Tiboorburra to Innaminka
Submitted: Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 17:33
ThreadID:
107603
Views:
1943
Replies:
7
FollowUps:
4
This Thread has been Archived
Muffler
Hi,
Thinking of going to Camerons Corner from Tiboorburra then on to Innaminka along the Strezleki in late August 2014. Is this a 1 day trip? Maps indicate about 15 hours, 400+klms
Troopy and a Range Rover
Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards
Mal
Reply By: MEMBER - Darian, SA - Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:27
Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:27
Very much a one day trip in my view (but these days, I find any excuse to take longer) - you'd have time to stop and dawdle about at some of the points of interest along the way.
AnswerID:
531761
Reply By: Member - Allan L2 - Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:35
Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:35
Hi Mal,
Do you have to do it in a day? It is doable but why not stay a night at
Cameron Corner. We did that same trip in 2012, spent the morning having a look around
Tibooburra & the Nat Park to the East, had lunch & set off for the Corner. We had a great night at the Corner Pub with a good meal. We wouldn't pass through again without staying a night. It was then an easy day to Innaminka with time to have a look around some of the
point of interest there.
Cheers.
AnswerID:
531763
Reply By: Robin Miller - Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:37
Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:37
The other way, straight up from Tib via Orientos around to Ina is a pretty good run also Mal.
Our recent trip took 4:53 min average speed 65kmh for the 317 km run.
AnswerID:
531764
Reply By: B1B2 - Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:40
Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:40
Mal,
It's 390km via the Old Strezlecki Tk so it should be a ok. I was towing a full height van and averaging 40+kph. Last time we went to
Innamincka via
Lyndhurst on the (new) Strezlecki Tk and it was closed due to rain, so we were held up for a couple of days.
Enjoy the trip,
Bill
AnswerID:
531765
Follow Up By: B1B2 - Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:45
Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:45
Mal,
I totally agree with Darian and others, if you have time to spare, don't rush it.
Cheers,
Bill
FollowupID:
814859
Follow Up By: Member - bbuzz (NSW) - Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 10:20
Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 10:20
A full height van? Longish too?
How was the road condition? I often look at those trips but am put off by taking the van (4 metre Windsor poptop) over poor roads.
bill
FollowupID:
814892
Follow Up By: B1B2 - Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 11:32
Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 11:32
BillB,
It's a 5 metre off road van. The roads are variable depending on the
grader. One trip I had a big dust storm and huge head winds into
Innamincka. Sometimes the rocks on the road were large, last year they were normal size, no tyre problems. The Old Strezlecki is quite smooth and more of a track than a dirt road. I think corrugations are the biggest caravan killer and I never found them too bad.
Only damage was once my AC motor vibrated off, which I have now modified and fitted lock nuts to.
Cheers,
Bill
FollowupID:
814903
Reply By: Allan B (Member, SunCoast) - Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:40
Saturday, May 03, 2014 at 18:40
If you go through Cameron's Corner you owe it to yourself to stay a night, have a meal and visit the bar. Won't try to explain here..... just take my word for it.
AnswerID:
531766
Reply By: bockstar1 - Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 09:14
Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 09:14
In 2010, we did the
Corner Country. Stayed a night at Dead Horse Gully, just north of Tib. When then travelled the top road to
Fort Grey.
Fort Grey was beautiful and there was water in
Lake Pinaroo. We then took a day to travel to
Innamincka.
We took our time as there was much to see and do
AnswerID:
531788
Reply By: allein m - Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 10:33
Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 10:33
I said same thing to some one else who is planning this trip
check out the road closures just before we have had a number of big wet days here and all dirt roads around
Broken hill to Tiboorburra are closed
The sun is out now for a little while that will dry the road out and open the roads
AnswerID:
531794
Follow Up By: Sigmund - Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 20:09
Sunday, May 04, 2014 at 20:09
5 mm of precip can close some of those roads. Always go with a
plan B. We spent a day waiting by pootling around Sturt NP outside of Tib.
Well worth it.
FollowupID:
814972