Christmas 2010 - 4 National Parks inland from Townswille
Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 at 18:05
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ceylon
Hi Guys,
I just moved to
Atherton (and in fact to Australia) and am planning on spending my holidays from Dec 29th to Jan 2nd 4WD'ing from Townswille upto
Atherton via the following NP's - Great Basalt, White Mountains, Porcupine, Blackbraes, Undara Volcanic and Forty Mile Scrub.
Is this possible in a light unmodified Jeep Cherokee Sport (2000) model? I will be alone.
The basic (very rough) route is called townwsille-
atherton 4wd and is at @
http://maps.google.c...ea468787d815540
Any advise or changes of route -including don't go there it is not possible in the rainy season or to dangerous are more than welcome. Also which
park should I spend most time in - I can miss out on the northern ones as they are less than a day from where I live and can visit over a weekend.
best,
Reply By: ceylon - Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 at 18:08
Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 at 18:08
Sorry... i meant
Townsville and the map link is below
Townsville to Atherton - Rough map
(make sure it is all in one line)
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Follow Up By: Tonyfish#58 - Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 at 19:36
Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 at 19:36
By the way - I am in
Malanda - Cheers
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Reply By: Tonyfish#58 - Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 at 19:33
Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 at 19:33
Strongly suggest that this year it may not be a good idea - It is very likely to rain and flood, You may get stuck in quite a few
places out in that country.
Not many place we can suggest to go this time of year in the North
Cheers Tony
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Reply By: Member - Malcolm (Townsville) - Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 at 18:54
Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 at 18:54
Hi ceylon,
I live in
Townsville and my advice is to stay put OFF the roads.
The weather station is predicting the low will dump ~4-500mm of rain between
Cairns and Mackay. With the amount of rain we have already had in the area I can see plenty of creeks flooding etc. The last thing you need is to be stuck out somewhere when more flood waters come down. Whatever you do DO NOT TRY crossing a flooded
creek!!
Malcolm
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Follow Up By: Member - Malcolm (Townsville) - Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 at 19:30
Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 at 19:30
Just had a little shower go through ....
dumped 21mm in 25 minutes.
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Reply By: Hawthy - Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 at 20:59
Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 at 20:59
It will be very wet and already many roads are closed - including the Bruce Hwy . You should check this government website showing road closures before going anywhere:
http://131940.qld.gov.au/Home.aspx
The authorities are asking people ro restrict travel to essential travel only. Maybe wait until it dries out a bit..The way it is looking it could be a while.
Enjoy Christmas in
Atherton :-)
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Follow Up By: ceylon - Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 at 22:05
Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 at 22:05
Thanks guys. Will have to just have to visit the shopping jungles I guess...stay safe and have a Great wet Christmas...
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