4x4 guide: 4WD treks of northeast NSW

Woodslane Press and Boiling Billy Publications have for many years published some of the best four-wheel drive guidebooks you could wish for and you’ll find them in the gloveboxes and libraries of travellers around the country.

The latest guide book in the series is titled 4WD Treks of Northeast NSW and it focuses on one of my favourite parts of Australia. Often overlooked by adventurers, the NSW coast has many and varied tracks and destinations to explore by 4x4 and most of the ones contained in the book can be accessed by light-duty all-wheel drive vehicles.

From Coopernook in the south to the beaches of Brooms Head in the north, and  as far west as the Carpet Snake Trail near Emmaville up in the New England, the book covers a wide expanse of terrain focusing on 25 treks in total.

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Each trek is rated for difficulty and SUV suitability, while only two of them are rated as difficult 4WD treks. They range from day trips to overnight destinations with details of camping and available facilities, nearest towns and supplies, and some local history supplied for each.

Simple, easy to read ‘mud maps’ are given for each trek as well as detailed turn-by-turn directions with travel distances and drive times.

Whether it’s beach or bush, there’s something for every traveller on the NSW north coast and they are all here in this guidebook. Some of my favourite locations listed among the treks include Station Creek camp at Pebbly Beach, the river and rainforest experiences around Nymboida, the tracks of Yuragir and the deep valleys reached within The Cells.

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Author Yvonne Everett’s experience and knowledge of the area comes through in the details and tidbits of information shared for each trek.

This encourages the reader to get out and explore the northeast with the confidence of knowing what to expect, what to look out for and what not to miss along the way.  With careful planning you can link multiple treks to create an adventure lasting weeks, and taking in all this amazing part of Australia has to offer.

4WD Treks of Northeast NSW is a spiral bound, full-colour, 134 page book with many photos from each place and destination, as well as plenty of information.

It is available online along with other Woodslane and Boiling Billy publications at www.woodslanepress.com.au [↗].