Bourke to Tibooburra via Wanaaring.

Thanks for that. Hope your next trip is a good one, wherever that may be. :)

I got caught on that road in the rain, 20-30km/h crabbing sideways with front wheels in one lot of ruts and rear wheels in another for about 20km, at which point I'd get it straight for a few hundred meters or get tram lined into the ruts to go through a gate way, only to have it slide and crab along on the opposite lock for the next 10-20km.

A very long, slow 5-6 hr trip into Tibooburra, where we were then stuck for 5 days. And I wasn't towing.

If it looks like rain, then I'd have a really good think about it. Its tar most of the way from Broken Hill to Tibooburra, so at least there is an escape route now.

Thanks for that. Will definitely be checking the weather as I go. Btw, apparently Tib. to Broken Hill recently finished and fully paved. For your interest.

Yes about 15 years ago did Wannaring to Bouke in the rain.
We later found that the cops closed the road just after we left.
I had a Detroit locker in the back and drove most of the way looking out the drivers side window as the back ran down the slope. And that was a Range Rover with constant AWD
2 of our group of 10 speared off the road into full drains as they had forgotten that they had lock on when the front wheels suddenly grabbed out of ruts.
Funnily enough a Mazda 626 Fwd slotted into our group and made it to Bourke.
Regards PhilipA

2017. We found the drive from Tibooburra through to Wanaaring fairly 'exciting' although not someting we'd choose to repeat...... we got caught in a fairly full on dust storm. Temperatures were in the low 40's. We pulled up & shut off the motor to let the worst of it pass. With windows wound up to keep the dust out it was like being in a sauna looking out at hell. Once on the move again we were driving on a 'moving road', or at least that's how it looked much of the time with dust still swirling around. We were heading to Bourke & then southward, but a couple of months earlier had been headed north & passed through Wanaaring toward Hungerford, Currawinya & on up to Eulo & Yowah, & whilst there had met a few locals, one of whom invited us to camp on his station alongside a long Paroo waterhole. Possibly one of the nicest camp spots we've had, it was so good to reach it a second time after that dust storm & share the water with the yellowbelly & Pelicans for a while!

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At the Tibooburra end I recommend the Aboriginal Reserve camp ground, a rather nice setting just a kilometre or so out of town. Pay at the Land council building (house) in town near the servo.

Cuppa. Thanks for the suggestions.

I dunno, bat poo is really exciting these days! Shut down us Mexicans- again,

Thanks for that. I'm prepared for the flies as I went to The Corner Oct. 2017, but came from Broken Hill. Will try to plan my trip for a squizz at Currawinya. Safe travelling to you. :)

Wow not good, I worked there years ago, what a beautiful place.Pity old pub changed, crazy times there.

Thanks for the info. I will be checking with Wanaaring General Store closer to time ( about 5 weeks) and hope it has stayed dry enough. Appreciate the update as I haven't actually driven along there. Cheers.