Time to travel on the cooper ck bypass track.

G'day Dean,

Bottom end of the Birdsville Track is open to the ferry but the top end is closed due to wet conditions so the ferry will not be running.
Use the "roads" search function on EO - kept up to date and covers all the usual roads / tracks.

Cheers

Dean, conditions will have changed since we did the ferry at end of June. It's 122 km from Maree to the by-pass turnoff. You could do 100kmh and risk a blowout if it gets too rocky. 80 to 90 is the go. The by-pass is about 40 km and is narrower than the Birdsville track. It had only been open for 3 weeks when we travelled and the road gang had laid clay so it wasn't sandy at all, unlike the northern side which had lots of sand but nothing that would be a bother. The dirt was there in long piles ready to grade and roll.
We drove to the northern bank of the Cooper at the B'ville Tk which is about 25 km from the ferry. And then did the reverse back to Marree - 370 km all up at a cost of almost $100 as ULP in Maree was $1.90ish. Worth every cent.
Go into Places and view Cooper Creek Ferry....... W

Thanks all.
Having done the BVT many times in all conditions we now have some idea of the extra time needed to cover the detour.
Dean