Alex replied:

G'day,
I last drove this road about 2 years ago, but I doubt its changed much. Corrugated dirt for 90 % of the way. Rain is the only thing that closes roads out there, and they haven't had any, so it should be open but check with the shires (Yilgarn/Southern Cross and Kondinin) first. You can follow it with a country roads directory and a good sense of direction, but having done it that way I wouldn't recommend it - its amazing how remote it is out there. My advice would be to get a 1:100 000 or 1:250 000 topo map of the area and make a set of trip notes with distances between and directions of turnings - you'll have to make a few - so you know where you are (thats what I do now with any new trips). Out there you'll be lucky to have signs with road names, let alone direction signs telling you when to turn.
All this sounds a bit over the top for a road just outside the wheatbelt, but take care not to get lost, and you should enjoy the trip.
Cheers, Alex.

member-skippyking replied:

Beauges, this road is a gravel/dirt "highway" now. It will be as adventurous as going along any SW WA gravel road. It is remote but well travelled and would need a SIGNIFICANT amount of rain to close it. I will be coming thru there at the end of September if your not going before then and give you a full report. SK

blue replied:

TRAVELED FROM HYDEN NORTH TO BOUNTY GOLD THEN BACK SOUTH TO VARLEY YESTERDAY AND THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD IS REALY GOOD. NORTH OF BOUNTY GOLD/HOLLAND TRACK TURN OFF IS NOT NORMALLY A DRAMA EVEN AFTER RAIN CAUSE THE MINE VEHICLES USED THE ROAD TO SOUTHERN CROSS A FAIR BIT SO ITS KEPT UP WELL BUT CAN GET A BIT bleepY IF IT RAINS SOUTH OF THE FORESTONIA CROSS ROADS. DONT SPOSE LOOKING AT THE WEATHER MAP IT WILL EVER RAIN AGAIN ANYWAY.