gibb river road

I forgot to add.

Be very wary of advice of the conditions from travellers as you will get hugely differing opinions of the conditions. Ask the locals!

Not saying discount all the travellers advice but you will get some people that tend to go on a bit of an ego trip about their struggle to make it through when in fact things turn out not that difficult at all.

Hi Bushranger1, that is very sound advice! I researched lots before I went up & a lot of people on forums made it out to be a rougher road than it was when I got up there. It was corrugated, but not nearly as bad as I expected. I found the areas of shale worse, but not too bad. Just adjust your speed accordingly. Small sections had just been graded when we were up there, but I do mean small sections, not too much (it's a jolly long road to grade in one go lol!). I spoke with the guy who owns my local camping store about it before I went & he professed to have done it, told me, amongst other things, we'd need to take 50l water for the 2 of us, which we did (there was potable water at EVERY campground we stopped at!). I seriously doubt he has been up there! There's bitumen on nearly all, if not all of the steeper hills on the road & the stretch between Derby & the Windjana turn off is nearly all bitumen. Now, I'm not saying don't be prepared, just the opposite! It's still remote & it's still challenging, but it isn't the CSR or the Gunbarrel either! But it is very, very enjoyable! The Drysdale road, well, that's another story lol!

Thanks Guys, I do really wonder sometimes what is rough conditions I have dragged a campervan behind an xc Falcon Sedan, through bulldust, corrigated roads and even through waters ways etc You have to drive according to conditions. johno

So you've just answered your own question Johno