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Iron Range Question

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As I am making my final plans for Australia, I still have some time at the end of my trip and would consider driving from Cairns to the Iron Range if possible (with a stop for the Golden-shouldered Parrot)…

How is the road from Cairns to the Iron Range (via Musgrave)? Can I currently (or later in August) do it in a 4WD or did the cyclone damage it so that it is not drivable?

Thanks

Jim Holmes

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    Andrew Stafford

    Hi Jim

    I’ve just driven from Cairns to Weipa via the Peninsula Developmental Road. I can’t speak for the track to Iron Range, but the main road is fine, other than a few areas of severe corrugation either side of Laura and also on the road from Musgrave to Coen. You can pick up Golden-shouldered Parrots easily in the Windmill Creek environs, on Artemis Station. Sue Shepherd who co-owns the station will be happy to help you out.

    You can traverse this section easily enough in a 2WD, however bear in mind that you won’t be covered by any of the hire car companies in Cairns if you take one of their vehicles past Lakeland. Again, I can’t speak for the track to Iron Range. Also, the longer you leave it, the more tourist traffic will chop the road up, which will slow you down more. If you were driving from Cairns, my recommendation would be to allow a good six hours to get to Musgrave, stay at the roadhouse overnight and drive on to Iron Range the following day.

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