Trips / QLD
Southern DownsSouthern Downs (The Head to Killarney)
Condamine River Road (the 14 crossings)
A council gravel road that fords the Condamine River 14 times through Cambanoora Gorge between The Head and Killarney, usually driven as a loop past Queen Mary Falls. The crossings are on rock or concrete and normally shallow, but the road closes after rain, and it runs through private land, so there is no camping along it.
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- gravel
- water crossings
- mud
Before you go Check the Southern Downs Regional Council road closures page before you go, and check the depth at each crossing; the river rises fast after storms upstream.
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.
1 · Suspension & GVM
RACQ recommends a high-clearance 4WD for the potholed gravel and rocky crossing entries.
Build the suspension for your 4WDLift, load and the engineer's rules for your state, specced for the vehicle and what it carries.Build the suspension for your 4WD✓ In your 4WD's build · Change suspension- Pick your 4WD to see the air intake that fitEach one is made for one vehicle, so they show once we know yours.
2 · Air intake
Fourteen river crossings in one drive, and the river rises fast after storms upstream.
3 · Recovery
Clay approaches turn to mud after rain, so carry a strap and recovery boards.
The trip asks for these; the rest of the rig is yours to choose. Build the whole rig for this trip.
