Rain, Roads and Creeks
The second half of 2022 is typified by rain -unprecedented amounts.
Before venturing out on any day check the CWC Facebook (tap on FEATURED icon) and other links listed below for road/trail conditions. We strongly recommend support vehicles should plan on limiting themselves to the use of sealed (bitumen) roads.
The Facebook rather than the website will be the vehicle for the most up to date information known to the Committee because of the ability to quickly make updates from the field, through a number of observers. But riders/support teams are finally responsible for decisions as independent travellers about the route they take and whether to proceed.
Useful links are:
Warumbungle Shire Council link:
Road Closures – Warrumbungle Shire Council (nsw.gov.au)
Mid-Western Regional Council link:
Current Road Closures | Disaster Dashboard (disasterdashboards.com)
Dubbo Regional Council link:
ROAD CLOSURES – Dubbo Regional Council (nsw.gov.au)
Other essential links are for Goonoo State Forest and for drier times Fires Near Me.
Circumstances can change before warnings can be posted, as such people have to make their own assessment of risk and be sufficiently prepared with supplies to not have to take risky options. It is our local experience that roads can become impassable due to bogging and fast or deep water well before there is signage erected by authorities.
Signage and maps
Do not depend on signage alone to navigate the CWC – following a map is essential!!
The CWC has tried to place oval signage on all major intersections to assist navigation. But there are gaps!
The BLACK arrows depict an anti-clockwise route, and the WHITE are clockwise. The directional stickers are all black arrows regardless of direction.
We are only allowed to place oval signage on traffic information signposts and not traffic control posts and as a result are limited where they can go, so if there is no suitable post there won’t be a sign. Note there are no oval signs in the Goonoo Forest as we can’t get approval from National Parks only the black arrow stickers in both directions.