Travel info
Submitted: Thursday, Jun 09, 2011 at 23:02
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Chris L
Looking for info on road from
Hyden to
Southern Cross. I have an old camper van which is suspect to unsealed roads.
Reply By: Motherhen - Thursday, Jun 09, 2011 at 23:30
Thursday, Jun 09, 2011 at 23:30
Hi Chris
We have been on both the Emu Fence Road;
Marvel Loch to
Hyden, and the
Marvel Loch-Forrestania Road; travelling from Yellowdine to the
Hyden-
Norseman Road east of
Hyden. The latter can be reach from
Southern Cross via
Marvel Loch.
We had our old camper when we went via Emu Fence Road and at the time it was freshly graded and a good wide road servicing farms. Condition may
well depend on when it was last graded.
We were not towing when we went on the Forrestania Road and found this and all the roads around
Marvel Loch to be very
well maintained by the mining companies for their road trains.
They are however dirt roads. I think the only way to stay on bitumen would be to go the Merredin and then south.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Thursday, Jun 09, 2011 at 23:35
Thursday, Jun 09, 2011 at 23:35
I have reported travelling north to south, whereas you will be travelling in the opposite direction - hence 'south from Merredin' does not make sense.
Hyden - Narembeen - Merredin for you direction of travel.
Mh
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Reply By: member - mazcan - Thursday, Jun 09, 2011 at 23:32
Thursday, Jun 09, 2011 at 23:32
hi chris L
to the best of my knowledge and going by
my maps aust book
you will have to go via kondinin/narembeen/merredin and then east on great eastern hyw to
southern cross to be on sealed rd 294km's
all the short cuts are gravel or dirt rds
cheers barry
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Reply By: Member - Captain (WA) - Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 01:34
Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 01:34
I did the Emu Fence Rd, Marvel Lock Rd... etc when travelling from Yellowdine to
Hyden last weekend (amongst a few other side trips). The road was exceptionaly smooth and would present no problems at all. in fact I was suprised just how
well the road was maintained.
Just need to give these things a wide berth!
Cheers
Captain
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Reply By: Member - Mark (Tamworth NSW) - Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 07:07
Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 07:07
Did most of that road a month ago (Emu proof fence) in a Ford
sedan.
The road surface was tremendous, most of those eastern wheat belt roads are as it never rains. No pot holes, wash outs, jagged road base or corrugations.
My colleague who was driving was doing
well over 100km/hr, too fast for my liking though.
Only thing to watch are intersections as the ironstone surface is not brilliant for braking (ball bearings on concrete), you tend to skid for a distance.
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