Following Burke & Wills.

Agree we did it about three years ago, it had rained some sections we bypassed.
Rained overnight at Innaminka had to stay another day till the road dried out.

I am sure there are large sections of "boring stretches". Reading the book even B & W commented on the deserted landscape and nothing to see but rocks and hot sun!!. But thats what I really want to experience... isolation and the vastness of the landscape to fully comprehend what they must have gone through in 1861!!

Normally I enjoy driving outback roads, but something about that stretch bored both myself and my mate travelling in his his vehicle with us senseless.....it wasn't even vast openess, it was more just a long tree lined dirt road that gave you nothing to look at but the scrub beside the track.
If you visit the camp at the weir of Lake Pamamaroo, do yourself a favour and camp away from the campgrounds down by the lakes edge.... in a sea of drought the Darling River Run was last September, it was a stunning green oasis.

Mootwingee??? Do you mean Mutawintji??? Also the trek out of Tibooburra (Tibbuburra???) goes east toward Thargomindah and misses Cameron Corner completely. But thanks Dozer

I got Menindee spelling right thou...there is an awsome re-enactment at the national parks office in Tibbuburra

PS, the walkers crossing road is rocky up towards Birdsville, nothing other than using good (new) tyres and rain to worry about

Hi Dozer,

Book says head out fromTibooburra via the Wompah gate and the Bulloo Downs Rd to Thargomindah. Then head west via the Bulloo Dev Rd (Adventure way) to Innamincka. Then head South west and then north via Walkers crossing and the Birdsville Track to birdsville. On many occasions the route taken in the book criss crosses the "actual" B & W route via back roads as the now new roads do not follow the actual route taken. For example between Medindi and Tibooburra you could take the Silver City highway but the actual route is about 80 Kms to the East, so you miss Broken Hill and work your way on back roads to Mutawintji, and as there is no roads to follow the actual route you are forced to go via Tibooburra. It is a great book and a great read and has very detailed notes and pictures that are dated about 2012. Hence my question on current road conditions, as I travelled that way in 2014 doing the Simpson and heading down to Broken Hill for the way home.

Amazing how much bitumin is appearing out there now...was surprised how far the black stuff was past the Noccundra Hotel now when we were there in September. All the roads we drove that trip were in great condition, bit different to the Merty Merty was in June July school holidays after the Big Red Bash, it was badly chopped up then...though when we came back through in September it had all been repaired and was a great drive again.