Menindee Lakes to Bourke
Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 02, 2015 at 21:45
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Travelling from
Menindee Lakes to
Bourke along the Darling subsidary roads. Thinking of taking an on road van, any thoughts on this or would it be too rough ???. Thanks heaps
Reply By: Member - MARIC - Wednesday, Sep 02, 2015 at 22:50
Wednesday, Sep 02, 2015 at 22:50
No dramas just went through from
Bourke to
Wilcannia with a Coromal van, suggest you go on the track on the western side (smoother) till
Louth which has a nice pub
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Follow Up By: Les - PK Ranger - Thursday, Sep 03, 2015 at 00:21
Thursday, Sep 03, 2015 at 00:21
Either side of the Darling
Wilcannia to
Bourke can be very corrugated at times, lower tyre pressures to assist with comfort and help van cope, drive at a speed to suit van not slaking to pieces :D
Totally forget it if it is even lightly sprinkling rain (it gets closed pretty quick anyway, but you can get caught out), it's very slippery and clay when wet !
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Follow Up By: Les - PK Ranger - Thursday, Sep 03, 2015 at 00:23
Thursday, Sep 03, 2015 at 00:23
'shaking' to pieces.
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Reply By: Member - meatman61 - Thursday, Sep 03, 2015 at 16:09
Thursday, Sep 03, 2015 at 16:09
Hi Goldlink.
The week before last (dont know if any rain since, but dry when we there), we went thru from
Wilcannia to
Tilpa, eastern side of Darling,
Tilpa to
Louth, western side of Darling, and
Louth to
Bourke, eastern side of Darling, and roads were really good, only a small amount of corrugation's, nothing that will worry your van. Just take it very steady at the cattle grids, some are a bit higher on the
grid than the road either side, and some signs for the grids are only 50 meters before the
grid. All in all, was pretty good for station country roads.
Have a good trip. Trev
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