by chow » Sun 27 Mar, 2011 7:47 pm
We went on a fact-finding drive up to Meander Falls car park today.
A few kms up meander falls rd the bridge is now completely gone with boulders blocking the road.
Smoko Road road ends with a huge sinkhole preventing vehicles from continuing any further. Two cars were packed here suggesting walkers had continued on foot, the road is not very wide here requiring a 4 point turn in the x-trail to head back down.
A temporary alternative route to the Meander Falls Track car park has been opened but this is a four-wheel drive only track and is likely to be closed in wet weather. The signs for this road are hand written on pieces of white cardboard, not very weather hardy. The first part of this road was very good then it turned right onto a freshly graded track. This track was muddy after the last few days rain but the going was fine in the x-trail. Ground clearance would be an issue for a normal car with the track being packed down with deep muddy furrows. This section was only a few kms long then the road improved to a well-graded dirt road meeting back up with meander falls rd and an easy drive to the car park.
Forgot to take a camera so the photo of the temporary road was taken with our phone camera but it should give you an idea of the road.
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- Temporary Alternative Road Access to Meander Falls
Recent walks, Lobster Falls, Rinadeena Falls, Bakers Beach and the Nob, Shadow Lake Circuit , Montezuma Falls, Holwell