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Submitted: Friday, May 27, 2011 at 16:35
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Member - Matt L (NSW)
Hi all,
I am currently travelling and I am contemplating towing my van not an off roader from Mt Isa up to
Normanton and
Karumba and then back via the
savannah way to Mt Surprise.
I am lead to believe that the road's are bitumen, my question is:
Is the route single lane bitumen or normal double lane bitumen.
I look forward to your replies.
Thanks,
Matt
Reply By: happyfeet - Friday, May 27, 2011 at 19:34
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 19:34
Matt did that trip last year from
Sydney to Mt Isa up to
Karumba(nice spot) go to the sunset taverncold beer nice sunset Make sure at
Karumba you do the sunset cruise on the ferryman. Then we went across
Savannah Way stayed Mt Surpise and the road was single lane bitumen but was ok ,Some drivers would not share the bitumen but most put half on the dirt and slow down enjoy your trip.
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Follow Up By: Graham & Ann - Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 18:30
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 18:30
Consider doing the sunset cruise at
Normanton, we did both this and the one at
Karumba, the
Normanton one was tops.
Also as your going past one of the best
places in QLD to visit, if you've not been to
Lawn Hill put it on your list. Dirt road from
Gregory Downs so you can leave van there if you don't want to take it over little bit of dirt and hire tent/cabin at Adels Grove...
well worth a couple of days min.
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Reply By: Rockape - Friday, May 27, 2011 at 20:48
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 20:48
Matt,
go to
Cloncurry then up to
Normanton and on to
Karumba. All these roads are good and across to Mt Surprise is good also. 2 lanes all the way. You are in Queensland where we don't drive to the conditions, we just drive to the potholes and fall in.
Have a good one,
RA
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