Planning next trip

[shonky]

Hi, all.

BernieQ -looks like a great trip and hope you enjoy yourself. One question though, on a daily average of 27km, how long would it take?

See you on the back roads,
shonky et al.

[John M]

Theodore is a lovely free camp spot at Junction Park, good amenities, Good meals at the pub and the Bowls Club, no pharmacy in town so bear in mind if you need prescriptions filled.

273 Junction Park Theodore.JPG

Another good spot worth keeping in mind is Fletcher creek, 42 Km north of Charters towers (Lat 10 48 57 S, Lon 146 15 15 E) there are toilets and showers on the right over the bridge, though I consider the better campsites to be on the left before the bridge

203 Fletcher Creek.JPG

another good campsite is at Theresa Creek (as different to Theresa Dam) on the Rubyvale - Clermont Rd.
Not many stopping sites between Clermont and Charters Towers the road is good but has steep shoulders and very few places to get off the road.

Wish you good travelling and enjoy.

[BernieQ2]

Ta 'BOSS' but it was the dirt section I was more interested in, I think there's some where over 30 Ks of it.
Bernie.

[Wilbor]

Bernie, be aware that Fletcher Creek while a great camp site can be VERY popular

[BernieQ2]

Hi Shonky some thing around 70 + days or so.
But we still house bound not permanent on the road, have lawns to mow at home, can only stretch next doors friendship so far.

Thanks John M great photos they look like a magic spots.

Noted Wilbor.
Bernie.

[John M]

Hi Shonky some thing around 70 + days or so.
But we still house bound not permanent on the road, have lawns to mow at home, can only stretch next doors friendship so far.

Thanks John M great photos they look like a magic spots.

Noted Wilbor.
Bernie.

Hi Bernie,
the road from Theodore to Eidsvold wasn't all that bad other than one section of about 5 km that was bad, rest of it was reasonable, back in Oct last year.

[BruceS]

I found the rough sections Bernie !! (in street view)
I'd hate to meet a roadtrain on that road!
Considering you probably have a very long detour I think maybe make it a slow steady day trip. Perhaps let your tyres down 10psi & stay under 70km/hr......... admire the scenery.........
Oh........ put your false teeth under your pillow too.........
Guess you can really, truly call it a "shake down" trip?

[John M]

I found the rough sections Bernie !! (in street view)
I'd hate to meet a roadtrain on that road!
Considering you probably have a very long detour I think maybe make it a slow steady day trip. Perhaps let your tyres down 10psi & stay under 70km/hr......... admire the scenery.........
Oh........ put your false teeth under your pillow too.........
Guess you can really, truly call it a "shake down" trip?

One advantage of that road is that you don't see many road trains, or much other traffic either, the old townships along the way could be worth a look with I believe a reasonable campsite at Cracow, But unfortunately we had to keep going looking for a pharmacy that stocked the medication SWMBO required, ended up at Gayndah before we could find one.

[bob r]

sorry Bernie don't know about that road
we came through Dululu
bob

[BernieQ2]

Thanks Bob, we have Dululu on our places to drop in, we haven't marked it as a overnighter but things could change.
If we don't like where we have set our place to stay we just move on.
We are generally off the road by 2/3 Pm.
So what was Dululu like worth a stop?
Its only 70 Ks from Baralaba might be a bit far for Shonky.
Bernie.