Road Condition - Kalgoolie to Wiluna
Submitted: Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 20:14
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Member - Ian T (VIC)
Heading up the Canning in July - any advice on type/condition of road from Kalgoolie to
Wiluna would be appreciated.
Ian
Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 20:42
Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 20:42
I thought it was bitumen.
Shouldn't you be asking about the road north after
Wiluna? :-))
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 20:50
Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 20:50
its bitumen. my advice would be to try and avoid it you can head north from kal to broadarrow thn pick up the golden quest discovery trail stopping at all the historic
places on the way as you head north. at
siberia insted of heading east to the bitumen carry on over lake wangine stopping to
check out
the breakaways and pick the trail back up from daveyhurst. this will take you to
leonora missing a couple of hundred ks of bitumen. I used to do drive in drive out from leinster and found many ways to go north avoiding the bitumen
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 21:11
Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 21:11
Why try and avoid it ? (the bitumen I mean) Apart from the other way that you mentioned probably being more isolated is there other reasons??? That is one small area of WA that we have not travelled but we hope to change that in the near future so would be interested to know
Cheers
D&B
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Tuesday, Feb 13, 2007 at 08:23
Tuesday, Feb 13, 2007 at 08:23
yea the reason is it takes in the golden quest discovery trail. interprative books for it are available in Kal newsagents and other place. Gos past many historical sites in the goldfields such as pubs that used to be towns of 10,000 people and more, soaks where aboriginals and whitefellas did battle, old cemetarys, historic mining centres, interesting natural formations------- or you can stay on the black top but it makes a pretty dull ride north
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Reply By: V8Diesel - Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 21:48
Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 21:48
No booze buses.
But seriously folks, it is a much more interesting way to travel. I avoid the seal if at all possible and the WA Goldfields is a beaut little neck of the woods.
Remember, it's about the journey, not the destination. May as
well fly otherwise.
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Tuesday, Feb 13, 2007 at 19:35
Tuesday, Feb 13, 2007 at 19:35
sorry just noticed you are from WA the last time i went that way i headd North from Southern x along the evanston
Bullfinch road to the evanston
menzies road and then the
snake hill road which takes you out at
Leonora all good dirt roads
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