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Plenty Highway - Great Tracks Australia
2nd Edition. Scale 1: 1 000 000
Plenty Highway Information
Head east on the sealed stretch of the Plenty Highway 70
km north of Alice Springs for an overnight camp at delightful Gemtree where you
can try your luck at fossicking and re-stock for the journey ahead. The
highway’s remaining unsealed gravel section takes you through sprawling Barkly
cattle country to the Queensland border. Conventional cars may handle conditions
on the Territory side but 4x4 is recommended to tackle the corrugated and dusty
Queensland sectors, notably between Tobermorey and Urandangi or Boulia. Fuel and
supplies are available during daylight hours from the Gemtree Caravan Park,
Harts Range Store (closed noon-3pm) and Jervois Station.
Road Surface
First 100 kms off Stuart Highway is sealed, then graded earth formed road to
Tobermorey (QLD BORDER).
Special Information
Conventional vehicles with care. Road conditions can deteriorate into tracks.
Tobermorey through to Urandangi is a dry weather road only.
Harts Range Aboriginal Community - no permits required to visit the Store.
NO ALCOHOL allowed on community.
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