Holland Track condition update?

Hi Trsitan
Equinox was there in the last week or so. go to

http://www.exploroz.com/Members/65306.875/10/2011/Holland_Track_Pictorial__Gnarlbine_Rock_to_Broomehill_.aspx

for photos.
He'll probably come on board later with more info.

cheers

hi
yes great photos
there is a lot of water out there this year for sure
just a word of warning to dog owners
there are poisonous baits laid along the holland track so down let your dog out of your site while your stopped
cheers

Hi Tristan,

Seems like so long ago now, however as Phil said I have done it recently. I Left Coolgardie Saturday morning and reached Broomehill yesterday morning early. I would have made it to Broomehill Sunday night however wanted to camp with a fire so stopped a few kilometres early.

There are quite a few areas where there is water on the track getting worse the more south you go. There was no water south of the Hyden Norseman Road.

You could see areas where in times past people had been very stuck and had carved great trenches. The track is not that bad at this time.

I did not get even close to bogging though "chicken tracks" were available and I used most of them, no point getting the Ute unnecessarily muddy. The mud holes I did drive through were firm underneath.

The very last mud hole there was group, and a NISSAN PATROL with a camper trailer was bogged, however he was towing a camper trailer. I just drove on the "chicken track", no worries.

Note: Use of the cliche` "chicken track" in no way implies that I am a chicken by using them. I use it as a descriptive phrase only for ease of interpretation lol...

Cheers
Alan

On the news today they said the Holland track was closed due to rain on Monday with more storms expected later this week.

I suggest ring up Coolgardie or Hyden Shire councils to confirm.

I have been told by others not to attempt it especially on your own when wet as it just becomes far too boggy.

We have done it in the dry and there were a few really deep puddles that we drove around. Personally - now is not the right time with the recent rains.

Hope it helps

Hi guys,

Any update on this? I hear there has been further rain in the area over the last few days. We had planned to do the track on the coming long wknd although there's no point heading down if its going to be closed!

Cheers