DESTINATION Easter Darling River Run
LEADER/CONTACT NO. NAME: Sally and Tristan
MOB: 0435 782 207
DATE Friday 15th April – Monday 25th April
MEETING PLACE / TIME TBC
GRADE : WET: Easy DRY: Easy
TRIP ACTIVITY DETAILS This is a touring trip to drive the length of the Darling River from its Source in Northern NSW to where it meets the Murray River in Wentworth. We will check out all the history and interesting things along the way.
We will head from Melbourne up to Brewarrina and then work our way back down through Bourke, Louth, Tilpa, Wilcannia, a side trip to White Cliffs, down to Menindee, Pooncarrie, a side trip to Mungo National Park, Wentworth and then back to Melbourne.
We will stay at a combination of free camps, stations, National Parks. Locations to be finalized. Some routes might need to change due to rain, flooding etc. Will assess closer to the time.
APPROX KMS Meeting place to destination Round trip is approximately 3,000km
LAST AVAILABLE FUEL Fuel is available along the way with no more than 250km between stations
DISTANCE BETWEEN SUPPLIES Varying distances between supplies. Will be going through towns on a regular basis so there will be plenty of opportunities to stock up.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED Camper trailer friendly, Camping equipment, food, snacks, water, UHF radio
MAPS REQUIRED HEMA Maps for NSW Trip leader will have a lot of Maps 😊
RADIO CHANNEL CB / UHF 12 to start with and then move if it is busy
Requirement
- Electric Winch
- Recovery Gear