Greg is not travelling from Gilgandra to Warren so we can forget that stretch. That means the only bit that is crook is from Moree to Narrabri. If he is going to dodge that then he will have to turn at Moree and head to Glen Innes. If he turns at Narrabri and heads for Newcastle then he will not be dodging much rough stuff.

No apology required, however allow me to mount my soap box.

I do get a little peeved at the attitudes that some have regarding outback roads. There seems to be the thinking that when people are asking about roads they require billiard table quality roads. If they wish for roads like that then they should stick to places along the Pacific, Hume and similar roads and not come into the western districts of NSW Qld, similar places and more remote areas. I have been driving these roads since the late 1950s and lived out there for most of the rest of my life. It is not possible for us to have first quality roads out there, our taxation system will not support them. If you want top quality roads then I suggest you campaign for increased taxes. Considering the number of kilometres of road that each tax payer supports we don't do too badly with our road quality. I have been told many times that once we get off the few top quality roads that ours are better than the ones in the USA.

I have seen the roads improve over the last 70 years. Things have been much the same over that period in that our roads don't get overengineered to prevent road failures. They are built to minimum standards in the knowledge that there will be some failures and that these failures can be rectified quickly. Most of the reports, including mine are not from experiences in the last month and some include roads that Greg does not intend to use. I am sure that most of the roads we have reported on will have been repaired to a trafficable condition by now. Yes there will be the odd rough bit of patched road but there will be noting that will damage your tug or van. If you are going to travel in western NSW then you should expect some of those conditions. If you don't wish to experience a few of these road impediments per hundred kilometres then you are going to miss a lot of Australia.

We should be using emotive language to describe things and telling people to dodge those places when it is common knowledge that flood damage is repaired quickly. Most of the roads that were water damaged last year will have been repaired by now. I believe it is senseless telling people to steer clear of places they may have enjoyed just because they may experience a little discomfort. They will be missing out on something new just because they have taken bad advice.

DMaxer, Private message sent to you.

Greg asked for advice and Possum and I related our previous travels in the area. 

Go and lecture someone else.

There's a nice alternate route leaving Dubbo via Yeoval to Molong, where you can see a rural art lost of animals on bikes, keep your eyes open in the trees by gate they could seen in many places, the road is sealed all the way not heavy in traffic a great drive.