Could anyone tell me if the Carvnarvon Developmental Road from Rolleston to Roma is fully tarmac - we will be driving a rented Maui motorhome over that route in January and a condition of hire is that you only travel on tarmac roads? Thank you, Terry (at home in cold UK)
Zoomtopz said
03:10 PM Nov 18, 2013
Yes Terry it is a main hwy , can flood in a lot of places though
Richo
Hi NAT said
04:03 PM Nov 18, 2013
Thanks for that Richo, we're really looking forward to the journey. That's a real fancy rig in your pic, what is it?
Terry
Gerty Dancer said
04:09 PM Nov 18, 2013
Its over a year since we were on that road, and things can change but its not in real good condition, there was a lot of pot-holes, edges broken etc.
If you are going into Carnarvon Gorge National Park, that road is not paved, and we had a couple of muddy water crossings as well.
Dougwe said
09:34 PM Nov 18, 2013
I travelled that road earlier this year and apart from the odd hole here and there black stuff all the way. Might be a good idea to check closer to time as there are road works everywhere due to flood damage and wet season has started now.
Peterpan said
08:26 AM Nov 19, 2013
HiNat, G'Day,
We travelled to Carnarvon Gorge in September this year. The road in is 44klms of sealed road
followed by 14 k's of gravel. There are two or three water crossings on the way in but they were
easily negotiated. Takaraka CP is fairly expensive ($45pn) and is 4k from the Rangers Station.
No longer allowed to camp at the Ranger Station, now under revegetation program.
The gorge is really a place of WOW value.
Kevin
-- Edited by Peterpan on Tuesday 19th of November 2013 08:31:02 AM
Hi NAT said
08:54 AM Nov 19, 2013
Thanks Gerty, does that mean there's no way to get to Carnarvon Gorge without going off-road? That would be very disappointing. Terry
Could anyone tell me if the Carvnarvon Developmental Road from Rolleston to Roma is fully tarmac - we will be driving a rented Maui motorhome over that route in January and a condition of hire is that you only travel on tarmac roads? Thank you, Terry (at home in cold UK)
Yes Terry it is a main hwy , can flood in a lot of places though
Richo
Thanks for that Richo, we're really looking forward to the journey. That's a real fancy rig in your pic, what is it?
Terry
If you are going into Carnarvon Gorge National Park, that road is not paved, and we had a couple of muddy water crossings as well.
HiNat, G'Day,
We travelled to Carnarvon Gorge in September this year. The road in is 44klms of sealed road
followed by 14 k's of gravel. There are two or three water crossings on the way in but they were
easily negotiated. Takaraka CP is fairly expensive ($45pn) and is 4k from the Rangers Station.
No longer allowed to camp at the Ranger Station, now under revegetation program.
The gorge is really a place of WOW value.
Kevin
-- Edited by Peterpan on Tuesday 19th of November 2013 08:31:02 AM
Thanks Gerty, does that mean there's no way to get to Carnarvon Gorge without going off-road? That would be very disappointing. Terry