Gibb River Rd

I did it this year (April/May) & yes I went down to wolf creek crator then bungles & back to Kununurra before the GRR it was worth the extra Klms get use to back tracking if your going to mitchel falls & check how much water are going over the falls as it was the driest I have ever seen it

From Katherine go via Top Springs - Wave Hill through to Halls Creek ( great drive) then duck out to Wolf Creek Crater then up to Bungles then Kununnurra then across the Gibb and go via Winjana Gorge and Tunnel creek and keep going through to Fitroy Crossing before then going up the highway to Derby.

Cheers
Alan

I see you have included Mitchell Falls on your itinerary. We travelled there this year in June and wished we didn't. The road is an "unmaintained road" and it is notorious for travellers experiencing breakages. The corrugations are the worst we have ever encountered. We took 3 hrs to travel the 70 kms and blew 2 rear shock absorbers (brand new before trip). We were glamping at the APT Wilderness lodge and met a couple who left their vehicle at Drysdale River Station and flew up. If your budget extends to this I would recommend this as a good alternative if you must see Mitchell Falls.

The Mitchell Falls road can be a car breaker if not treated with respect.

I travelled there and back to the camping area on King George? river a few years ago without incident in my 91RRC. However I took it slowly and stopped for photos.
At one stop a Nissan Patrol came up beside and asked if we were OK. A couple of Ks along there he was with all the wheel studs on a back wheel broken.
I felt my rear shocks at one stage and sizzled a finger. The corrugations were so big that the car would roll into them when stopped.LOL

The road from Drysdale station can be just as bad, and worse from the Mitchell falls turnoff to Kalumburu. There is no "planing speed" possible.
BUT both places are worth the trip if only to hear the talk at the Kalumburu Mission..

Depends on a couple of things. Are you looking at doing the GRR just so you can get to Mitchell Falls, or in its own right? If it's only for MF then the above cautions should be noted.

Otherwise - and presuming your start/finish ISN'T Darwin but your Kimberley loop starts/finshes on the Stuart Hwy - I'd suggest the following:

Katherine - Timber Creek - Kununurra - (Wyndham) - GRR.

(Derby) - Windjana Gorge - Tunnel Creek - Fitzroy.

Halls Creek - Bungles - Halls Creek - Top Springs (via Kalkarinji) to Dunmarra.

If you aren't diverting into Derby, fuel (and relief) may be an issue but Bungles is the only backtrack in there.

If your loop starts/ends past Three Way, I'd personally reverse the above flow and do the loop clockwise. Top Springs -Dunmarra is a pretty short "meh!" day on its own.

Depending on time/inclination/preferences, Wyndham could be included.

Thanks for all the info guys very much appreciated lots to think about
We had better get planning.

Cheers
Lou