Just enquiring whether any members have travelled this road recently and what the conditions were like,also from Normanton to Cloncurry.Am towing jaco poptop,not off road.thanks.
Hylife said
02:11 PM May 27, 2017
Looking at your van in your Avatar, you should have no worries as your route is only on the blacktop.
The road from Cairns to Broome is known as the Savannah Way. Heading west, it is a perfectly good sealed road until Normanton. The Savannah Way west of Normanton is unsealed for 1100km to Roper Bar (NT). The sealed Carpentaria Hwy runs from Cape Crawford (800km west of Normanton) to Daly Waters. From Cape Crawford it is blacktop all the way to Broome. You officially re-join the Savannah Way at Mataranka.
The road from Normanton to Cloncurry is the southern section of the Burke Development Road (aka the Matilda Way). It is a perfectly good 2 lane sealed road
I'll be up that neck of the woods taking the Savannah Way, from Mataranka (NT) to Ngukurr and then via the Limmen National Park to Borroloola and to Normanton (then if time permits to Cairns and Cape York) during July & August. I'm doing it in a 20 year old lifted yet stock standard Jayco Poptop.
Thanks Hylife for your response it will be of great assistance as i am planning on going down to Cunnamulla then onto st george,so again ,thanks and safe travels.
johns said
12:50 PM Jun 13, 2017
Ive traveled that road with 16ft pop top (not an off road type) found it to be good. The only problem I had is on the single lane. When I seen a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction I stopped with all wheels of the bitumen to allow the other vehicle to stay on the bitumen and pass. That didn't work for some reason they must have two wheels on the dirt, and don't slow down, showering you with rocks.
Looking at your van in your Avatar, you should have no worries as your route is only on the blacktop.
The road from Cairns to Broome is known as the Savannah Way.
Heading west, it is a perfectly good sealed road until Normanton.
The Savannah Way west of Normanton is unsealed for 1100km to Roper Bar (NT).
The sealed Carpentaria Hwy runs from Cape Crawford (800km west of Normanton) to Daly Waters. From Cape Crawford it is blacktop all the way to Broome.
You officially re-join the Savannah Way at Mataranka.
The road from Normanton to Cloncurry is the southern section of the Burke Development Road (aka the Matilda Way). It is a perfectly good 2 lane sealed road
I'll be up that neck of the woods taking the Savannah Way, from Mataranka (NT) to Ngukurr and then via the Limmen National Park to Borroloola and to Normanton (then if time permits to Cairns and Cape York) during July & August.
I'm doing it in a 20 year old lifted yet stock standard Jayco Poptop.
http://www.savannahway.com.au
http://www.queensland.com/en-us/journey/matilda-way#journeymap