Darling River without 4WD
Submitted: Monday, Sep 08, 2003 at 17:24
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langej
Can the
Darling River Run be done from
Bourke to
Broken Hill in a petrol Camper without 4WD? Most of the rest of our 2-month trip will be on sealed or main roads and I am looking to trade outback ability for space and comfort.
Reply By: Member - Nick (TAS) - Monday, Sep 08, 2003 at 18:50
Monday, Sep 08, 2003 at 18:50
We done the
Darling River run three months ago from
Menindee to Wilcania then onto
Bourke on the Eastern side(lower).The roads were just opening again after being closed due to rain and only had to engage 4WD once just out of
Menindee,up the road 100 odd kms it was the driest country i had ever seen.We were planning on finnishing the run(
Broken Hill-
Menindee-
Mildura)on our way back 3 weeks ago but struck rain again and all roads in this region were closed again.So yeah as already stated , if you strike the weather right no worries.Very nice along the Darling with beautiful camping spots .
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Reply By: langej - Monday, Sep 22, 2003 at 21:28
Monday, Sep 22, 2003 at 21:28
Many, many thanks for the helpful advice from Nick, Roger, Sapper,
Ross, Vince and BJ.
It is heartening to know that Oz still believes in helping total strangers, even when they are ignorant newbies. Your consensus was that its a goer if it doesn't rain.
As we plan to make to Run in February, we hope rain won't be a problem - as I recall it's usually drought and fire bans about that time of the year.
James Lange
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