We are thinking about travelling along the Donehue & Plenty highways from Boulia to Alice Springs, we have a 24ft. van behind the Jeep. Could anyone tell me if road is OK for this? We would be travelling end of June early July & time to cover the approx. 700 kms isn't a factor as we are not in a hurry.
wendyv said
08:03 PM Apr 22, 2017
You do not say if you have a standard on sealed road van, a semi off roader, or what.
You might manage it in a standard van if it is not long after the road graded.
Problem is that quite often the section in one state will be quite good and that in the other pretty corrugated etc. They do not seem to co-ordinate the road works all that well!
You will have about 650kms of unsealed from just north of Boulia to Gemtree - sealed after that. May be some sections sealed through floodways etc.
Could do it with stops at places like Jervois and Gemtree - 2 nights, 3 days - fairly comfortably.
Closer to time, could try phoning the caravan park at Gemtree, Jervois Station, shire at Boulia (or police?) for comments on state of road.
Warren-Pat_01 said
08:49 PM Apr 23, 2017
On the other end (over the border into Qld), the Plenty can be rough but the Donoghue is generally worse - complete with lots of trucks too. Check with Tobermory Station or the Police at Cloncurry, Jervois & Alice Springs. But yes, generally the police/local councils offer the best info.
It might pay to have a few spare bolts/nuts/wahers on hand as well as shock absorber bushes.
And if you keep going towards Winton, stop in for a chat & sandwich at Middleton.
landy said
11:13 PM Apr 23, 2017
It might pay to have a few spare bolts/nuts/wahers on hand as well as shock absorber bushes.
And if you keep going towards Winton, stop in for a chat & sandwich at Middleton.
Good advice to stop in at Middleton. Old Lester is great value.
Dopey3 said
08:12 PM Apr 24, 2017
Thanks Landy,
Will keep the spares in mind at this stage we don't carry any. Might go up cetre to Aliuce & get spares organised there & come back through to Boulia.
Dopey3 said
08:13 PM Apr 24, 2017
Thanks Wendy we won't be up that way for another month & a half so will check roads & make our mind up then
Dopey3 said
08:15 PM Apr 24, 2017
Thanks Warren-Pat we won't be up that way for another month & a half so will check roads & make our mind up then
We are thinking about travelling along the Donehue & Plenty highways from Boulia to Alice Springs, we have a 24ft. van behind the Jeep. Could anyone tell me if road is OK for this? We would be travelling end of June early July & time to cover the approx. 700 kms isn't a factor as we are not in a hurry.
You might manage it in a standard van if it is not long after the road graded.
Problem is that quite often the section in one state will be quite good and that in the other pretty corrugated etc. They do not seem to co-ordinate the road works all that well!
You will have about 650kms of unsealed from just north of Boulia to Gemtree - sealed after that. May be some sections sealed through floodways etc.
Could do it with stops at places like Jervois and Gemtree - 2 nights, 3 days - fairly comfortably.
Closer to time, could try phoning the caravan park at Gemtree, Jervois Station, shire at Boulia (or police?) for comments on state of road.
It might pay to have a few spare bolts/nuts/wahers on hand as well as shock absorber bushes.
And if you keep going towards Winton, stop in for a chat & sandwich at Middleton.
It might pay to have a few spare bolts/nuts/wahers on hand as well as shock absorber bushes.
And if you keep going towards Winton, stop in for a chat & sandwich at Middleton.
Good advice to stop in at Middleton. Old Lester is great value.
Thanks Landy,
Will keep the spares in mind at this stage we don't carry any. Might go up cetre to Aliuce & get spares organised there & come back through to Boulia.
Thanks Wendy we won't be up that way for another month & a half so will check roads & make our mind up then
Thanks Warren-Pat we won't be up that way for another month & a half so will check roads & make our mind up then