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Brisbane to Sydney - some ideas for the trip?

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Brisbane to Sydney - some ideas for the trip?

Post by cocacola-light »

After I got so many help and good ideas out of this forum, I bet you also could give me some nice hints for the trip from Brisbane to Sydney. I'd like to spend about a week between the cities. Where are some good 4WD-tracks? Wouldn't mind to leave the coast. Just some interesting Australia-insider-information for your German menber :lol:

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Post by mikmav »

go through newcastle and go for a drive on the dunes at stockton, its pretty amazing if you've never done that sort of thing before.
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Re: Brisbane to Sydney - some ideas for the trip?

Post by RED60 »

cocacola-light wrote: I'd like to spend about a week between the cities.
Drive the whole way in 1st low... :D :D
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Post by WRXZook »

Take a detour after you go through Sawtell and go through Bellingen, Dorrigo (walks and falls), Wollomombi (Wollomombi Falls is ok to see), Armidale, down to Uralla, turn off to Walcha and down through Thunderbolt's Way, Gloucester, to Raymond Terrace. Most of this is very scenic. Lots to see if you take notice of signs to local attractions. Then you are back on the Pacific Highway and can go to Stockton, Newcastle etc. If you had the time, you can zig zag most of the way down.

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Post by cocacola-light »

@WRXZook what kind of program are you using to draw the lines in the map? looks cool :lol:
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Post by WRXZook »

cocacola-light wrote:@WRXZook what kind of program are you using to draw the lines in the map? looks cool :lol:
Photoshop. Nothing fancy, just a layer, draw with the mouse and save to jpeg. The picture is a screen shot from google maps.
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Post by cocacola-light »

Ok that's the same way I'm doing it. I had the hope you had a program which makes live easier :cool:

btt: The dunes at stockton are on the list. Do I need a second car? Or is it easy like Fraiser Island :P
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good tracks

Post by brendan rooke »

You guys amaze me ;)
I had a job writing this post :cry:

When you say good tracks do you mean touring or hardcore.
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Post by thehanko »

WRXZook wrote:Take a detour after you go through Sawtell and go through Bellingen, Dorrigo (walks and falls), Wollomombi (Wollomombi Falls is ok to see), Armidale, down to Uralla, turn off to Walcha and down through Thunderbolt's Way, Gloucester, to Raymond Terrace. Most of this is very scenic. Lots to see if you take notice of signs to local attractions. Then you are back on the Pacific Highway and can go to Stockton, Newcastle etc. If you had the time, you can zig zag most of the way down.

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x2 dorrigo national park is good and you have to stop at the wood fired bakery for a pie!

if you want a nice area to explore then between dorrigo and armidale is an area called kunderang, 4wding camping fishing very pretty area.
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Re: good tracks

Post by cocacola-light »

brendan rooke wrote:
When you say good tracks do you mean touring or hardcore.
A little bit of both. Not to extrem, my 60s is more or less standard. But was good enough for the old telegraph a couple of weeks ago :lol: I just don't like to travel on the main highway. Want to see nice things and have some fun 4WD tracks...
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Post by cocacola-light »

We start with a trip from Woodenbong to Mallanganee through the Toonumbar NP and Richmond Range NP.
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Post by Loanrangie »

cocacola-light wrote:We start with a trip from Woodenbong to Mallanganee through the Toonumbar NP and Richmond Range NP.
Wooden bong, carefull you may not ever leave :D
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Post by cocacola-light »

Don't worry I managed to leave :lol:

Met up with some mates in Mt Tamborine. Great 4WD around here.

Do I need a permit for the dunes down in Newcastle?
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Post by Hekta »

cocacola-light wrote: Do I need a permit for the dunes down in Newcastle?
Yes, you can buy them at the service stations near the 4wd access to the beach.
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Post by shorty_f0rty »

Hekta wrote:
cocacola-light wrote: Do I need a permit for the dunes down in Newcastle?
Yes, you can buy them at the service stations near the 4wd access to the beach.
do you have to have a crapper to camp at stockton?
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Post by Hekta »

Not as far as I know. Take a shovel ;)
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