Maitland Downs to Maytown track

Yes its a public road, no permission required. The crossing is a natural rocky bottom.

It can get deep after rain and it twists and turnes a bit, thats the crossing below Maytown. Not sure what the one upstream is like.

Equinox,

Here is a photo of the crossing about 8 years ago and as you can see at this time of year it will be pretty dry.



I wouldn't worry about ceckos.

Have a good trip,
RA.

Alan - search the forum for "Palmer River"as there was some problems up there recently. Also if you have time there is a book called "River of Gold" by Hector Holthouse which is very interesting - may have to buy from ebay.




A J

Gooday Equinox,
Coincidently I was camped at Maytown on the day of the alleged incident. You are well clear of Palmerville Station there, and the road to Maytown was being worked on by a team
who were camped at the crossing some kilometres from Maytown itself. The road was in excellent condition, and that crossing was not difficult. It's the crossing to which the road leads, the one directly below Maytown from memory being marked as unadvisable. Assuming that the river is not flooded, I cannot imagine you having any problems.
Cheers
Graeme.

Drop into the Palmer River Roadhouse and talk to Karen or Andrew before traveling there they will be able to help for sure.
I am presently working on the Maytown road with a road crew getting it ready for the people watching the eclipse. The first section into Tin creek (abbots) dam will be finished in 2 weeks time.

G'day Alan,

Your post has brought back some memories of our trip there in 1993. We were told to take one of three roads available back then and managed to pick the wrong one! We ended up on the old Cobb and Co track and it took us all day to get to Maytown building the road as we went. All very scary and we were praying that there was another way out - luckily there was. The family still talks about that "adventure' and you know it was good because everyone was packing it and no one took picturess!

Kind regards

Theo

The turnoff is a couple of ks past the Welcome to Cook Shire Sign on the LHS traveling South to North. It follows the Highway for approx 100m before turning West.

To go to the roadhouse & then back, you would have to do quite a few K's more.

The road to the Palmer is a Highway now and that time of year the river will be low. You will have no issues. Unless of course you want to come out via the Old Coach Road :-)

If you choose that option and are not very confident, go with someone else as there are some serious 4x4 sections.

I suspect it will be way too busy at the time you intend to go :-)

Regards Tony