Burke to Cobar
Submitted: Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 06:13
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Member - The Crow (QLD)
I havn't been on the Burke to
Cobar road for about 20years can anyone tell me if it is sealed yet or how much of it is sealed.
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Reply By: Stu & "Bob" - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 07:59
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 07:59
G'day,
Yes it is sealed all the way now, but watch out for the 'roos.
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Follow Up By: Member - John Q (QLD) - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:44
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:44
I was through that way in May/June & all ok, but also watch out for wild goats.
John
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Reply By: Wizard1 - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:41
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:41
The road from
BOURKE to
Cobar is sealed. If you check any recently produced, good quality road altlas it will clearly display the road as a Major Sealed Road.
Not sure why you wouldn't trust the map and need confirmation from a
forum.
First time I travelled that route it was indead a major sealed road, so the atlas was right.
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Follow Up By: BenDiD - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 13:07
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 13:07
Wizard,
I couldn't count the number of times a supposedly "good" atlas was wrong, both in distances and type of road. Google Maps seem to be wrong more often than they are right! I always like to check when travelling an outback area I haven't been down before. I have 3 different maps of the
Cooloola Coast (ie
Double Island point) and all show different tracks, and the same tracks in different locations. There is no substitute for first hand knowledge!
cheers
Ben
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Follow Up By: On Patrol & TONI - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:15
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:15
Wizard1
No need for such a cynical reply mate.
Colin.
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Follow Up By: BenDiD - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:22
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:22
Hi Colin,
Not being cynical (or having a go), just explaining why someone would want first hand info over a map book.
Cheers
Ben
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Follow Up By: On Patrol & TONI - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:33
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:33
G'day Ben,
this was not aimed at you mate, it was aimed at wizard1 (listed at the top of my post).
No problem with you at all mate.
Colin.
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Reply By: BenDiD - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:24
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:24
Please all ignore my last follow up reply. Yes, I can't read.
apologies,
ben
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Reply By: Member - The Crow (QLD) - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 21:19
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 21:19
I wanted to
check for sure because it is to late when you are half way down a road and you have to turn around especially with a van of over 9 mtrs long .The last time I traveled down that road was over 25yrs ago and it was pretty rough that was when I was shearing down that way. Mind you I was only driving an old ford at the time.
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