Prairie to Barcaldine road

Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 02, 2024 at 10:29
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Travelling from Porcupine Gorge to Barcaldine end of the month. (July) I see the road from Prairie to Barky is black dirt but from Torrens Creek is sealed. Who has travelled either recently and can inform conditions. TIA
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Reply By: Member - Dick L - Tuesday, Jul 02, 2024 at 11:16

Tuesday, Jul 02, 2024 at 11:16
Go a bit further east than Prairie to Torrens Creek then turn south sealed all the way to Barcaldine.
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Follow Up By: kerbarb9 - Tuesday, Jul 02, 2024 at 13:50

Tuesday, Jul 02, 2024 at 13:50
Excellent thank you
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Reply By: Glenn M8 - Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 07:25

Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 07:25
I drove to Torrens Creek Rd from Barcaldine last week and it is a good sealed road. Easy to sit on 90-100k/hr.
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Follow Up By: kerbarb9 - Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 08:04

Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 08:04
Thanks mate
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Reply By: Member - Mark (Tamworth NSW) - Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 09:16

Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 09:16
I drove Barcaldine to Hughenden 3 days ago on the shortest most direcroute, which had about 200km of dirt from Muttaburra to Hughenden. The road was excellent the southern half I sat on 80km/hr out of caution, the northern half I went to 90km/hr towing our small hybrid van. It's clay based, so nice and smooth, but a definite no no on any rain.
The Muttaburra to Barcaldine section had plenty of Brenner's road trains,. A Muttaburra local told me it's good two lane bitumen to Praire, probably why the road trains use it The road from Hughenden to PorcupGorge was good bitumen as well.
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Follow Up By: kerbarb9 - Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 16:02

Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 16:02
Thanks mate
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Reply By: mepvic - Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 16:03

Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 at 16:03
Hi kebab 9

Just travelled up from Barcaldine, Aramac to Torrens Creek.

Road a breeze. Bitumen all the way. Be careful on the edges when trucks come towards you. Bit soft in places from rain Sunday night.
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