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Submitted: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 02:43
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PaulK
Heading to the Coorong for the weekend. Hoping to do some 4WDing. Anyone have any tracks they recommend going to? Anything with a bit of a challenge would be great.
Thanks
Paul
Reply By: DukeAtty - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 07:38
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 07:38
The only challenge at the coorong is if you get off the tracks on the beach....
The coorong is mainly a place to go to get blown around by southern winds trying to catch that salmon you always hear about which was biting yesterday...
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Follow Up By: PaulK - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 08:45
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 08:45
So where are the tracks?? I'm hungry for some action this weekend...just got new tyres, new
suspension and assorted other goodies.....
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Follow Up By: DukeAtty - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 10:46
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 10:46
just go to 42mile crossing which is about 15kms past salt creek on the way to
kingston....
you will see a pi$$y street sign pointing off to the right after
chinamans well i think it is... follow the roads and you cant go wrong...turn right when you get to the water... follow the track along the water.... you can almost make it back to
goolwa if you want to..
I would do the
Border Track if i was you.... Now that is becoming a 4x4 challenge....And you are in the area,,, sort of...
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Reply By: ianmc - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 07:52
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 07:52
Can be a place to avoid in winter with strong winds & high tides approaching the sand hills & variable terrain. However we dont seem to have had much of that weather yet so may be OK if proceeding with caution. Might get onto some big
mulloway too!
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Reply By: Dean (SA) - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 12:38
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 12:38
Paul,
I camped at 42 mile crossing a couple of weeks ago. As mentioned the tracks to the beach arent a problem, but the beach who knows.
I didnt tackle the beach as the whitewater was coming up to the sandhills, others did.
Messent has a short track thru the centre, dont know what its like though.
Dean
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Reply By: Dean (SA) - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 16:32
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 16:32
Paul,
The track to the beach.
Dean!MPG:8!
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Reply By: Jason M P - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 16:37
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 16:37
hi Paul. yes you better stop at salt creek petrol station and pay for the camping fee. Also ask for a map for the area.There is a number of tracks going to the beach. like 42 mile ,32 mile & 28 mile crossing.
happy camping. ... cheers.
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Reply By: Member - Peter D M - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 19:21
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 19:21
Paul,
on a trip south in early 2004 i drove from 42mile crossing to
the Granites near
Kingston i think about 5okm or so. sand soft but no real problems did it alone with no other vehicles about, took us a few of hours as we stopped at
camp spots and heaps of
debris and shells on beach. if i wasnt booked on ferry to Tas in 2 days I would have gone back to the
murray mouth.
regards peter
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