Legendex, Premium Off-Road Performance
My buildQuote
, 0 items
Carnarvon Gorge and Mount Moffatt, Central Queensland (Carnarvon National Park)

Trips / QLD

Central QueenslandCentral Queensland (Carnarvon National Park)

Carnarvon Gorge and Mount Moffatt

Carnarvon Gorge is now a sealed 2WD drive, so the 4WD part of the trip is the Mount Moffatt section: long unsealed roads in from Injune or Mitchell, then a 32 km circuit past Marlong Arch, Kookaburra Cave, Lot's Wife and The Tombs. Roads are impassable for days after rain, and there is no fuel after Injune, Rolleston or Mitchell.

From Narangba590 km
TripA week or more
DifficultyModerate
Longest fuel gap450 km
When to go
  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • gravel
  • corrugations
  • sand
  • mud
  • steep
  • remote

Permits QPWS camping permits booked in advance; the Carnarvon Gorge camping area opens only in the Easter, June-July and September-October Queensland school holidays.

Before you go Fill up at Injune, Rolleston or Mitchell, the last fuel on the way in. Check QPWS park alerts before you go: rain closes the roads for days, and Kenniff Cave is closed.

590 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 · Suspension & GVM

    Long corrugated approaches and park tracks call for high clearance and shocks that last.

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

  2. 2 · Storage & racks

    Water at 5 to 7 litres per person per day, food and jerry cans all have to come with you.

    • View part
    • View part
    • View part

  3. 3 · Recovery

    Black clay on the High Country drive and the approach roads becomes impassable after rain.

    • View part
    • View part
    • View part

    • 4 · Lighting & 12V

      A dual battery keeps the fridge running at the bush camps for several nights.

    • 5 · Bull bars

      Kangaroos and cattle are common on the long unfenced roads, especially 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.

More Queensland trips

All QLD trips