MacDonnnell Range to Tanami Road
Submitted: Sunday, Jul 10, 2011 at 21:54
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Hochholzer T
Hi to the
forum,
is it possible to drive from the West MacDonnell Range via
Round Hill and the Gary Junktion Road to the Tanami Road. I don´t like to go back from the MacDonnell to Alice to enter the Tanami. In my map (The Red center, 1:750.000) there is the Track marked. Is it recommendable to do this?
Thomas
Reply By: Motherhen - Sunday, Jul 10, 2011 at 23:30
Sunday, Jul 10, 2011 at 23:30
Hi Thomas
I don't know
Round Hill, but you can go from the West MacDonnells to the
Gary Junction Road via Haasts
Bluff (the
hill not the community - the community is on a spur road of this short cut). We did it the other way, leaving the
Gary Junction east of
Papunya and meeting Namatjira Drive west of
Glen Helen. It is
well signed. Some patches a little sandy, but we got through easily with our rig. We were coming in from the west and chose to go to Alice via the West MacDonnells rather than continuing to meet up with the Tanami and in to
Alice Springs. These roads are a whole lot better than you will meet on the Tanami.
Motherhen
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Reply By: SIF4X4 - Monday, Jul 11, 2011 at 22:17
Monday, Jul 11, 2011 at 22:17
Yep...you just keep on going west but stay right at the split in the road. It will take you to Haasts
Bluff and then
the Desert Road (
Gary Junction) then throw a right there and that will bring you out on the Tanami
OR you may throw a left and travel along
the Desert Road to Mt Webb, then take a faint track to the Aboriginal Business Road between Kwirrkurra and Balgo and hang another right there. From Balgo it is a short way to the Tanami Road (permits required from DIA
Perth).
OR you may take a very rough (and I mean rough) track behind Ellery BigHole and
Fish Hole Gorge and find your way along some station tracks to the Tanami
Cheers
Spero
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Follow Up By: Echucan Bob - Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 at 08:52
Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 at 08:52
Spero
The Wt Webb to Balgo track is known as the
Lake Mackay Track.
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Follow Up By: SIF4X4 - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 06:59
Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 06:59
AH! Thanks for the update
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Reply By: Hochholzer T - Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 at 05:40
Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 at 05:40
Hello Motherthen and Spero,
thank you very much for your help. We are very happy and look forward to come to Australia (the flight is on Friday)!
Greeting from Austria
Thomas
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Follow Up By: Echucan Bob - Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 at 08:50
Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 at 08:50
Thomas,
I'm not quite sure where you plan to go.
There is an unmarked track that leads due north from
Papunya (not the marked private track that heads about 15 degrees to Central Mount Wedge community), through the Stuart Range at Mt Wedge, and then on to
Yuendumu on the Tanami.
Alternatively, once you have crossed the range, you can turn East and join the Tanami closer to
Alice Springs.
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