planning rudall river trip
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Member - laurie s (WA)
can offroad traliers get through this trek ?
Reply By: equinox - Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 22:59
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 22:59
You'll be OK with the trailer Laurie.
Most of the tracks in and out are either good gravel or sand. The main road south of Telfer to Talawana is a very good track.
Cheers
Alan
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Follow Up By: Member - laurie s (WA) - Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 08:44
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 08:44
Thanks for info, might have to watch out for bombs ha !! thanks again Laurie
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Follow Up By: equinox - Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 19:07
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 19:07
Here's a vid of
mine of Desert Queens Baths and the track in...
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Reply By: Mick O - Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 23:04
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 23:04
Laurie,
Yes. Road can be very sandy. Track into desert queen baths is rough andwindy at times but easily negotiated with a trailer. Just watch the tyres on sharp corners so you don’t pick up a stake you missed with the car. No dramas out to
Hanging rock or beyond, just take your time. My
blogs have a fair bit of info in them on Rudall.
Rudall 2009Rudall 2008Rudall 2007Rudall history and highlights
Cheers Mick
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Follow Up By: Member - laurie s (WA) - Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 08:49
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 08:49
Thanks Mick really sounds like a great, place will be looking forward to it. Thanks again Laurie
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Reply By: Member - Michael John T (VIC) - Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 23:46
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 23:46
Laurie,
We traveled through during our 2008 desert trek with four vehicles, three of which pulled camper trailers (1 Trak and 2 T vans). Tracks and roads good for traveling.
It's a lovely place so allow time to see and enjoy. Good traveling.
Mike T.
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Follow Up By: Member - laurie s (WA) - Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 08:56
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 08:56
Thanks Mike taking Cub campers on trip, looking forward to it, sounds great
THanks Laurie
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Reply By: Rainman WA - Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 09:09
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 09:09
I've taken my trailer up there twice, never had a problem. Sniff, I wish I was going back up there again, I love the place.
I'm interested to see what effect if any the recent cyclone has had up there. Heres
our camp at DQD in 2007
And heres the same spot in 2009 (after the 2008 fire went through).
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Follow Up By: Mick O - Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 18:00
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 18:00
Yes shade was a bit hard to come by in 2008. Looked like the surface of mars! I'm hoping the cyclone dumped plenty of water in the gorges RM. It was bloody dry last year with all the pools between the mouth of DQB
gorge and the first main
pool of the series being dry (including
Kangaroo Pool under
the caves).
The pool at the mouth was down nearly 2 metres over 2006 and almost a metre over 2008.
Cheers Mick
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Reply By: Member - Megan and Kevin D (AC - Friday, May 14, 2010 at 00:00
Friday, May 14, 2010 at 00:00
Hi Laurie
We have been to
Rudall River NP twice, first time with our camper trailer and second time we tented. Had no problems with the trailer. Most people seem to
camp at Desert Queen Baths but planning to do that would be a bit of a gamble - you don't know how many other people will be there in the rather confined, woodless area. Because of this, and because we enjoy solitude, we camped off the track a few km from DQB each time. It was fabulous and I highly recommend doing this. Picture shows our last year's
camp (see on the left) Image Could Not Be Found and visitors to
our camp in 2006.Image Could Not Be Found
Enjoy the trip - it is a wonderful place. Megan
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Follow Up By: Member - laurie s (WA) - Friday, May 14, 2010 at 08:05
Friday, May 14, 2010 at 08:05
Hi megan
Thanks for the info,we must start planning looks like a unreal place from all the info i have received from you and all other campers.
Thanks again everyone.
Laurie
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