Thread: Would it be possible to drive to most places in OZ on Firetrails and dirt roads?

Probably possible, but doubt it would be feasible due to closed areas/locked gates etc.

Melbourne to Brisbane along the divide would be a great trip.

(On our trips we aim to do as much as possible on dirt)


Martyn

A friend of mine drive round Australia for a year on a trip and did it on predominantly dirt. Took the coast along the Nullabore.

Rob

I think your main problems would be Aboriginal land permits, (I've never heard of one being refused but there does seem to be a long wait), huge mining areas where you'd never be let in, and cattle stations that may or may not let you through.

However, you never know what you'd find by actually being somewhere and seeing if a local could help you out. Another idea is the ICV programme, which stands for Indigenous Community Volunteers. We've had a few people through here who have volunteered for a bit and seen places you just wouldn't be able to otherwise.

Originally Posted by Bushie

Probably possible, but doubt it would be feasible due to closed areas/locked gates etc.

Melbourne to Brisbane along the divide would be a great trip.

(On our trips we aim to do as much as possible on dirt)


Martyn

4WD NSW & ACT Association has been talking about this for a while now. There are already walking and horse trails along the suggested route. It probably just needs a few Association volunteers to push the idea a bit harder.

From here (Moruya, Sth. Coast NSW) I could drive to Canberra, Cooma, the Snowy Mtns. and the Vic. high country with not too many problems and from those areas you could drive to other interesting sites.
Starting from your local areas see how far you can get and maybe link with others doing the same, I can imagine that there would be a lot of country you could visit that you hadn't thought of exploring before. Google maps are good, but check the date the image was taken, I've been caught out trying to find well defined tracks only not being able to find in the field because Google image was 10 + years old and track was overgrown. State Forests have excellent maps showing locked gates and private property. Might lead to organising a run to check the possibilities out, would welcome more ideas, Regards Frank.

You can get from just behind Nowra to Vic high country with only about 10 kms of bitumen on the Kings Hwy.

Nearly all highways have dirt tracks at the side following the property fences. I've often wanted to use them but thought I would look/feel like too much of a tool.

yep, I did ipswich-wagga-albury-canberra-albury-wagga-ipswich and only covered about 100K on the black top, most of them were on the cunning hams gap crossing.

Add Stock Routes to the title.
I believe a lot are still open.

Didiman