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I'm likely to be heading up to Newcastle in November to visit a mate and go to the Supercars.

I was going to fly up, but after a little inspiration from cheap's trip from Sydney to Brisbane not using highways, and a mate who suggested I make a road trip of it, I'm seriously considering jumping in the XR8 and taking a couple of days getting there.

So, here's my criteria (in order of priority):

• From Sale to Gosford
• Must be bitumen roads
• Good enough condition roads for the XR8 to not get a damaged rim, etc on
• Roads I have not traveled on previously
• No highway or freeway (old highways excepted)

After a few hours of research on google maps, this is what I have come up with.

A couple of concerns that I wouldn't mind getting some advice on:

• Burra Road heading north out of Gundagai does not have any street view, but from the close in zoom it appears as though the road is bitumen, and the streetview shows that it is bitumen at the Reno Rd and Muttama Road junctions. Is this road all bitumen and is the condition of this road ok for the XR8?
• Small sections of Rugby Road/Narrawa Road/Boorawa Road around the Lachlan river area appear as dirt roads on streetview, but look like bitumen on the satellite view. I note the streetview is form 2008 and the satellite view is 2019. Anyone able to confirm this road is actually sealed now from Rugby to Crookwell?

I'd appreciate any advice/thoughts/input anyone has on my planned route and how suitable/unsuitable it will be.

Also, I thought others may want to use this thread to seek advice from others on any road trips they had planned or wanted to undertake. Sharing of what we found good or otherwise might just encourage others to get out and about to different locations too.