Road Bulletins

Lots of big, deep puddles/potholes but all doable in a 2WD car.

Locked gate just past 1 km.

Some steep sections with loose rocks beyond that to...

Billy Joe - Dec 21, 2025

Perfect condition

Billy Joe - Dec 21, 2025
HASLAM
49d

In perfect shape, nicer than most paved roads.

Gate just a few km closer to the highway (near the Spruston Hookup intersection) is open 6-6.

Billy Joe - Dec 21, 2025

Travelled August 2023. accessible in a stock tacoma with confident driver. Expect pinstripes the willows have closed in the road. Some areas of boulde...

Christopher Walter Chisnall-Guse - Aug 20, 2023

Washout is now fixed according to: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JnmL3tMqc/

Backroad Status - Dec 21, 2025
Pinto FSR
52d

Drove this road to the Pinto Mt TH road at ~7 km. Good HC 2wd condition

Greg Jones - Oct 16, 2023

Drove to end of road and Mt Bruce TH in a Tacoma. Good 2wd shape

Greg Jones - Oct 19, 2024

Good condition to the end

Greg Jones - Oct 19, 2024

Road closed (for winter?) by a locked gate at 0.5km point, shortly after lower trailhead.

George Geczy - Dec 19, 2025

Road has been getting brushier in the last few years. Drove to 9 km in a Tacoma and hiked to Templeton Lake

Greg Jones - Jul 24, 2024

Washed out culvert at kilometer 35. See: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1bNRMGUGT9/

Backroad Status - Dec 16, 2025

The washout at km 36 has seen minor work to get ATVs across. Someone might be able to get a high clearance 4x4 across but there are several other toug...

Dan Durston - Dec 18, 2025

Drove this road to the Silent Pass TH. Good shape to 9 km, and then 4wd HC to end

Greg Jones - Sep 20, 2023

Good road maintained by industry.

52.25 - 71 km is signed as Church FSR in the bush.

Alan Smithee - Oct 24, 2025

Snowy, but otherwise in the same condition as before.

Francis Bailey - Dec 14, 2025

Same conditions as previously described. Snow line started around 960m (2km mark) on the Saturday we drove in. By Sunday it was almost entirely melted...

Francis Bailey - Dec 14, 2025

Snow free to the end. Lot's of pot holes, but otherwise no issues!

Francis Bailey - Dec 14, 2025

No problem in a Tacoma, may be possible in an SUV

David Sutanto - Dec 13, 2025

New impasse around 2km, extensive water damage.

Joe McKeen - Dec 13, 2025

New washout just before 7.5km

Joe McKeen - Dec 13, 2025

Landslide at approximately 2.5km. Impassable.

Joe McKeen - Dec 13, 2025

Landslide across the road @ 1.5km

Christopher Jamieson - Dec 13, 2025
BENCH
58d

Impassable due to landslide taking out bridge at 8.75km. Also washed out when coming from the other end at 12.75km

Christopher Jamieson - Dec 13, 2025

Large culvert washout around 4 or 5 km mark. Passable on foot, possibly ATV, but not in a vehicle.

Cole Hudson - Dec 13, 2025

2wd to the barrier where a closed sign has been placed. Doesn't appear permanent

Sean Patterson - Dec 03, 2025

Some ruts are forming but If the gate was open I could have easily got my Toyota 4x4 to the end of the road.

Alan Blair - Dec 11, 2025
HW2500
60d

The actual start of this road looks road be overgrown and the new access is from the powerline road that connect with this road. We hit a locked g...

Alan Blair - Dec 11, 2025
HW2600
60d

This portion compared to the lower portion of road is in good shape

Alan Blair - Dec 11, 2025
HW2000
60d

Some deep puddles, and steep hills with small ruts starting to form down it. Anything with some clearance and 4wheel drive. Only drove this portion t...

Alan Blair - Dec 11, 2025