cave hill track
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 24, 2011 at 00:56
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Gday All,
We are planning on visiting
Cave Hill (S of
Coolgardie). The track notes say 4wd only - I have a 4wd and a large camper trailer, Is the track suitable for the camper??
Time/speed won't be an issue & if it rains we will go elsewhere.
Cheers Neil
Reply By: Member - John Baas (WA) - Thursday, Mar 24, 2011 at 01:08
Thursday, Mar 24, 2011 at 01:08
Neil. The track is quite narrow in
places between
Cave Hill and
Burra Rock on the old woodline formation, if that's your plan. Partic. just north of
Cave Hill.
If your trailer is wider than your vehicle it might be an issue.
Otherwise careful driving would see you thru. The general lie is dead flat but with some short washaway detours that take you down off the formation.
However, alternative good roads get you to both
places.
Cheers.
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Reply By: wozzie (WA) - Thursday, Mar 24, 2011 at 15:26
Thursday, Mar 24, 2011 at 15:26
Neil
We just went there last week.
We has set out to follow the "original"
Holland Track from the
Hyden Norseman road.
This "WAS" not a good idea with what we were towing, "VERY" narrow and it took us at least a total of 5 ~ 6 hours to negotiate. Too many scratches to recommend it.
We were in a 4WD and towing a Jayco Dove outback. We decided to get of the "Track" at the Marveloch- Forrestania road and travelled south again to the
Hyden -
Norseman road and then went up the Victoria Rockroad.
Before
Victoria rock we turned off to the right and went down the track to
Cave Hill.
For the most part this was ok, and with enough clearance. although a bit squeezy at times. Only found a couple of
places where I had to crawl through in 4WD low range to ease everything through some serious wheel ruts and a few watery patches.
You may of course be coming "down" from
Coolgardie, through
Burra rocks and then onto
Cave hill, via the normal road, as we did leaving
Cave hill. This road was Ok with plenty of clearance.
There is also the road via the woodlines, I believe, which I don't know anything about.
Hope this is of some help.
Tony
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