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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jdbiker on June 03, 2023, 08:32:21 AM
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Hi SA brethren :hatwave, I have a ride planned to Blinman in September and just wanted to know the road conditions between Parchalina and Blinman. Google maps shows unsealed, just wondering if it would be suitable to the ST?
Cheers.
Jd.
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It is unsealed. I tried riding it on the Kwaka from Parachilna to Blinman in 2015, did the Cerebral Knievel, said "this road is sh**" and turned around after a few hundred metres. My stigma to dirt has waned since then, but it was rough as guts on that day. Mind you, that was almost eight years ago.
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Wow! got your answer in 4 1/2 mins :hatwave
How good is OzSTOC :like
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This one?
https://goo.gl/maps/nVKeo1idRm7LpE7EA
Google Streetview from 2010 shows it as gravel, and not too bad, but not too good, 'specially if you gotta ride it (and with a pillion?) for 30km plus.
I'd be looking at Plan B; Helen's Plan B would be to get off and walk, that means we don't ride it.
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Thanks Bodo. Drove the Gorge road in 2016 and recall it was gravel, thought it might have changed, will stick to the Flinders Ranges rd 🤓..
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This one?
https://goo.gl/maps/nVKeo1idRm7LpE7EA
Google Streetview from 2010 shows it as gravel, and not too bad, but not too good, 'specially if you gotta ride it (and with a pillion?) for 30km plus.
I'd be looking at Plan B; Helen's Plan B would be to get off and walk, that means we don't ride it.
Thanks Michael, that’s the one. Not keen on 35km+ of gravel even without a pillion if it can be avoided, bike will get too dirty😳
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Sue & I travelled that road last year after the Mannum NatRally, mind you it was in the car...
It wasn't too bad a surface considering all the rain we'd had but I still wouldn't be too keen to ride it on the ST, solo or 2 up. :popcorn
It's a great run up to Blinman on the nice sealed road though and we can recommend the pub for a meal... :thumbs
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The road from Blinman to Hawker has got to be one of the best motorcycle roads in the country, and it puts you in the region for two other great rides....... Horrocks Pass, and Pitchi Ritchi Pass from Stirling North to Quorn.
Parachilna Gorge from Parachilna to Blinman is beautiful but best on 4 wheels, and it's certainly not an ST road.
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The road from Blinman to Hawker has got to be one of the best motorcycle roads in the country, and it puts you in the region for two other great rides....... Horrocks Pass, and Pitchi Ritchi Pass from Stirling North to Quorn.
I've said in one of my ride reports before Stirling North to Quorn is one of my favorite rides. I'd do it more often if it was closer to Adelaide.
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The road from Blinman to Hawker has got to be one of the best motorcycle roads in the country, and it puts you in the region for two other great rides....... Horrocks Pass, and Pitchi Ritchi Pass from Stirling North to Quorn.
Parachilna Gorge from Parachilna to Blinman is beautiful but best on 4 wheels, and it's certainly not an ST road.
Horrocks Pass, a bit short, but Oh Yeah! Horrock must've been a motorcyclist.
Pitchi Ritchi Pass, ditto.
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Hi SA brethren :hatwave, I have a ride planned to Blinman in September and just wanted to know the road conditions between Parchalina and Blinman. Google maps shows unsealed, just wondering if it would be suitable to the ST?
Cheers.
Jd.
Thought I'd share a few photos... :grin
As you can see, the road from Blinman to Parachilna was "mostly" in pretty good condition at the time...
There were a couple of spots where recent flooding had torn up the road a bit, otherwise it was pretty good.
(https://i.ibb.co/r7D7cMc/Road-to-Parachilna-1.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Kxdsqh8/Road-to-Parachilna-2.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/jRYjqT4/Blinman.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/19QB3Bw/Prairie-Hotel.jpg)
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Parachilna Gorge from Parachilna to Blinman is beautiful but best on 4 wheels, and it's certainly not an ST road.
I concur with the latter part of Pete's statement but not necessarily the first part. The V-Strom handles the road quite well and I prefer 2 wheels over 4 in this instance.
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Horrocks Pass, a bit short, but Oh Yeah! Horrock must've been a motorcyclist.
Probably rode a horse, maybe even a camel..
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Horrocks Pass, a bit short, but Oh Yeah! Horrock must've been a motorcyclist.
Probably rode a horse, maybe even a camel.
:thumbs
Perhaps just some insight.
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Thanks for the pics Rusty :like. Road looks in pretty good condition for dirt, but even so I’ll give it a miss since there is an alternative, wouldn’t be a very enjoyable ride on the ST, especially fully laden.