Browse forums; All. The first 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Stuart Highway to Ongeva Creek is sealed. That’s the Plenty Highway summarised in seven words. On the west side of the river is a marked white post showing the record flood levels at this point over the past 80 years. It meets with the Burke River just south of Boulia before flowing south to form Eyre Creek, and, ultimately, in times of big floods, making its way to Lake Eyre. If you click through and make a purchase, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Camping at Jervois Station limits visitors to refreshments, but also offers a fuel station and camping (fees apply). There’s plenty of bush camping. The road begins at a turnoff from the Stuart Highway 68 kilometres (42 mi) north of Alice Springs, and finishes at Tobermorey Homestead on the Northern Territory/Queensland border.
From the border to the West, it becomes the Plenty Highway. 1-6 of 6 replies Sorted by. Next morning we headed out of town along the tar of the Diamantina Developmental Road before turning onto the Donohue Highway and striking more directly west. The first real range appears about 300km East of Alice Springs. It’s a strange low black range, home to the Sleeping Lady. Fuel and food may be obtained at Gemtree, Atitjere community, Jervois Homestead and Boulia. We turned left onto Binns Track, across to the Ross Highway then into Alice Springs. Go to the Comments below or join us on Facebook or Instagram.Any errors or omissions are mine alone.
We’re building the Plenty Road Upgrade in two stages: Stage 1 McKimmies Road to Bush Boulevard - completed mid-2019; Stage 2 Bush Boulevard to Bridge Inn Road - due for completion in mid-2021. The Min Min lights are a highly unusual outback light phenomenon that have reportedly been seen for more than a century, although it's an event that is still not entirely understood. we had to borrow a tyre from the lovely people at glenormiston station so a tyre off the camper onto the car and borrow one from them and leave it in boulia guy at Glenormiston station who lent me the tyre just laughed and said he did six tyres on the cattle prime mover the previous week going to and from the stockyards where we did our first tyre….Wonder why Bob at the Min Min store in Boulia has every 4wd tyre known to man in stock??? The Plenty Highway is rough! It is possible for some road conditions to remain unchanged for several days or weeks. You can pull off the road and set up if you’re self-contained. | A Road Trip Across The Red Centre, Experiencing The Power And Mystique Of Kata Tjuta | The Outback Way. Some sections are excellent, with hard packed surfaces resembling bitumen. Plenty Highway NT - a summary of our drive from east of Gem Tree to Tobermory Station (just west of the QLD border) . Plenty highway . The Plenty Highway continues to draw in four-wheel drivers and it happens to be one of the most popular destinations for travellers to the Northern Territory. This information can be obtained from the Harts Range police station, which is situated about 112km from the Stuart Highway. The Plenty Highway is an excellent way to lead you into the magnificent Red Centre of Australia. To clarify, the highway to the QLD/NT border is called the Donohue Highway.

Some of the most popular finds are red garnets, as well as the rarer zircon. WhichCar is now home to Wheels, Motor, 4X4 Australia and Street Machine magazines. Image: Jervois Station along the Plenty Highway. Report inappropriate content . For more articles on The Outback Way, go here. Leaving Mt Isa. The existence, appearance and frequency of the light remain a veritable mystery, however stories of the lights within the region have consistently arisen since their initial sighting. more. The $178.6 million upgrade will help get you home safer and sooner. The Plenty Highway really doesn't begin until you reach the NT border, but to get there you travel from Boulia in outback Queensland along the Donohue Highway (just a track). The remaining 178 kilometres (111 mi) to Jervois Homestead is unsealed as is the rest of the track to Boulia. First it was mica that was mined and the area supplied nearly all of Australia’s mica needs until the 1960s, while earlier, during WWII, the Harts Range area supported the largest mica mine in the world. With a stretch of road ahead of us, we decided on the scenic route to Alice. Planning a camping trip? Just south of the homestead is the access track to Batton Hills Camp (a great spot to spend a couple of days) and the Hay River Track which leads south into the Simpson Desert, joining the main east-west route across the desert just north of Poeppel Corner and about 150km west of Birdsville. The areas to the east of Gemtree are well-known for fossicking, and visitors who are lucky enough to get their hands on gemstones can have them evaluated by a local gem cutter. The Plenty Highway is around 500km of dirt road that takes you from just north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory to Boulia in central Queensland. Towing a caravan or camper trailer is it too rough? About the program. Can you imagine that much water? Another popular bush camp is Arthur River campsite. It’s on the to-do list for our next Central Australia trip! Harts Range, situated about 215km from Alice Springs, is home to an indigenous population who live in nearby Atitjere. It can be really rough. The solitude and slightly menacing presence of the mysterious black range made this a special place.

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