Palm valuey 2wd access?

I last went there in 1985. in a Subaru Touring wagon. The road roughly follows the Fink River. It was rough in places but negotiable if you took it easy. Lots of river stones but I followed the 4X4 coach tracks and only got stuck once, while traversing a sandy bank on one of the river bends. Don't know what it is like now though. Check with the Police tation at the turn off at Hamondsburge.
Cheers Steve.B....

See thread 76280 which discussed the same question a month or so ago. The answer was an overall no, with sandy spots being the main problem.

Graham

I would not take a 2wd falcon sw to Palm Valley, I was there last year with a LC. The track varied from average to very rocky and soft sand patches. You are bound to do some damage to the falcon, being lower to the ground and towing a camper. Hope this helps. Cheers

Bit of a pity - the Ultimate would eat up such terrain, but the tow vehicle would end up damaged IMV.
These coords (if you can have a look on Google Earth) are where the problems arise for standard clearance vehicles...... at the end of the maintained road from Hermannsberg, into the bed of the Finke.
24° 0'31.27"S 132°46'10.29"E

Re the route down the Finke.......
Depending on the nature of the last flood, the river base might be stoney and very firm...... could have soft sections though.

Down at the following coords is where the river track exits to another maintained road into the campground, and beyond to the actual Valley parking area.
24° 3'17.07"S 132°45'41.41"E
As I recall, it's quite lumpy on the way to the campground - after that it gets very lumpy. Underside damage would probably be severe.

The Falcon will get sutck in soft sand. I wouldn't try it unless you didn't like your car and were going in with a 4wd who could tow you out when you get stuck.

a well driven 2wd maybe - towing a camper prob not

certainly the only sensible answer is no

make it and you would be a legend get bogged and youd just be another idiot

The Fink is in flood at the moment it is about 20k wide in palm valley so the road will be a hole new story when the flood passes. Eric

We got in and out of there in a 2008 model Holden Astra with a boot full of luggage and 5 people.

Soft sand in some areas...expect a bit of a polish on the underbody but keep the momentum up and you should be right.

In the other sections.....take it easy. It gets pretty twisty and we often found at least one of our wheels dangling in mid air.

As for the last jump up to the parking area....for get it. There were 4x4's with lift kits scrapping their rock sliders to get over that one.Park the car and walk the last 200 metres in.

Not being a member, I can't post pix on here but if you look at this link, it'll show you our Astra at the point just before the final jump up to the parking area.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FlqWRTnm-w

Now if there is water in there....don't even try it. I've seen videos on youtube of many "super trucks" getting stuck in there. It's not what you drive but how you drive that governs your limitations.

Fab.