hunt Oil Road

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This remote trek links the Gunbarrel Hwy with the Great Central Road. It passes via Mt Worsnop and past the Hunt Oil road camps and drilling sites.

watery

Has anyone travelled the Hunt Oil Rd lately, hope to do it in 2 weeks time, wondering what the track is like.

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Reply By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 21:11

Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 21:11

Have a read here.

HUNT OIL ROAD - Outback Travel at its best

Still in good nick from those who've travelled it this year.

Cheers Mick

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trip would doubtless be attended with much hardship.''
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Reply By: equinox - Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 21:21

Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 21:21

Hi Watery,

The first half of my video here shows some of the Hunt Oil Road from 2008:

I'll be on the Great Central Road the weekend after next on a 6 day Perth-Perth recon mission north of Cosmo. I'll be driving the vehicle in my rig pic. May see you on the road.

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Follow Up By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 21:49

Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 21:49

Wear you seatbelt this time!

Cheers Mick ;-)

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Follow Up By: equinox - Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 21:52

Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 21:52

haha, that's for sure Mick, that's for sure...

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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 22:56

Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 22:56

Hi Alan
Thought of you when we past this plaque west of Everard Junction. Did you put this in ? Also the video makes it look quite smooth past Geraldton Bore. The Old Gunbarrel was up to 4 separate track, people making new tracks to avoid the corrugations.

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Follow Up By: equinox - Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 23:11

Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 23:11

Hi Stephen,

That section of track has its fair share of corrugations.

I put the sign there in 2003. The rocks I carted from 10 kilometers away in 2007. The paving gee, who would go to all that trouble...next thing you know the paving will be cemented into the gound lol...

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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 01:11

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 01:11

Alan just watched your Western Deserts meanderings parts 1 to 5.
Good stuff, enjoyed it immensely well done to you and your Dad.

Good to see a bit of competition to young Mick O's video production unit :-)

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Follow Up By: equinox - Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 17:34

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 17:34

Thanks for that John. It took a while to put together - there will be no part 6 though :)

Word on the street is that Mick may be getting some cool editing software soon, so look out!!!

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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 17:40

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 17:40

Thats great Al he's a good bloke and I'm sure he will let you borrow it :-))

Maybe a tin or two of powdered milk will smooth the way he loves the stuff ya know :-)

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Reply By: watery - Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 22:39

Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 22:39

Thanks Alan., We will be there on 27th / 28th Sept on our annual fathers & sons trip, about 12 farm utes, won't miss us if we cross paths, my email is waterhousemaya@bigpond.com

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Reply By: Richard Kovac - Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 01:06

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 01:06

watery

We traveled the Hunt Oil Road this year in may. read Mick,s trek notes there are a help.

We traveled north and the track is OK with some wash outs but very over grown with spinifex in places, we traveled solo and had no troubles. there would have been a fare through travel it by now this year so it should be a good trip, make sure you have a good look around theres plenty to see.

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