Mereenie Loop Feedback

i hope they dont seal it,its a great alternate scenic route to alice,without all the traffic,
dave

They still got the "Slowem down " and "Speedem Up " signs on the old 44 gallon drums on one of the bends?

"Liftum foot" :-)

Cheers,
Peter

Yep, still there!
"Liftum foot" and "puttum down again"!
Looks like they've had a makeover not so long ago.
There was some grading going on when I was thru there late July.
cheers
Gerry

I liked them.
It is great to find something that makes you grin on a rough corrugated road.

There should be more of it!
I got a laugh some years ago up in Cape Tribulation, where there were the signs of the speed bumps and cassowarys modified to "before" and "after".
I'm sure a member will post the actual pics - they've been circulated all over the world.
Gerry

That's it Gerry I knew I had it wrong but sure somebody would have the correct wording. We had a good laugh when we read them. A bit like the "Are we there yet" sign going into the Mitchell Plateau.

Gee!! Those signs were there in 1999, when we went through!!! Michael

Duncan - loved that one on the Mitchell falls road

recent trip I can't remember where, some wags had taken to enlivening the 'dip' signs along a boring stretch .... a bit of artful paint work and we came across....

'drip' 'strip' 'trip' 'stripe' 'chip' 'flip' 'clip' and a lot of other variations...

You should wear smellier shorts next time ;-}

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The Mereenie is as good as the most recent weather and grading. Pot luck.

Gday BJ

We came through last week. We're trying to recall how much dirt there was. It started just north of Kings Canyon Resort, and finished well before Redbank Gorge so at a guess there's probably about 150kms of dirt. The only rough bit about it was the small corrugations which can be avoided in some sections if you move to the side a bit.

We tow a large dirt road van behind the cruiser - all up it ways about 6.5t. We just let the tyres down a bit and then poke along - in the rougher sections we would slow down to 40 or 50kph - max speed for us in the dirt is 70 - 75 with the van behind.

Like most roads out this way the Mereenie Loop Road is in pretty good condition but this changes very quickly with a bit of rain.

regards

John

Thanks John we'll check it out next week if all OK rain wise I guess

If you're looking for somewhere to camp Barry I can recommend Redbank Gorge. Despite Camps 5 noting that it was not suitable for large rigs, we got our 15m cruiser/van combination in there no problems at all. THere are two campsites - the better one is a kilometer up the hill past the first site. $3.30/person/night - toilets and fireplaces and large seats. No water. We stayed there two nights and could easily have extended for a few more - just a nice place to be with excellent views across the valley.

These photos show what most of the road is like.





regards

John