ADV FEST 2026 6 day Ride Dorrigo

ADV FEST  6 Day  Ride

We are taking 40 riders on a great loop a week before the ADV festival .

Starting Date :  16th August 2026 9 am Dorrigo Royal hotel 

Finishes at Dorrigo Royal hotel 21st Sept 2026 at 3 pm

   Terms and conditions 

We are heading for the desert country west of Dorrigo. Riders will travel thru some wild outback country . Pub & motel accom will be available for all riders at all stops , riders can camp if they wish. We will have a support vehicle and sweep riders with mechanical skills. Each evening we will have tailgate drinks at the support truck whilst riders can do maintenance. 

Type of riding: This is western open country so riders on all types of bikes can complete this ride . We will have easy go arounds for any technical sections. We have interesting stops during each day and the distances for each day are designed so riders will finish at about 4 pm. Many of the tracks are really hard to find and its a great chance to do them with some back up. 

For those who have completed APC rally rides in the past there is only 80 km of track that have been used in any of the past rides over 14 years . Course length is 3800 km

Start and Finish Point

Heritage  hotel Dorrigo 

 ( When booking hotel please book 14th,20th and 21st August so you have accom sorted for the festival and the night before we start)

Day 1. 16th Aug Dorrigo to Coonabarraban ( Ebor falls, Wollombi falls lunch at Armidale ) 512 km .  Accom Imperial hotel 0268421023 Acacia motor lodge 0268421922 dinner is at Golden sea dragon chines restaurant at 7 pm 

Day 2. 17th Aug Coonabarraban to Bourke ( Warrumbungles, Macquarie Marshes, Quambone, Brewarrina ,Bourke) 517 km Darling river motel 0268722288 Bourke riverside motel 0268722530 Dinner at Bourke bowling club at 6.30 pm

Day 3. 18th Aug Bourke to Tippoburra (Wanaring and a track called The Cut line 280 km of desert) 520 km 

Day 4. 19th Aug Tippoburra to Bourke ( White cliffs ,Wilcannia, Tilpa and then running along the Murray up to Bourke) real desert country around Whitecliffs. 670 km Darling river motel 0268722288 Bourke riverside motel 0268722530 Dinner at Bourke bowling club at 6.30 pm

Day 5. 20th Aug Bourke To Burraga ( Brewarrina ,Narran lake nature reserve, Walgett,Burren Junction, Wee Waa, Narrabri, Mount Kapitar ) 584 km 

Day 6. 21st Aug Burraba to Dorrigo (Bundara , Guyra ,Cathedral rock national park ) 308 km 

Logistics Made Simple

To keep costs low riders start and finish at the same point and hopefully, a start point is not too far for them to travel. Most riders will only require 5 days' leave from work. This allows you to transport your bike to Dorrigo if you wish.

Riders are supplied with track maps and comprehensive track notes. All riders need a functioning GPS or phone app. I would suggest many have the GPS and Phone navigation App called GAIAi set up with the course before the start.

The key to this ride is the fact that other riders are on the course to help you ans then our sweeps are there as well.. You can turn up by yourself and quickly meet other riders.

FUEL RANGE Required: 300 Km Min

All riders should try to have 300 km of fuel range so they can do diversions if required. It is always good practice to fuel up each evening and buy water at the same time.

Tyres : The course can now be done on one set of tyres.  Bike shops are located on the route. They will often have very limited stocks so servcie your bike before you come and bring new chain and sprokets and tyres to avoid having problems. 

Tyre recommendations; MOTOZ Tractionator adventure Rear, Pirelli Scorpion rally Front Ultra heavy 5mm tubes and 28PSI pressure.

   Some stuff we recommend all riders do before they do this ride or any other ride.

1. Get travel insurance for the trip . insureandgo.com.au (gold cover) $60
2. Get spinal injury insurance http://www.pbf.asn.au/            $48 for one year $250,000 pay out
3. Get Racq Ultimate or equivalent in your state. $280 This is awesome road side assistance .

Gear recommendations.

GPS

We highly recommend Garmin Zumo XT 2 and hard wiring kit, no extra sd card required and they come with good mapping software.

All Gps units need to be hard wired. The one in your car will not work in this application because we need to be able to load a GPX file into it.

Riding Gear

Good Boots, Helmet and gloves are essential. Googles are handy in the dust. All riders need a camel back with at least two litres of water. Riders need to carry sunglasses and cap, leatherman and cigarette lighter.

Cloths

3 socks, 3 jocks, two t shirts, 1 jeans, 1 jumper, shorts , thongs and casual sneakers.  (no more)

Personal Items

Toothbrush, Toothpaste, deodorant, brush, headache tablets, lip balm.

Camping gear ( only if you don’t have accom booked)

1 spare water bottle. 1.5 litre

Phone charger.

Bike Spares and Tools

You need to be able to change a tyre. Two tyre levers, 6 gas bottles and dispenser. Spanner to undo front and rear wheel nuts. Set of allan keys, two screw drivers, 6,7,8,10,11,12,13 and 17 mm ring spanners.  Spare fuses, electrical tape, small zip ties 10, large zip ties 10, spare fuel filter. Filter oil in small bottle to redo an air filter on day 3. Use petrol and soapy water to clean it. Spare clutch lever and spare bolts.

This should all be in a tool roll.

Panniers and tie downs

Use soft panniers they don’t get wrecked if you crash. Nomad moto are the best. Use ratchet straps and cut the ends to suit the place they are going. Burn the ends.  Buy a set of four and use the spare two to help to support your panniers. Buy two dry bags so your stuff won’t get wet when crossing creeks. When packing have all your pub stuff in one bag at the top of a pannier so its easy to unpack each night.

Wet Weather gear

Always carry a wet weather jacket and buy two sizes larger than usual so it will fit over your riding gear. When it's cold you simply put this stuff on and it will make you warmer.

Bike Mods

Extra plate on the bottom of your side stand. Usually heavier front springs on most bikes, Bark busters, and Loctite all bolts especially rear subframe. I strongly recommend fuel bladders as the best choice for carrying extra fuel.  Do wheel bearings before a big trip as well as fuel filter and oil change and most of your troubles will be avoided.

Remember the lighter you travel the less stuff that will brake on your bike

Emergency information

If a rider is seriously injured call 000 and complete first aid . Please remember you have been sold a map ,so do not mention that you are on an event because this will make your insurance claims very difficult.