Alternative Route
Submitted: Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 21:23
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Member - Wayne B (NSW)
I was going to Alice via the Diamatina However with all this rain I dont think that area will be dry by May.
Alternative route selection.
1. I am looking at going to
Yunta ,
Milang ( this also goes very close to a large lake area Could be a problem) turn left at Ootna
Ruins on to the Baratta Road then to
Hawker
2.
Peterborough then via
Orroroo and the
Johnburgh Rd
3. From
Orroroo proceed via the
Orroroo Road to
Hawker
What is the best given the current conditions out there.
I intend to spend several days in the Flinders and then going up the O/D track
Thanks
Wayne B
Reply By: olcoolone - Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 21:43
Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 21:43
I don't think you will be going through the Simpson in May at this stage
Don't panic to much, No.1,No.2 and No.3. roads you want to travel can be cut at anytime as
well.
The are usually only cut off for a day or two in normal conditions at the worst but at the moment any road anywhere in Australia could be cut off including good sealed ones.
Areas can dry out very quickly and I think you are stressing over nothing at the moment, best thing to do is work out three travel routes and
check it the day you are leaving.
Three years ago roads around
Hawker and
Orroroo were impassable and in some
places it has taken 2 plus years to repair.
May is still two months away, work it out when it gets closure.
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Follow Up By: Member - Wayne B (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 22:37
Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 22:37
Yep you could be right. Could be all ok by May
I was not going through Simpson. Had planned
Quilpie to
Boulia then via Plenty H/Way.
This could still be a little soggy in the Channel Country
Thanks Wayne
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Follow Up By: olcoolone - Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 23:13
Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 23:13
Not knowing where you were coming from and the Diamatina is a big creek.
The Plenty is still closed and would be your quickest way, coming down to
Hawker may add 2000K to your trip.
Were doing a trip in May into the Simpson and we don't know what way to go in or out, we may have to go to Alice and come down from the Plenty.
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Follow Up By: Member - Wayne B (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 23:53
Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 23:53
The Diamantina is a big creek and the problem is its getting bigger by the day :-)
We had planned to do
the loop From
Newcastle to Alice Via the
Plenty highway
Mac Ranges,
The Rock, and back
home via Copper Peddy and
Broken Hill.
If we cant use the Plenty we will do the
Flinders Ranges as previously stated.
The Simpson may be a problem for you in May ??
Cheers
Wayne
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Reply By: Dave B ( BHQ NSW) - Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 22:13
Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 22:13
Wayne, I know that swampy area around
Milang, and that may be a problem, but the rest of that track should be OK unless they have rain a week or so before you go.
It might be an idea to ring one of the stations along that track and get the latest info. The
post office at
Yunta would know too, the mail goes out from there.
If things a still a bit soggy up north of the Flinders, it may mean you have to backtrack from
Hawker to Pt.
Augusta to get to Alice.
Dave
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Follow Up By: Member - Wayne B (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 22:39
Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 22:39
Thanks fir the info. I will
check it out when the time comes closer.
PITA if I have to go via
Port Augusta and up the highway. Not what you would call an OUTBACK ADVENTURE :-)
Cheers
Wayne
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Follow Up By: Member - Teege (NSW) - Monday, Mar 08, 2010 at 08:54
Monday, Mar 08, 2010 at 08:54
Hi Wayne
I guess this was an outback adventure:-
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teege
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Follow Up By: Member - Wayne B (NSW) - Monday, Mar 08, 2010 at 16:55
Monday, Mar 08, 2010 at 16:55
Sure Was. 20,000km in 14 days Problem is we did not stop to see much :-)
This was the last of the real Round Australia Events.
Don,t think I have ever been so stuffed as I was after that event.
Cheers
Wayne
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Reply By: Alloy c/t - Monday, Mar 08, 2010 at 17:36
Monday, Mar 08, 2010 at 17:36
Under no circumstances stop in
Peterborough or surrounds , that's Willem country , lol.
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