AnswerID: 487037 Submitted: Monday, May 28, 2012 at 20:17
Member - Toyocrusa (NSW)
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Hi David. We travelled that way last year up to the ExploreOz national gathering at
Silverton. From Hay up to Ivanhoe is sealed and quite a reasonable road. A
forum member told us that Ivanhoe to
Menindee was a pretty good dirt road but after we towed our van towards
Menindee for about 10k we decided that it was way to rough for us and returned to Ivanhoe and continued up the Cobb Hwy to Willcannia. This road was mainly dirt but was in far better condition than the
Menindee one, with a few rough patches over the 170 odd Kms.
When we met the
forum member at
Silverton he still thought the road was pretty good but he was not towing anything. (Our van is over 2 tonne) so our opinions were rather oposite.
After
Silverton we went down to
Menindee and the road from
Broken Hill is tar all the way and in good condition. We tested the
Menindee road to
Pooncarie but thought it was too rough for us (although we had spoken to a fellow in the C/P who had brought a dual wheel poptop up it) so we went back up to
Broken Hill and down the Silver City Hwy to
Wentworth and Mildura. Maybe if we had let our tyres down it may have been better but as we had never been out that way it was worth the extra driving to see the varied countryside.
Hope that helps. Cheers,Bob
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FollowupID: 762322 Submitted:
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10:52
Member - David and Anne B posted:
Thanks Bob that's a big help all the information I wanted/needed. We re heading off for six months and due to sorta family reasons our first stop will be Ivanhoe. So thanks again
David
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FollowupID: 762370 Submitted:
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 19:52
Member - Toyocrusa (NSW) posted:
G'day again. Did not see too much in the way of camping in Ivanhoe but it was a quick visit and Saturday lunch time so most
places except the Supermarket, were closed.We found Hay showground a really good place to stop. Only had the one night there but it was really nice with the atmosphere of a country town. Penrose Park at
Silverton was another good venue for a stop. Also down in
Menindee we stayed at their
Menindee C/P which was OK but on our last day found a park at
Copi Hollow which looked like a great place to stay. The was also plenty of
free camping on the roads out to the main wall but they were also chock a block with free campers.
Kinchega National Park is also another good venue if you don't have a pet. Cheers,Bob.
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