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Useless Loop Road

WATertiary road121.9 km262 segments
2.4Sports
6.6Safety
121.9 kmTotal length
262Segments
2Recorded crashes
260Grey spot segments
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Useless Loop Road is a 122 km sealed 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
2.4/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
4.5/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
4.0/10
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 - 262 segments
Fair (4-6)8%Poor (<4)92%

Sports score IQR: 2.4 - 2.4

Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed22%Unsealed78%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
3.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
0.5
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
4.0
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
4.0
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Crash history
Aggregated across all 262 segments· 5 years of data
2
Total crashes
0
Fatalities
0
Serious injuries
260
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
6.6/10 safety score - higher is safer
Wet road exposure51%
Night driving risk45%
Wind exposure51%
Sun glare risk65%
Wildlife strike risk10%

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

Segments
Top 262 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#99809727Asphalt0.46 km5.17.88.6#99809725Asphalt0.38 km5.17.78.5#99809582Asphalt0.51 km5.07.68.4#99809575Asphalt0.40 km4.97.58.4#99809732Asphalt0.50 km4.87.28.0#99809584Asphalt0.38 km4.77.38.0#99809576Asphalt0.38 km4.77.28.0#99809579Asphalt0.36 km4.67.17.9#99809729Asphalt0.46 km4.66.97.6#99809677Asphalt0.47 km4.46.67.7#99809580Asphalt0.64 km4.36.67.5#99809682Asphalt0.38 km4.26.27.5#99809739Asphalt0.50 km4.16.17.1#99809716Asphalt0.50 km4.16.07.0#99809743Asphalt0.62 km4.16.07.2#99809679Asphalt0.50 km4.06.07.2#99809586Asphalt0.60 km4.06.17.1#99809713Asphalt0.51 km4.05.97.1#99809709Asphalt0.37 km4.05.97.1#99809689Asphalt0.50 km4.05.97.1#99809718Asphalt0.50 km4.05.96.9#99809710Asphalt0.56 km3.95.86.8#99809734Asphalt0.50 km3.95.76.8#99809703Asphalt0.50 km3.95.76.7#99809684Asphalt0.50 km3.95.76.7#99809695Asphalt0.50 km3.95.76.7#99809707Asphalt0.50 km3.95.76.7#99809680Asphalt0.50 km3.95.76.7#99809699Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809719Asphalt0.63 km3.95.66.7#99809721Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809706Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809704Asphalt0.54 km3.95.66.7#99809745Asphalt0.29 km3.95.66.7#99809717Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809701Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809691Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809711Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809687Asphalt0.63 km3.95.66.7#99809686Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809724Asphalt0.58 km3.95.66.7#99809714Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809736Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809712Asphalt0.50 km3.95.66.7#99809737Asphalt0.48 km3.85.66.5#99809715Asphalt0.54 km3.85.56.4#99809693Asphalt0.50 km3.85.56.4#99809741Asphalt0.39 km3.85.56.4#99809696Asphalt0.50 km3.85.56.4#99809697Asphalt0.48 km3.85.56.4#99809730Asphalt0.46 km3.85.56.4#99809722Asphalt0.47 km3.85.56.4#99809577Asphalt0.47 km3.85.76.7#99809588Asphalt0.44 km3.85.56.4#98582461Unpaved0.37 km2.45.54.0#98582462Unpaved0.50 km2.44.84.0#98582463Unpaved0.35 km2.44.04.0#98582464Unpaved0.42 km2.46.04.0#98582465Unpaved0.38 km2.45.94.0#98582466Unpaved0.40 km2.44.74.0#98582467Unpaved0.45 km2.44.94.0#98582468Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#98582469Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#98582470Unpaved0.43 km2.45.24.0#98582471Unpaved0.35 km2.44.54.0#98582472Unpaved0.43 km2.45.54.0#98582473Unpaved0.39 km2.45.64.0#98582474Unpaved0.64 km2.46.04.0#98582475Unpaved0.51 km2.45.24.0#98582476Unpaved0.52 km2.45.54.0#98582477Unpaved0.58 km2.44.24.0#98582478Unpaved0.42 km2.46.04.0#98582479Unpaved0.59 km2.44.64.0#98582480Unpaved0.51 km2.44.54.0#98582481Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#98582482Unpaved0.50 km2.44.24.0#115990986Unpaved0.38 km2.45.44.0#115990987Unpaved0.37 km2.44.04.0#115990988Unpaved0.46 km2.44.04.0#115990989Unpaved0.46 km2.44.04.0#115990990Unpaved0.45 km2.46.04.0#115990991Unpaved0.30 km2.46.04.0#99308317Unpaved0.40 km2.45.14.0#99308318Unpaved0.39 km2.44.34.0#99308319Unpaved0.34 km2.46.04.0#99308321Unpaved0.40 km2.46.04.0#99308322Unpaved0.51 km2.46.04.0#99308323Unpaved0.42 km2.44.04.0#99308324Unpaved0.50 km2.45.44.0#99308325Unpaved0.35 km2.45.04.0#99308326Unpaved0.25 km2.45.24.0#99308327Unpaved0.58 km2.45.54.0#99308328Unpaved0.54 km2.45.84.0#99308329Unpaved0.44 km2.45.24.0#99308330Unpaved0.45 km2.45.84.0#99308331Unpaved0.42 km2.44.74.0#99308334Unpaved0.65 km2.44.64.0#99308335Unpaved0.39 km2.45.34.0#99308336Unpaved0.40 km2.46.04.0#99308337Unpaved0.55 km2.46.04.0#99308338Unpaved0.53 km2.46.04.0#99308339Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#99308340Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#99308341Unpaved0.41 km2.44.94.0#99308342Unpaved0.40 km2.46.04.0#99308343Unpaved0.42 km2.45.04.0#99308344Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#99308345Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#99308346Unpaved0.48 km2.46.04.0#99308347Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#99308348Unpaved0.50 km2.45.74.0#99308349Unpaved0.63 km2.44.04.0#99308350Unpaved0.65 km2.45.14.0#99308351Unpaved0.55 km2.44.64.0#99308352Unpaved0.29 km2.44.04.0#99308353Unpaved0.47 km2.44.04.0#99308354Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#99308355Unpaved0.50 km2.44.24.0#99308499Unpaved0.53 km2.43.94.0#99308501Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#99308503Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#99308505Unpaved0.54 km2.44.04.0#99308507Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#99308509Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#99308510Unpaved0.60 km2.44.54.0#99308512Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#99308514Unpaved0.50 km2.44.44.0#99308515Unpaved0.41 km2.43.94.0#99308517Unpaved0.50 km2.44.44.0#99308519Unpaved0.50 km2.44.14.0#99308520Unpaved0.01 km2.44.34.0#99809596Unpaved0.38 km2.43.84.0#99809627Unpaved0.39 km2.43.84.0#99809593Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#99809594Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#99809602Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#99809603Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#99809605Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#99809609Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#99809613Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#99809615Unpaved0.36 km2.43.84.0#99809617Unpaved0.55 km2.43.84.0#99809636Unpaved0.50 km2.44.24.0#99809643Unpaved0.40 km2.45.04.0#99809656Unpaved0.50 km2.44.24.0#99809658Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#99809660Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#99809661Unpaved0.48 km2.45.34.0#99809666Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#99809673Unpaved0.39 km2.44.04.0#98582450Unpaved0.45 km2.44.44.0#99308320Unpaved0.13 km2.44.34.0#116347832Unpaved0.27 km2.45.74.0#99308332Unpaved0.22 km2.44.04.0#100093159Unpaved0.11 km2.44.34.0#99308333Unpaved0.55 km2.44.04.0#98582395Unpaved0.38 km2.45.54.0#98582396Unpaved0.40 km2.45.64.0#98582394Unpaved0.37 km2.44.94.0#98582400Unpaved0.36 km2.44.54.0#98582401Unpaved0.42 km2.44.64.0#98582403Unpaved0.36 km2.45.64.0#98582405Unpaved0.38 km2.45.24.0#98582406Unpaved0.58 km2.46.04.0#98582407Unpaved0.38 km2.46.04.0#98582408Unpaved0.63 km2.45.44.0#98582410Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#98582411Unpaved0.39 km2.45.34.0#98582412Unpaved0.60 km2.44.84.0#98582413Unpaved0.47 km2.46.04.0#98582414Unpaved0.36 km2.44.44.0#98582415Unpaved0.42 km2.43.94.0#98582416Unpaved0.40 km2.45.04.0#98582417Unpaved0.56 km2.46.04.0#98582418Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#98582419Unpaved0.45 km2.45.54.0#98582420Unpaved0.45 km2.44.04.0#98582422Unpaved0.55 km2.43.94.0#98582423Unpaved0.36 km2.44.14.0#98582426Unpaved0.50 km2.45.54.0#98582429Unpaved0.43 km2.43.84.0#98582431Unpaved0.65 km2.45.04.0#98582432Unpaved0.37 km2.45.54.0#98582433Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#98582434Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#98582435Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#98582438Unpaved0.43 km2.45.34.0#98582439Unpaved0.36 km2.44.04.0#98582440Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#98582442Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#98582445Unpaved0.41 km2.44.64.0#98582446Unpaved0.50 km2.45.24.0#98582447Unpaved0.45 km2.45.84.0#99308522Unpaved0.05 km2.44.34.0#98582451Unpaved0.55 km2.43.84.0#98582452Unpaved0.50 km2.45.44.0#98582453Unpaved0.62 km2.43.84.0#98582454Unpaved0.50 km2.43.94.0#98582455Unpaved0.45 km2.45.04.0#98582456Unpaved0.50 km2.45.04.0#98582457Unpaved0.58 km2.44.14.0#98582458Unpaved0.48 km2.44.84.0#98582459Unpaved0.53 km2.44.24.0#98582460Unpaved0.38 km2.45.14.0#116498616Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#100028645Unpaved0.56 km2.44.74.0#100028646Unpaved0.45 km2.44.44.0#100093153Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#100093155Unpaved0.47 km2.45.34.0#100093156Unpaved0.43 km2.44.04.0#100093157Unpaved0.55 km2.45.64.0#100093158Unpaved0.30 km2.45.94.0#100093160Unpaved0.49 km2.45.54.0#98582425Unpaved0.44 km2.43.84.0#98582421Unpaved0.60 km2.43.84.0#98582448Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#99809600Unpaved0.50 km2.33.74.0#98582402Unpaved0.40 km2.33.74.0#100093154Unpaved0.50 km2.33.74.0#98582449Unpaved0.53 km2.33.74.0#98582397Unpaved0.36 km2.33.73.8#100093161Unpaved0.50 km2.33.73.8#98582436Unpaved0.53 km2.33.64.0#99809672Unpaved0.47 km2.33.74.0#99809634Unpaved0.50 km2.33.64.0#99809610Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809612Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809638Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#98582404Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.8#98582430Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809635Unpaved0.61 km2.33.63.9#99809633Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809632Unpaved0.43 km2.33.63.9#99809629Unpaved0.41 km2.33.63.9#99809620Unpaved0.36 km2.33.63.9#99809619Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809607Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809591Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809598Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#98582441Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#98582437Unpaved0.14 km2.33.63.9#98582428Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#98582427Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#98582424Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809675Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809668Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809665Unpaved0.50 km2.33.63.9#99809641Unpaved0.35 km2.33.63.9#98582444Unpaved0.42 km2.23.63.7#100028648Unpaved0.01 km2.13.43.6#99809622Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#100093162Unpaved0.45 km2.13.43.6#100028647Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#99809640Unpaved0.62 km2.13.43.6#99809589Unpaved0.40 km2.13.43.6#99809631Unpaved0.44 km2.13.43.6#99809670Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#99809663Unpaved0.44 km2.13.43.6#98582409Unpaved0.49 km2.13.43.6#98582443Unpaved0.50 km2.13.43.6#98582399Unpaved0.54 km2.13.43.6#98582398Unpaved0.60 km2.13.43.6
API reference
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Councils & Government

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Frequently asked questions
How long is Useless Loop Road?+

Useless Loop Road is approximately 122 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 2 hours of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Useless Loop Road sealed?+

Yes. Useless Loop Road is fully sealed for its entire length.

Is Useless Loop Road good for motorcycles?+

It is passable. Useless Loop Road scores 4.5/10 for motorcycles. Consider it a connector rather than a destination ride.

Can I drive Useless Loop Road in a caravan?+

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

Are there any dangerous sections on Useless Loop Road?+

Contour has identified 260 grey spots on Useless Loop 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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Road data last updated: 24 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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