CORNER COUNTRY TOURING ITINERARY ONE

Primary Route: Silver City Highway

Four nights.

This is a suggested itinerary for a tour through the Corner Country.  It starts and ends in Broken Hill.

Touring Itinerary Two

Touring Itinerary Three

                                                                             Driving distances                                                                                     Fuel outlets
Map of this tour DAY Sights to see Accommodation                         and meals
  Day one    
Arrive in Broken Hill and after a look around the city head out to Mt Gipps Station and, half and hour's drive north along the Silver City Highway.  Turn off just past the Yanco Glen Hotel ruin.

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  • Yanco Glen, interpretive signs to be erected soon.
  • Barrier Ranges, sheep station, mining heritage,  Sunset views
  • People and lifestyles
  • Native wildlife and plants
  • See also ruins of Tarrawingee township

 
  Day two    
Continue along the Silver City Highway, arriving at Packsaddle Roadhouse in time for lunch.

Call into the Milparinka Heritage Precinct for a journey through the region's heritage. Visit Sturt's Depot Glen and Mt Poole.

overnight at Tibooburra.

  • Follow the Barrier Ranges northwards,
  • Euriowie and Byjerkerno rest-stop interpretive signs to be erected soon
  • Fowler's Gap roadside art
  • Packsaddle interpretive signage
  • Cobham and the Salt Lake amongst sand dunes
  • Eliza Kennedy historic grave
  • Milparinka
  • Sturt's Depot and Poole's grave
  • ( Mt Browne Goldfields)
  • Packsaddle Roadhouse
  • Toole's Family Hotel
  • Tibooburra Hotel
  • The Granites Motel and Caravan Park
  • Mt Wood Homestead
  • camping
  • More
  Day three    
Spend the day exploring Tibooburra and nearby Sturt National Park.

Visit Mt Wood Pastoral Museum displays

Enjoy the remarkable view from Sunset Hill lookout.
  • Headquarters of Sturt National Park and museum
  • Aboriginal Keeping Place
  • Pioneer Park and displays
  • More
  • Toole's Family Hotel
  • Tibooburra Hotel
  • The Granites Motel and Caravan Park
  • Mt Wood Homestead
  • camping
  • More
  Day four    
Head out to Cameron Corner for the day.  Drive through Sturt National park on the way. Call into Fort Grey where Sturt set up his second Corner Country camp.

After lunch return to Tibooburra for the night, or spend the night at Cameron Corner.

Alternatively, return part way to Tibooburra, then turn southwards to join up with the Hawker Gate Road.
  • Sturt National park
  • Fort Grey
  • Dingo Fence
  • Corner post for three states
  • Cameron Corner Store
  • Waka Claypan
  • Side trip to the former Warratta goldmine site        (off the Cameron Corner Road)

 
  • Option 1.Overnight at Cameron Corner.
  •  Option 2. Theldarpa Station.
  • Option 3. Tibooburra as above
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Map of this section Day five    
Option 1. Head from Cameron Corner via the Corner Country Loop to Milparinka and the Silver City Highway.

Option 2.  From Theldarpa return to Milparinka and the Silver City Highway

Option 3.  From Tibooburra return south along the Silver City Highway

 Head off from Cameron Corner toward Tibooburra, but take the intersection Waka which leads south to the Hawker Gate Road, From the Hawker Gate road head east toward Milparinka, calling into Sturt's Depot ( in case you missed it before). 

Continue south from Milparinka to the White Cliffs' turnoff on the Silver City Highway and head to White Cliffs, or, continue on along the highway to Broken Hill.