Hyden - Norseman road

Hi Aussielass,

Although its a reasonable dirt road, you can't average 100kph all the way.

A safer bet is averaging 80 kph all the way therefore you need to allow 4 hours plus.

If you try and average 100 kph you'll probably find yourself upside in the scrub - just my thoughts.

A straight forward regional gravel road as mentioned above - I took a pic last October - indicative of the general condition throughout.
We took about 7 hours towing our van - but we cruise quite sedately and like to stop a few times and have a good look around :-o)...........
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hi aussie lass
i know the road is better now than it was in may 2005
i drove through there in a new vw golf 1.9ltr diesel hatchback towing a small concord camper trailer

both had only 115 mil rd clearance i stopped three times to take photos and/or toilet breaks
i have just pulled out my diary from 2005

i have a farming background and am a down to earth aussie bloke i drove according to conditions


i departed main street of norseman at 1-15pm and arrived safely in hyden main street at 4-40pm trip time 3hrs 25mins

i did meet one of the mine rd trains in a dusty section and he actually slowed right down as he approached me so i could see where i was giong in all the dust as i passed him and i have been told by others going through there that the rd trn drivers are very considerate to other rd users

it would take 4-6 hrs if you were stopping looking at the tourist attractions so aussielass you can do it safely in 3.5hrs use common sense and remember its roo/emu territory
have a safe journey
cheers

I travelled from Hyden to Disappointment Rock over Aust Day l/weekend towing camper trailer and found that 80km/h to be the ideal speed, some sections were corrugated/potholed but at 80km/h they didn't cause any discomfort.

Mike