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Bridport to Bellingham Traverse and Waterhouse, North-east Tasmania

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North-east Tasmania

Bridport to Bellingham Traverse and Waterhouse

A 22 km coastal traverse of dunes, soft sand and bog holes between Bridport and Bellingham, with a tidal crossing of the Pipers River, plus beach and dune tracks in the Waterhouse Conservation Area east of Bridport. Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania grades the traverse Difficult and advises carrying a winch.

From Narangba1,890 km
TripA week or more
DifficultyHard
Longest fuel gapFuel along the way
When to go
  1. Jan
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  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • sand
  • beach
  • dunes
  • mud
  • water crossings

Before you go Book the Spirit of Tasmania from Geelong, ask Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania whether the traverse needs a permit, and check the tides for the Pipers River crossing. Ransons Beach is closed to all traffic from 1 Dec until after Easter.

1,890 km by road from the workshop Narangba

What the trip asks of your 4WD

In the order a fitter would raise them, each with the reason. Up to three parts that fit for each, the first already chosen; swap any of them, or mark one you don't need.

Build it for your 4WD

Your rego or your model, and every part below is one that fits it. Until then you see the gear that fits any 4WD; the parts made for one vehicle wait for yours.

Rego · fastest

We look up the make, model, series and engine from the plate. We keep the plate and the vehicle details, never the owner’s, for 90 days, so you aren’t asked twice.

Make & model

  1. 1 · Recovery

    Deep bogs and shifting soft sand are why rangers advise a winch and a second vehicle.

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  2. 2 · Suspension & GVM

    Steep dune faces and bog holes need clearance and wheel travel.

    Build the suspension for your 4WDLift, load and the engineer's rules for your state, specced for the vehicle and what it carries.

    • 3 · Air intake

      The Pipers River crossing is tidal, and the bog holes can hold deep water.

    • 4 · Tuning & remaps

      Soft, steep dune climbs ask for strong low-rpm torque.

    • 5 · Bull bars

      A winch-rated bar mounts the winch and protects the front on roads busy with wildlife at dusk.

    Each of these is made for one vehicle, so the parts show once we know yours.

The trip asks for these; the rest of the rig is yours to choose. Build the whole rig for this trip.

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