{"id":524,"date":"2017-12-10T04:30:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T18:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/?p=524"},"modified":"2017-12-08T16:50:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T06:50:47","slug":"cape-york-on-a-budget-part-3-of-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/cape-york-on-a-budget-part-3-of-8\/","title":{"rendered":"CAPE YORK ON A BUDGET – Part 3 of 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is part of a series of articles about how to have TWO EPIC WEEKS IN THE CAPE FOR $1500! If you haven\u2019t read the first part we recommend heading back to Part 1 and reading through for an absolute cracker of a time up in wild and wonderful Far North Queensland!<\/span><\/p>\n

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DAY 5: BATHURST HEAD TO ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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One of our favourite things about Cape York is pulling into a roadhouse every couple of nights for a cold beer and a hot shower. Everyone\u2019s there having an absolute ball, sharing stories and advice and camping together. Archer\u2019s got a beaut grassy, shady campground which is a nice change from camping on the dirt and the sand out in the scrub. Top up the tank of an arvo so you can get an early start in the morning without waiting in line.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Distance travelled: 170km<\/span><\/p>\n

Rough fuel cost: $50<\/span><\/p>\n

Camping fees for the night: $10\/person per night<\/span><\/p>\n

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DAY 6: ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE TO PENNEFATHER RIVER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Weipa\u2019s the biggest town on the west coast. It\u2019s largely a mining town but it must be one of the most picturesque mining towns anywhere in Australia! It\u2019s about three hours up into Weipa from Archer River, so you should roll in late morning. Fuel up, grab any tucker or camping supplies you need from town and then point north towards Mapoon, keeping an eye out about 40km north of town for the turn-off to Pennefather Beach. When you get to the beach, you\u2019ve got two choices \u2013 a run up the sand (it\u2019s bloody soft) or the tracks on the back side of the dunes which can be a bit boggy (avoid the water holes) and closed over with lantana. Either way, the reward is the mind-blowing camping where you can unroll a Swag<\/a>\u00a0or unfold your Rooftop Tent <\/a>right on the mouth of the Pennefather River. Epic fishing too!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Distance travelled: 70km<\/span><\/p>\n

Rough fuel cost: $40<\/span><\/p>\n

Camping fees for the night: $0<\/span><\/p>\n

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DAY 7: PENNEFATHER RIVER TO FRENCHMAN\u2019S TRACK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here it is \u2013 the legendary Frenchman\u2019s Track. You can do it in either direction but we like to avoid doubling back on ourselves wherever possible so head south on the PDR til you get to the Lockhart River turn-off, then keep a really good eye out on the VMS 700HDX Offroad GPS <\/a>for the un-signposted turn off left to the start of the Frenchman\u2019s. There\u2019s two crossings on this track \u2013 the Pascoe, which is deep, fast-flowing and should be approached with extreme caution \u2013 and the Wenlock, which is wider, sandier and a perfect camp for the night. There\u2019s a nice little spot at the top of the northern exit to the crossing that\u2019s flat and grassy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Distance travelled: 250km<\/span><\/p>\n

Rough fuel cost: $70<\/span><\/p>\n

Camping fees for the night: $0<\/span><\/p>\n

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To be continued\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  This is part of a series of articles about how to have TWO EPIC WEEKS IN THE CAPE FOR $1500! If you haven\u2019t read the first part we recommend heading back to Part 1 and reading through for an absolute cracker of a time up in wild and wonderful Far North Queensland! \u00a0 DAY…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions\/534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}