telfer mine road - alice springs
Submitted: Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 00:21
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hotsocks3
Hi everyone,
We are planning our 'big trip' from
Marble Bar to
Alice Springs then onto the
Oodnadatta track,
Birdsville track to the coast. We will be heading of at the start of April. What is the road quality like? and what Permits are needed. Been searching for a while now, but not having much luck.
If anyone as any advice for travelling along this way (where to
camp, things to look at etc...)
Mainly looking for as much information on the
Gary Junction road/ Telfer
mine road section (
Marble Bar to
Alice Springs area)
thanks heaps
Hotsocks
Reply By: Motherhen - Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 00:51
Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 00:51
Hi Hotsocks
We went from
Marble Bar to
Alice Springs last year, and i have discussed this, including fuel prices and opening times, a few times recently. Search
Gary Junction Road.
Click on the Permits hyperlink in your thread. The NT side is an easy to obtain on line permit, but WA requires at least three weeks, and you have to be fairly specific about your dates of travel.
Good camping at
Carawine Gorge,
Well 33 on the CSR, Jupiter
Well and just about anywhere in the colourful desert. This is camping at its best.
Lots of Len Beadell plaques to look for along the way.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 00:56
Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 00:56
Hotsocks,
check out threads 765824 and 76797 for starters.
Mh
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 01:04
Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 01:04
I just noticed that my current rig
pic was taken at
our camp near the NT border. This was one of the very best camps of our five month trip.
Mh
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Reply By: Member - Bucky - Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 04:50
Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 04:50
Hotsocks
Roads were fairly good, last year, they get a little rough near the
WA/NT Border, but otherwise OK .
Fuel will be no worries, although at
Kunawarritji it is over $3.20 a lt.
At
Kiwirrkurra it was $2.80 a lt, and at
Kintore it was $1.50 a lt.
Plan your run and you will enjoy it.
You can
camp basically anywhere along the route
Cheers
Bucky
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Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 07:20
Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 07:20
Here are a couple of slide shows that include the
Gary Junction Road.
From 2005....
From 2008.....
We enjoy this route.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome
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Reply By: Dusty & Bumpy - Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 08:44
Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 08:44
G'day hot sock3.
We travelled that route this year, August, great drive. Good roads all the way and lots of interesting stuff. Fuel is not a problem as far as fuel stops.
We had to get fuel at Cotton Creek and paid $4 lt, but
Marble Bar to AS is no trouble, the communities were good. Be sure to stop at Carrawine (and surrounds) and Jupiters
Well. There are many good camps anywhere along that road.
Have fun, cheers, David
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Reply By: Member - Jeffrey J M (NSW) - Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 19:52
Monday, Nov 15, 2010 at 19:52
Travelled from 80 mile beach along the Wapet (Kidson) track to the
Gary junction end of June this year, very wet when we did it but do intend to do it in the dry. Cheapest fuel was
Kintore, but advised by local
police not to stay in town or we would have stuff flogged. Beautifull scenery in
places, Jupitor
well good
camping area. We went through
Papunya community to
Alice springs.
from Alice to old
andado, Mt Dare, dalhousie to
Oodnadatta.
The 113km where the Wapet meets the Telfor
mine rd to
well 33 is like a highway, the Jenkins track to the
Gary junction is very good too. In dry conditions the Garry
junction would be 2wd.
Hope this helps
JJ
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