Tropical- very hot and dry during the dry season, very hot and impossibly wet during the wet season. Break camp early and avoid travel during the heat of the early afternoon. Southern horses should be given a couple of weeks to adjust to the heat before starting out. It follows lonely roads along the wide stock routes to the ghost town of Ravenswood, and the massive Burdekin Dam, then follows the rivers to Collinsville, a large inland mining town. This section is mostly easy flat travelling but not in the wet season when most rivers flood.
Temperatures can be extreme.
Not suitable for novices. Varies from flat to undulating with no steep climbs. Travel by mountain bike and horsedrawn vehicles is feasible. Scarce during the dry season. Each days travel is planned not so much on distance but on availability of water.