Cameron corner South to Silverton
Submitted: Saturday, Oct 03, 2009 at 16:35
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Member -Hunjy (NSW)
Could anyone give any
feedback on travelling from
Cameron Corner south to
Silverton keeping as close as possible or practical to the border. I am thinking it might require permission (who?) but belonging to Exploroz there should be someone who would have been through this process before and can you share the info.
cheers
Mal
Reply By: Member - Vivien C (VIC) - Saturday, Oct 03, 2009 at 17:24
Saturday, Oct 03, 2009 at 17:24
Mal,
We did just that in 2007 and it was an interesting drive. You don't need permission to drive the roads that are near the fence but you're not allowed to drive on the track that runs along the actual fence. We came in from
Milparinka but only because we wanted to visit
Tibooburra. You can enter via
Sturt National Park and then through Waka Station to Hewart Downs. Once there you head west to
Hawker Gate. You follow the fence fairly closely until Brougham
Gate and then the road moves away.
Hope that helps.
Viv
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Reply By: Bob of KAOS - Saturday, Oct 03, 2009 at 18:15
Saturday, Oct 03, 2009 at 18:15
Mal
We did that trip in about 2001. There was a lot of water about.
We headed north out of
Silverton and camped in magnificent dune country on the NSW side the first night.
We crossed the border several times. On the SA side we were blocked by the flooded Yandama Creek. We had to double back to the
Hawker gate and headed north on the NSW side.
The track road to the north the
Hawker gate went through some deep looking water crossings, so we exited to
Milparinka.
Like most of these roads that are 'closed', they seem to get a hammering from the locals. Personally I'd have no qualms driving along the fence track, as I have done along sundry railway tracks etc that are supposedly closed to punters like us.
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Reply By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Saturday, Oct 03, 2009 at 20:39
Saturday, Oct 03, 2009 at 20:39
Done that trip several times, you need permition from the wild dog board to follow the fence, which i doubt you will get.
You will need to come in from
Milparinka, across to the fence and the road actually follows part of the fence which is legal around Smithville Outpost, then down through Border Downs, Pine View, and work your way down to
Silverton.
Good trip in dry weather, pretty easy going as i remember it.
Cheers Pesty
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