Short Cut Broken Hill to Berri

Submitted: Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 10:37

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Pajman Pete (SA)

Hi All,

I am driving my boss from Broken Hill to Berri next week in the work Crummydore. I don't want to follow the Silver City Highway all the way to Mildura then head West. From the Natmap Rasters, an option would be to take the Pine Camp - Springwood Road then pick up the Main Wentworth Road and come in through the back of Renmark cutting out over 100km, but adding about 130km of dirt roads. Has anyone travelled these roads and knows what they are like?

Thanks

Pete

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Reply By: Des Lexic - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 10:53

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 10:53

Pete, you can get through there with a Dunnydoor OK. If we happen to get 10mm of rain or more, it could make it interesting though. You would still get through OK but it would be very slippery. Not sure of the names of the roads but we usually turn off by Lake Popitah and cut across through from there.

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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 11:32

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 11:32

Thanks, that looks like the same road.

Pete

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Reply By: Garbutt - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 14:57

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 14:57

For once I agree with Les Dexic, those roads are fine in a commondore, we went that way a couple of years ago to the Nanya races in a VK loaded to the hilt, no probs.

GB

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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 15:04

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 15:04

Thanks Garbutt

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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 16:49

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 16:49

Ragbutt,

Are you going to Nanya again this year?
we have a club trip up there in October. Should be fun.

By the way, you always agree with me. even when we beat you at bowls. you are such a lamb.

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Follow Up By: Garbutt - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 09:50

Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 09:50

Les, you are dreaming, you have never beaten me at bowls. And no Nanya this year as pennants starts 1st weekend of oct. Are you playing pennants this year or just boosting your ego occassionally beating beginers at night bowls?

GB

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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 18:09

Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 18:09

Howya goin Rags, No I'm strickly a socialite on the bowling rink. Went down for a Sat arvo bowl and got into strife real quick. Too many rules for me.
We'll have to organise a paddle when it warms up a bit too. Spoke to the new persacuter today and she's into rowing. You might need to edeumacate her into the perils of the backwaters.
cya outnabout

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Reply By: John R (SA) - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 17:06

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 17:06

It's an excellent road Pete . . . last time I came through was at Easter. Mostly a good, wide gravel road - highway speed driving for quite a bit of it. Can't imagine they've had enough rain to change that!

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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 17:13

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 17:13

Thanks John

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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 18:24

Friday, Aug 25, 2006 at 18:24

Pete if you com ethru from that way you just follow your nose thru till you get to a tee intersection and turn right, that is where the road is crappiest but still commodorewerthy, in a Falcon youd be right now worries