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Karijini Drive

WASecondary road108.3 km249 segments
6.1Sports
108.3 kmTotal length
249Segments
251Grey spot segments
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Karijini Drive is a 108 km sealed secondary route in Western Australia, Australia. It scores 7.4/10 for caravans with straight corners and excellent surface.

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Vehicle scores
6.1/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
5.7/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
6.3/10
EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly
4.6/10
4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability
7.4/10
VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 249 segments
Excellent (8+)8%Good (6-8)68%Fair (4-6)24%

Sports score IQR: 6.1 - 7.3

Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed100%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
10.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
0.0
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
10.0
Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.
Road classSecondary road
8.0
Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.
Traffic
7.0
Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.
Elevation
4.0
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Crash history
Aggregated across all 249 segments· 5 years of data
251
Grey spots

Crash record linkage not yet available for WA. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit - these are flagged regardless of crash history.

When is this road risky?
Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance

Wet road crashes

Crashes that occurred in wet conditions

0%

Night crashes

Crashes that occurred after dark

0%

Based on 5 years of crash records linked to road geometry. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024. Other states show aggregate counts only.

Road environment
Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators
7.6/10 safety score - higher is safer
Wet road exposure40%
Night driving risk44%
Wind exposure45%
Sun glare risk83%
Wildlife strike risk11%

Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.

Segments
Top 251 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#98790045Asphalt0.44 km9.19.09.1#98790044Asphalt0.60 km8.98.88.9#98790043Asphalt0.50 km8.98.88.9#98790046Asphalt0.40 km8.78.58.7#98790039Asphalt0.41 km8.58.48.4#98790056Asphalt0.39 km8.48.38.2#99879949Asphalt0.35 km8.38.28.3#98790058Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#98790048Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.3#99880002Asphalt0.39 km8.38.18.3#98790040Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.1#98790047Asphalt0.41 km8.28.18.3#98790029Asphalt0.44 km8.28.18.1#100069318Asphalt0.53 km8.28.08.1#98790023Asphalt0.38 km8.18.08.2#98790016Asphalt0.50 km8.17.98.0#99879995Asphalt0.42 km8.17.98.0#99879955Asphalt0.41 km8.17.98.1#99880007Asphalt0.46 km8.17.98.0#99880001Asphalt0.35 km8.17.87.9#100069315Asphalt0.35 km8.07.87.9#99879953Asphalt0.37 km8.07.78.0#98790025Asphalt0.38 km7.97.77.8#98790066Asphalt0.42 km7.97.77.8#99880008Asphalt0.50 km7.97.77.8#99879941Asphalt0.42 km7.97.77.8#100069314Asphalt0.50 km7.97.67.8#100069304Asphalt0.47 km7.97.67.8#98790042Asphalt0.37 km7.97.68.0#98790026Asphalt0.50 km7.97.67.8#98790020Asphalt0.50 km7.97.67.8#99879957Asphalt0.39 km7.87.67.8#99879956Asphalt0.39 km7.87.67.8#98790009Asphalt0.43 km7.87.67.8#98790030Asphalt0.35 km7.87.67.7#100069305Asphalt0.50 km7.87.57.7#100069277Asphalt0.38 km7.87.57.7#98790041Asphalt0.40 km7.87.57.7#98790177Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.8#100069276Asphalt0.35 km7.77.47.6#98790014Asphalt0.65 km7.77.47.6#100069275Asphalt0.42 km7.77.47.6#98790050Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.6#100069272Asphalt0.36 km7.77.47.8#99865907Asphalt0.46 km7.67.47.6#100069271Asphalt0.43 km7.67.37.5#99880000Asphalt0.41 km7.67.37.4#100069300Asphalt0.42 km7.57.37.5#98790061Asphalt0.61 km7.57.27.5#98790167Asphalt0.45 km7.57.27.5#100069285Asphalt0.37 km7.57.27.5#98790015Asphalt0.37 km7.57.27.5#100069301Asphalt0.50 km7.57.27.5#98790071Asphalt0.37 km7.47.27.3#99879934Asphalt0.41 km7.47.27.4#98790053Asphalt0.37 km7.47.17.4#98790033Asphalt0.37 km7.47.17.4#100069284Asphalt0.35 km7.47.17.3#99879942Asphalt0.50 km7.47.17.3#99879935Asphalt0.43 km7.47.17.3#98790168Asphalt0.38 km7.37.07.3#99880003Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.3#99865906Asphalt0.21 km7.37.07.3#98790176Asphalt0.38 km7.37.07.3#100069299Asphalt0.40 km7.26.97.2#99879950Asphalt0.60 km7.26.97.2#98790170Asphalt0.42 km7.26.97.2#100069296Asphalt0.42 km7.26.97.2#99879990Asphalt0.50 km7.26.97.2#98790171Asphalt0.47 km7.26.87.2#98790037Asphalt0.39 km7.26.97.4#100069297Asphalt0.38 km7.16.87.2#99865905Asphalt0.21 km7.16.87.0#98790075Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.0#99879952Asphalt0.64 km7.16.87.3#100069308Asphalt0.35 km7.16.87.1#99879921Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.1#100069307Asphalt0.36 km7.16.77.1#100069319Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.1#99879933Asphalt0.35 km7.06.76.9#99879954Asphalt0.39 km7.06.77.1#99880006Asphalt0.45 km7.06.77.1#99879994Asphalt0.47 km7.06.76.9#100069273Asphalt0.24 km7.06.77.3#98790010Asphalt0.50 km7.06.67.0#98790169Asphalt0.61 km6.96.67.2#100069306Asphalt0.46 km6.96.57.0#99879975Asphalt0.45 km6.86.56.9#98790028Asphalt0.54 km6.86.46.7#99879976Asphalt0.40 km6.86.46.9#100069316Asphalt0.23 km6.86.46.9#100069309Asphalt0.50 km6.76.46.8#98790036Asphalt0.36 km6.76.46.8#98790166Asphalt0.36 km6.76.36.8#98790054Asphalt0.50 km6.76.36.8#99879920Asphalt0.40 km6.66.37.0#99879989Asphalt0.36 km6.66.26.7#99879974Asphalt0.43 km6.56.26.5#98790055Asphalt0.40 km6.56.26.7#98790034Asphalt0.50 km6.56.16.7#99879948Asphalt0.43 km6.56.16.6#98790021Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.8#99879938Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#99879943Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#98790022Asphalt0.46 km6.46.06.8#100069320Asphalt0.44 km6.36.06.4#100069295Asphalt0.46 km6.35.96.5#98790073Asphalt0.50 km6.36.06.4#98790175Asphalt0.38 km6.35.96.5#98790072Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.3#99879936Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#98790019Asphalt0.60 km6.25.86.4#99879983Asphalt0.35 km6.25.86.4#116521735Asphalt0.60 km6.25.86.4#98790165Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#100069310Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#99879993Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#99879924Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#98790018Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.4#98790013Asphalt0.64 km6.15.76.4#100069321Asphalt0.16 km6.15.76.3#98790052Asphalt0.40 km6.15.76.3#99879922Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879925Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879963Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#116182951Asphalt0.28 km6.15.76.3#98790074Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#98790178Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#116183054Asphalt0.16 km6.15.76.3#98790049Asphalt0.53 km6.15.76.3#98790017Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#98790031Asphalt0.40 km6.15.76.3#98790069Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#98790057Asphalt0.37 km6.15.76.3#98790172Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#98790008Asphalt0.43 km6.15.76.3#98790007Asphalt0.33 km6.15.76.3#98790068Asphalt0.43 km6.15.76.3#100069267Asphalt0.05 km6.15.76.3#98790067Asphalt0.40 km6.15.76.3#98790063Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#100069270Asphalt0.16 km6.15.76.3#98790065Asphalt0.56 km6.15.76.3#99879997Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879932Asphalt0.56 km6.15.76.3#98790064Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879961Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#98790006Asphalt0.22 km6.15.76.3#99879968Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#100069298Asphalt0.39 km6.15.76.3#99879931Asphalt0.36 km6.15.76.3#98790032Asphalt0.59 km6.15.76.3#99879937Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879939Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#98790012Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#98790011Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879951Asphalt0.52 km6.15.76.3#100069323Asphalt0.35 km6.15.76.3#99879958Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879959Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879960Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879967Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879971Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#100069317Asphalt0.17 km6.15.76.3#116582482Asphalt0.25 km6.15.76.3#99879977Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879982Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879986Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879988Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#116582481Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#100069312Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99879998Asphalt0.52 km6.15.76.3#99879999Asphalt0.05 km6.15.76.3#100069266Asphalt0.55 km6.15.76.3#99879940Asphalt0.45 km6.15.76.3#98790051Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#100069311Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#100069294Asphalt0.61 km6.15.76.3#116582444Asphalt0.11 km6.15.76.3#100069279Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#99892763Asphalt0.14 km6.15.76.3#99880005Asphalt0.54 km6.15.76.3#100069291Asphalt0.08 km6.15.76.3#99880004Asphalt0.37 km6.15.76.3#99923086Asphalt0.25 km6.15.76.3#100069302Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#100069303Asphalt0.49 km6.15.76.3#98790024Asphalt0.06 km6.15.76.3#98790174Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#116182950Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#100069322Asphalt0.23 km6.15.76.3#116521737Asphalt0.34 km6.05.66.1#99879930Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#99879926Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#100069265Asphalt0.19 km6.05.56.1#99879985Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#116582453Asphalt0.03 km6.05.56.1#99879987Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#100069286Asphalt0.18 km6.05.56.1#100069313Asphalt0.46 km6.05.56.1#100069287Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879991Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#100069288Asphalt0.17 km6.05.56.1#100069290Asphalt0.57 km6.05.56.1#100069289Asphalt0.12 km6.05.56.1#98790173Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#100069293Asphalt0.08 km6.05.56.1#100069283Asphalt0.17 km6.05.56.1#100069282Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879984Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879929Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#116521736Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#98790027Asphalt0.48 km6.05.56.1#99879923Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879919Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#100069292Asphalt0.58 km6.05.56.1#98790059Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#100069269Asphalt0.31 km6.05.56.1#98790060Asphalt0.61 km6.05.56.1#99879918Asphalt0.34 km6.05.56.1#98790062Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879944Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879945Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879946Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879947Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#100069268Asphalt0.22 km6.05.56.1#98790076Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#100069274Asphalt0.19 km6.05.56.1#99879966Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879992Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879927Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879928Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879973Asphalt0.55 km6.05.56.1#99879964Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#116182949Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#98790035Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879962Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879965Asphalt0.41 km6.05.56.1#100069278Asphalt0.32 km6.05.56.1#99879969Asphalt0.51 km6.05.56.1#99879970Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#98790038Asphalt0.43 km6.05.56.1#99879972Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879996Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#100069280Asphalt0.41 km6.05.56.1#100069281Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#98790070Asphalt0.38 km6.05.56.1#99879979Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879978Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879980Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#99879981Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1
API reference
Road aggregate data via the Contour API
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Councils & Government

This road is part of WA's road network. Contour scores every road in Australia for surface condition, curviness, grey spot classification, and 4WD track passability. If your organisation manages this road or promotes tourism in the region, this data is available via API.

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Frequently asked questions
How long is Karijini Drive?+

Karijini Drive is approximately 108 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 2 hours of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Karijini Drive sealed?+

Yes. Karijini Drive is fully sealed for its entire length.

Is Karijini Drive good for motorcycles?+

It is passable. Karijini Drive scores 5.7/10 for motorcycles. Consider it a connector rather than a destination ride.

Can I drive Karijini Drive in a caravan?+

Yes. Karijini Drive scores 7.4/10 for caravans, making it a reasonable choice for towing. Watch for changes in surface and any steep gradients.

Is Karijini Drive good for an EV?+

Yes. Karijini Drive scores 6.3/10 for EVs. Regenerative braking on any elevation changes and smooth throttle control on the corners will both feel at home here.

Are there any dangerous sections on Karijini Drive?+

Contour has identified 251 grey spots on Karijini Drive - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.

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Road data last updated: 22 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.

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