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Central Arnhem Road to Gove, East Arnhem Land

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East Arnhem Land

Central Arnhem Road to Gove

About 675 km of mostly unsealed road across Arnhem Land from the Stuart Highway near Katherine to Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula, where Dhimurru-managed beaches and sand tracks wait. There is no roadside camping on the way, and the last fuel is about 480 km from Nhulunbuy.

From Narangba3,080 km
TripExpedition
DifficultyModerate
Longest fuel gap480 km
When to go
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Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • corrugations
  • gravel
  • water crossings
  • sand
  • remote

Permits Free Northern Land Council transit permit (allow up to 10 days); Dhimurru visitor access permit and camping bookings for recreation areas outside Nhulunbuy; a liquor permit to take alcohol onto the Gove Peninsula.

Before you go Ring Bulman and Mainoru before you leave Katherine to confirm which has fuel and when it is open; the last fuel is about 480 km from Nhulunbuy. Check the NT Road Report before you go.

3,080 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

    Heavy corrugations and bulldust for hundreds of kilometres need suspension built for load and heat.

    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

    Jerry cans, water and supplies for a week on Gove need secure space.

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    • 3 · Tow & rear bars

      A second spare on a rear wheel carrier is essential with no tyre help for 480 km.

    • 4 · Air intake

      Bulldust and creek crossings such as the Goyder and Donydji make a snorkel worthwhile.

    • 5 · Lighting & 12V

      A dual battery runs the fridge through the long drive and the beach camps on Gove.

    • 6 · Bull bars

      Buffalo, cattle and wallabies share the road.

    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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