Tweed Heads to Sydney - Hinterland
Submitted: Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007 at 09:54
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timglobal
Hi all,
I'm planning a trip from around
Tweed Heads back down to
Sydney from Christmas to New Years Eve. The Treks on the site are a bit light-on for this region, so a question to the wiser masses.
We're wanting to visit and stay in Parks / Forests in the hinterland as much as possible to avoid the heat. Would consider extraordinary locations closer to the sea. Likely best to nip to a highway for longer gaps in between. I'm struggling to find any suggested
routes or priorities to string the parks together.
In terms of level of difficulty, we'll be travelling in full size 4WDs aiming to enjoy as much a challenging drive as the scenery, but we'd rather slip down a cheeky red than slip down a rock-face.
Any pointers or links to maps, notes much appreciated.
Cheers,
Tim
Reply By: Member - Cruiser (NSW) - Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007 at 11:28
Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007 at 11:28
timglobal,
There is a book called Explore Australia by Four Wheel Drive (dont know if it is still available) that covers
Sydney to
Brisbane by the back roads.
I know you want to do this in reverse, so you will need to plot this in reverse, so here is what they suggest.
Sydney to Freemans
Waterhole, Kurri Kurri, Raymond Terrace, Booral to
Gloucester,
then Cundle Flat,
Dingo Tops NP, Maxwells Flat, Oxley Highway to Yarras, Mt
Wilson Reserve, Wild Bull
Camping area, Rollands Plains, Kippara
State Forest to Kempsey,
then Cedar
Park Reserve, Bowraville,
Bellingen, Nanna Glen, Corrindi Beach then Pacific Hwy to
Grafton,
then, to Whiporie, Pikapine, Mallanganee, Toonumba Dam, Kyogale, Cawongla, Mebbin Forest, Tyalgum and Murwillumbah.
There are various
camping spots mentioned in the book and whether they are all still open, I dont know. There may even be more open by now as this book is quite a few years old.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Cruiser
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Follow Up By: timglobal - Friday, Dec 07, 2007 at 11:54
Friday, Dec 07, 2007 at 11:54
Thanks Cruiser,
A great start-point. I'll try and find a stockist of the book, otherwise make my own up from those waypoints.
Cheers,
Tim
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Reply By: Wizard1 - Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007 at 13:31
Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007 at 13:31
It would help if you could tell everyone which hinterland you want to explore. I can only assume it is the Tweed and Far Nth NSW area.
If you are intending to tour the Tweed/ border area toward the
New England then I suggest you have a look at Dirty Weekends in South Queensland. It has a variety of treks around the border region, including the Border Ranges National
Park as
well as some properties that allow
camping and 4WDing in and around Nth NSW.
http://http://www.dirtyweekends.com.au/
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