Great Central Road
Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 20:45
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Member - The Crow (QLD)
Hi anyone been on the
great central road lately? From WA to Alice. If so what condition was it in? I know roads can change daily but I am thinking of doing a trip across it with my van. I also know I will get some flack for even suggesting this but after seeing what the Kedron boys have done in their vans I am thinking of the adventure and will be
well prepared. Have 9 or 10 mths to work on it.
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Reply By: Tjukayirla Roadhouse - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 21:03
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 21:03
G'day mate, if it's 9 or 10 months before your trip then there's no point me telling you the condition of the rd now, because it will change, a lot.
W e have caravans across here all the time, it's easy enough, you just need the old saying, drive to the conditions.
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 21:22
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 21:22
only about nine days away for us, any of this rain getting up that way ?????
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Follow Up By: Tjukayirla Roadhouse - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 21:34
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 21:34
No mate, no rain here ( yet anyway) And hopefully the
grader well be
well on the way from
Laverton.
Still some heavy corrugations in
places, but mostly good.
See ya in nine days mate
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Reply By: Motherhen - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 22:38
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 22:38
Hi The Crow
Like any of the long inland dirt roads, there will always be corrugations, and long distances of corrugations will harm even the toughest rig eventually. It is a nice drive through some lovely country (you can see My
Blogs 2008). A better alternative is the
Gary Junction Road - even more scenic country and usually in better condition. A lot less traffic too, hence less corrugations (My
Blogs 2009).
Motherhen
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Reply By: Member - Stevo_62 - Thursday, Sep 22, 2011 at 17:18
Thursday, Sep 22, 2011 at 17:18
Just arrived in Kalgoorlie today from
Boulia . The WA section is fairly good with a few corrugated sections . I'm in dual cab Rodeo so not sure how van would handle it , did see one trailer in trouble about 50 km west of The Olgas . On the good sections 100 km/h was comfortable but I slowed down to 60-70 km/h on some of the worse stretches .The corrugations on the
Boulia to Alice section were worse .
Wildflowers were amazing all the way .
Also make sure you plan an
overnight camp at Tjukayirla , great burgers and great friendly service . Thanks heaps Al & Serena .
Also dont fuel up at
Curtin Springs , $0.30 per litre more than
Yulara
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