Bungle Bungle Road Condition Report Saturday 19th May 2018.
Great Northern Hwy to Visitor Centre
Light to Medium corrugations (see below for detailed description) or bumpy rocky surface for most of the way. 59 km road approx 1.5 to 2 hours.
3 small river crossings not much more than big puddles
Windy scenic road slow down and enjoy the drive.
Apparently this is “good” condition and road shows signs of being graded at done stage recently (hard to say if it was 1 month or 1 year ago)
Visitor Centre to Cathedral Car Park
Not as bad as the road in. Similar windy road not as corrugated but some sandy sections.
Visitor Centre to Echindna Gap
Not as bad as the road in. Similar windy road not as corrugated but some sandy sections.
Corrugations
Light
small corrugations you can see and feel but don’t trouble much. Tolerable for long periods.
Medium
Deeper corrugations less than 10 cm deep you can see and feel and shake the car. Tolerable for long distance but you would rather not. More comfortable cruising over them at 70-80 if conditions permit. Eventually something may break.
Heavy
These are 10-15cm deep and perhaps 50m or more between corrugations.
They rattle the heck out of your car and are uncomfortable for more than a hundred meters. Doing long distances will likely break something on your vehicle. Only tolerable by biting the bullet and hitting these suckers fast. Anything under 60kmh is bone jarring.
Very Heavy.
Anything over 15 cm deep which I have not experienced and only heard second or third hand stories about canning stock route or other outback tracks containing these.