South WestSouth West (D'Entrecasteaux National Park, Pemberton)

Yeagarup Dunes and Warren Beach

A 10 km moving dune system west of Pemberton leads down to Warren Beach and the Southern Ocean, with steep, soft climbs and river mouths that open and close with the sand bars. It is a popular dune drive, but the steep soft faces and changing river mouths catch out the unprepared.

From Narangba4,270 km

TripA week or more

DifficultyModerate

Longest fuel gapFuel along the way

When to go

Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.

sand
dunes
beach
steep

Permits D'Entrecasteaux National Park entry fee (or a WA park pass); Yeagarup Hut is booked through Pemberton Discovery Tours.

Before you go Check DBCA park alerts, and ask DBCA's Donnelly District office about track closures and Black Point access before you go.

4,270 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.

1 · Recovery
Steep, soft dune faces and river-mouth sand stop vehicles with too much tyre pressure.
2 · Tuning & remaps
Big soft climbs on the Yeagarup dune reward strong low-rpm torque.
Pick your 4WD to see the tuning & remaps that fitEach one is made for one vehicle, so they show once we know yours.
3 · Suspension & GVM
Dune whoops and a loaded vehicle punish soft springs and tired shocks.
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

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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