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Punmu Access Road

WATertiary road143.0 km279 segments
2.3Sports
6.4Safety
143.0 kmTotal length
279Segments
1Recorded crashes
28Grey spot segments
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Punmu Access Road is a 143 km unsealed tertiary route in Western Australia, Australia. It scores 5.1/10 for 4WDs with straight corners and rough surface.

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Vehicle scores
2.3/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
4.3/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
3.9/10
EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly
5.1/10
4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability
2.6/10
VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 279 segments
Poor (<4)100%

Sports score IQR: 2.1 - 2.4

Surface
Surface coverage
Unsealed100%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
3.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
3.3
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
4.2
Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.
Road classTertiary road
9.0
Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.
Traffic
9.0
Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.
Elevation
2.6
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Road intel
Grey spots28 of 279 segments
Segments where curvature is tighter than the posted speed limit. Geometry alone flags these as higher risk, no crash history required.
Wet riskElevated
Average wet sensitivity across segments, based on surface, drainage, gradient and local rainfall.
Night riskPresent
Visibility at night across the road, weighted by lighting, tree canopy density and curves.
Wind exposureModerate
Average wind exposure across segments, based on measured wind speed, terrain and shelter. Relevant for motorcycles and caravans.
Sun glarePresent
East-west segments exposed to sunrise and sunset glare, adjusted for tree cover.
Crash history
Aggregated across all 279 segments· 5 years of data
1
Total crashes
0
Fatalities
0
Serious injuries
28
Grey spots

Source: State crash data linked to road geometry. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit.

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
Wet road exposure51%
Night driving risk44%
Wind exposure45%
Sun glare risk88%
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 279 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#141769173Unpaved0.65 km2.45.34.0#141469499Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141469444Unpaved0.65 km2.45.14.0#141469604Unpaved0.65 km2.44.74.0#141469475Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#141469439Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141557758Unpaved0.50 km2.45.04.0#141469556Unpaved0.50 km2.44.64.0#141557755Unpaved0.65 km2.44.74.0#141469478Unpaved0.50 km2.44.44.0#141769169Unpaved0.57 km2.44.44.0#141469622Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#141769163Unpaved0.56 km2.45.84.0#141469553Unpaved0.50 km2.45.34.0#141469473Unpaved0.60 km2.44.44.0#141769204Unpaved0.65 km2.44.84.0#141469585Unpaved0.50 km2.44.64.0#141469561Unpaved0.50 km2.45.34.0#141469615Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#141469447Unpaved0.65 km2.44.94.0#141769191Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#141769190Unpaved0.49 km2.44.04.0#141469480Unpaved0.54 km2.44.54.0#141769180Unpaved0.65 km2.45.84.0#141469521Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141557757Unpaved0.61 km2.44.94.0#141469442Unpaved0.50 km2.44.24.0#141769178Unpaved0.65 km2.45.64.0#141469582Unpaved0.48 km2.45.04.0#141469650Unpaved0.65 km2.45.44.0#141469520Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141469573Unpaved0.50 km2.44.64.0#141469525Unpaved0.65 km2.45.24.0#141469649Unpaved0.50 km2.45.54.0#141469593Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#141769196Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141469584Unpaved0.50 km2.44.94.0#141469591Unpaved0.65 km2.45.44.0#141469474Unpaved0.50 km2.44.54.0#141769208Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#141769194Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141769179Unpaved0.50 km2.45.64.0#141469574Unpaved0.51 km2.45.74.0#141469500Unpaved0.47 km2.45.34.0#141769185Unpaved0.50 km2.44.54.0#141469579Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#141469594Unpaved0.50 km2.44.64.0#141469598Unpaved0.37 km2.45.54.0#141769168Unpaved0.58 km2.45.24.0#141769201Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141469467Unpaved0.50 km2.44.64.0#141469487Unpaved0.50 km2.44.54.0#141469486Unpaved0.50 km2.45.84.0#141469484Unpaved0.50 km2.45.24.0#141469623Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#141469569Unpaved0.50 km2.45.64.0#141469531Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#141469524Unpaved0.50 km2.45.04.0#141769218Unpaved0.50 km2.44.74.0#141769197Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141469599Unpaved0.50 km2.45.44.0#141769192Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141769202Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#141769212Unpaved0.65 km2.44.94.0#141769209Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#141769182Unpaved0.50 km2.44.64.0#141769165Unpaved0.50 km2.45.04.0#141769199Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141769213Unpaved0.40 km2.44.94.0#141769198Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141769193Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#141769174Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#141469602Unpaved0.50 km2.45.54.0#141769210Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#141769203Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141469464Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141769211Unpaved0.50 km2.44.84.0#141769195Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141769187Unpaved0.55 km2.46.04.0#141469481Unpaved0.50 km2.44.44.0#141769189Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#141469581Unpaved0.55 km2.44.74.0#141469448Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141469567Unpaved0.65 km2.44.64.0#141469570Unpaved0.65 km2.45.34.0#141769207Unpaved0.39 km2.43.94.0#141469601Unpaved0.65 km2.44.84.0#141469651Unpaved0.13 km2.44.64.0#141469616Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#141469590Unpaved0.65 km2.45.44.0#141469449Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141469453Unpaved0.65 km2.44.74.0#141469597Unpaved0.50 km2.45.34.0#141469555Unpaved0.65 km2.44.74.0#141769186Unpaved0.19 km2.45.34.0#141469560Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141469461Unpaved0.65 km2.44.64.0#141469466Unpaved0.65 km2.44.64.0#141469456Unpaved0.50 km2.43.83.9#141469463Unpaved0.50 km2.44.94.0#141469482Unpaved0.50 km2.45.64.0#141469536Unpaved0.50 km2.44.44.0#141469566Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#141469589Unpaved0.65 km2.45.64.0#141469551Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#141469562Unpaved0.50 km2.44.94.0#141469494Unpaved0.50 km2.44.24.0#141469564Unpaved0.46 km2.45.04.0#141469645Unpaved0.50 km2.45.84.0#141469548Unpaved0.50 km2.45.34.0#141469606Unpaved0.50 km2.44.64.0#141557751Unpaved0.65 km2.45.34.0#141469446Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141469451Unpaved0.50 km2.44.64.0#141469607Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141469571Unpaved0.50 km2.44.84.0#141469490Unpaved0.50 km2.45.34.0#141469544Unpaved0.65 km2.45.24.0#141469552Unpaved0.65 km2.44.74.0#141469526Unpaved0.50 km2.44.94.0#141469542Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#141769184Unpaved0.50 km2.44.24.0#141469648Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#141469557Unpaved0.50 km2.45.34.0#141769200Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#141769162Unpaved0.65 km2.45.14.0#141769175Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141557750Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#141469523Unpaved0.62 km2.44.54.0#141557752Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#141469554Unpaved0.65 km2.45.24.0#141469563Unpaved0.65 km2.44.64.0#141769214Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#141769183Unpaved0.65 km2.45.94.0#141769181Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#141769177Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#141769164Unpaved0.50 km2.45.04.0#141769161Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#141557756Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141469605Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141469596Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141469592Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#141469577Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#141469575Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#141469572Unpaved0.50 km2.45.84.0#141469558Unpaved0.52 km2.45.04.0#141469547Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#141469546Unpaved0.65 km2.45.24.0#141469545Unpaved0.65 km2.44.84.0#141469541Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#141469540Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#141469522Unpaved0.65 km2.45.14.0#141469462Unpaved0.65 km2.45.84.0#141469452Unpaved0.50 km2.45.94.0#141469613Unpaved0.50 km2.43.83.9#141769166Unpaved0.50 km2.43.83.9#141469620Unpaved0.50 km2.43.83.9#141469454Unpaved0.50 km2.43.73.9#141469471Unpaved0.50 km2.33.73.9#141469477Unpaved0.50 km2.33.74.0#141469495Unpaved0.50 km2.33.73.8#141469624Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.8#141469617Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.8#141469534Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.8#141469588Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#141769172Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#141469472Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#141769171Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#141469465Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#141769232Unpaved0.23 km2.33.63.8#141769170Unpaved0.48 km2.33.63.9#141469600Unpaved0.42 km2.33.63.9#141469646Unpaved0.43 km2.33.63.9#141769176Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#141469611Unpaved0.50 km2.23.53.7#141469469Unpaved0.50 km2.23.53.7#141769230Unpaved0.50 km2.23.53.7#141469492Unpaved0.50 km2.23.53.7#141469497Unpaved0.50 km2.23.53.6#141469578Unpaved0.50 km2.23.43.6#141469609Unpaved0.50 km2.23.43.6#141769167Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469516Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469519Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469493Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469511Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469614Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469488Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469468Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769219Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769215Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469450Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769224Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769221Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469502Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469527Unpaved0.64 km2.13.43.6#141469538Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469517Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769226Unpaved0.60 km2.13.43.6#141469587Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469625Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469618Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769188Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469441Unpaved0.46 km2.13.43.6#141469503Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469549Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769225Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469568Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769205Unpaved0.54 km2.13.43.6#141557753Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469626Unpaved0.32 km2.13.43.6#141469476Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469559Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469498Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469550Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769228Unpaved0.54 km2.13.43.6#141469510Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469506Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469537Unpaved0.59 km2.13.43.6#141469539Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469438Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469445Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469530Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469580Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469608Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469583Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769231Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469501Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469479Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769216Unpaved0.43 km2.13.43.6#141469543Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141557754Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469496Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469440Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469455Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469512Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469459Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469595Unpaved0.41 km2.13.43.6#141469586Unpaved0.42 km2.13.43.6#141469505Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769206Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469457Unpaved0.40 km2.13.43.6#141469610Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469504Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469458Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469619Unpaved0.18 km2.13.43.6#141469518Unpaved0.48 km2.13.43.6#141469489Unpaved0.41 km2.13.43.6#141469576Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769222Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469533Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469515Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469491Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769227Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469621Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469483Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469532Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469508Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469514Unpaved0.51 km2.13.43.6#141469535Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469509Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469647Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469529Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769229Unpaved0.10 km2.13.43.6#141769223Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469612Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141557759Unpaved0.06 km2.13.43.6#141469443Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469437Unpaved0.55 km2.13.43.6#141469528Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469603Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469507Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469460Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469513Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769220Unpaved0.39 km2.13.43.6#141469470Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469565Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141769217Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#141469485Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6
API reference
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Punmu Access Road?+

Punmu Access Road is approximately 143 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 2 hours of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Punmu Access Road sealed?+

No. Punmu Access Road is unsealed for its entire scored length. A vehicle suited to gravel or dirt is recommended.

Is Punmu Access Road good for motorcycles?+

It is passable. Punmu Access Road scores 4.3/10 for motorcycles. Consider it a connector rather than a destination ride.

Can I drive Punmu Access Road in a caravan?+

Not recommended. Punmu Access Road scores 2.6/10 for caravans due to geometry, surface or gradient. Consider an alternative route if towing.

Is Punmu Access Road suitable for a 4WD?+

Punmu Access Road scores 5.1/10 for 4WDs. Passable but not a standout. Check recent condition reports for surface state.

Are there any dangerous sections on Punmu Access Road?+

Contour has identified 28 grey spots on Punmu Access Road - 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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