Thread: NORTH WEST COAST TASMANIA

Originally Posted by mick110

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Originally Posted by mick110

ok i have researched the tracks and the Climes track has to be started at Granville Harbour so i think the trip should start at Arthur river.

1. Arthur River to Sandy Cape and camp o/n

2. Sandy cape return to balfour track then western explorer to corina over the barge and camp at Granville Harbour o/n

3. Climes track to Trial Harbour

there is also the Pieman Heads track, that could possibly be done before the Climes Track.The Montezuma and Ring River track is just 5min out of Zeehan and could be possible if we was to do a third night.

these are just ideas i would love to hear from others and there opinions of times and if they are happy with distances please research these tracks on explore oz .com for all distances and track conditions and let me know via a private message if you would be interested so i could keep track off numbers .

thanks all Mick.

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Originally Posted by mick110

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Originally Posted by mick110

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Big apologies i still learning to drive this and was trying to link a few things together,sticky fingers opps.

Hi Mick, I'm in the Launceston area and would be interested in anything you have planned. Later on the year is best for me, say September onwards. I have a little excursion planned on the mainland before then.
cheers, Chris

Your trip plan sounds really good Mick will need minimum 3 days I think. Let me know what dates suit you guys later in year better for me

Hi guys thanks for your responses iam thinking we wait for daylight savings again so around October ? but i want to accommodate the masses so let me know what suits you guys best and i will put a plan together with distances and over night stops, will also try to work out fuel stops ? and muster point.
cheers Mick.

hey guys sorry for not posting sooner had abit on lately will get dates and trip plan up soon

The Climes track can be done from either end, November last year I drove it with some other New South Welshman from South to North. I gather the Granite Creek waterfall section is closed whilst a bridge is built (may be finished already). It took half a day for three of us to traverse, but we didn't go to the mine and now wish we had. I had to winch my stock Perentie through some sticky mud at the northern end but apparently that has been fixed up now for the bridge works.

Balfour Track is pretty wet and whilst I can say I have survived it, I wouldn't do it again as the car didn't enjoy it. It isn't all that scenic (unless you've never seen a puddle before) and it is very hard on cars-the silt in the kilometre or so of puddles is a fantastic grinding medium, ideal for eliminating the effectiveness of seals and reducing bearing life, not to mention you'll be cleaning it out for years. Have lots of loooong snatch straps ready.
However...the Sandy Cape track from Arthur River to the start of the Balfour track is scenic and extremely enjoyable, and the Balfour Hotel at the other end of the track is fantastic.

South of Arthur River there is a beaut maze of tracks around Sarah Anne Rocks coming out at Temma. Good views, a bit of sand driving and a not-too-deep puddle near Temma. We hadn't checked the legalities so of course we didn't drive it