Bourke to Broken Hill

kw · Veteran Member

Bourke to Broken Hill

harrydiculous · Veteran Member

I've just popped in to check if I can obtain the same information KW. Suddenly got keen about this trip myself only today. We've a Ford Ranger 4 x 4 but the van isn't offroad (Millard Weekender).

Anyway, it may be one of us that completes a report as you haven't had a reply. biggrin

kw · Veteran Member

Well I am currently about 98klm from Bourke this evening and will pass through Bourke tomorrow and then on to Broken Hill. Am travelling in a 2WD RANGER.

Baz421 · Guru

Hi Guys,, as well as real time info from GN's these two websites show road conditions,,, make sure if road is closed you don't travel on em please,,,locals get realy upset, and quite rightly so,, if you do plus it's easy to get bogged.

http://www.centraldarling.nsw.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=845&Itemid=2032

http://www.bourke.nsw.gov.au/engineering/road-conditions

kw · Veteran Member

Sunday 11th May 14 (take a note - also know as mother's day - don't forger)

Have decided to change route and go through Cobar from here (Four Mile Camping Ground at Brewarrina)to Broken Hill. This seems to be he sensible way to go.

For those interested, free camp stopovers seem a little on the scarce side here, but this place isn't too bad, 6klm's or so off the highway but at least somewhere to pull off for the night. Should get in as early as possible though to get good spot, although don't imagine that it would happen too often that you couldn't get a spot.

There are cold showers and toilets (but only just) 5star it is not. But then we are not paying 5star rates and it seems a relatively safe place to bed down as there are 10 or 15 caravans pulled in here. Safety in numbers as they say.

Stayed at the Opal Caravan Park in Lightning Ridge for the two previous nights, now that is as close to 5 star as one would ever find in a caravan park I think.

Catch up a little later

kw

Baz421 · Guru

kw wrote:
Have decided to change route and go through Cobar from here (Four Mile Camping Ground at Brewarrina)to Broken Hill. This seems to be he sensible way to go.
For those interested, free camp stopovers seem a little on the scarce side here, but this place isn't too bad, 6klm's or so off the highway but at least somewhere to pull off for the night. Should get in as early as possible though to get good spot, although don't imagine that it would happen too often that you couldn't get a spot.

kw,,, there are heaps of free camp sites along the road, you don't need 10-15 vans there to find one.

Look for old roads, gravel pits, tracks along stock routes where you can get away from the main road.