Everything You Need to Know for a Tinny Trip down the Murray River
Sections
- Whitewater & Dams: Bringenbrong Bridge to Yarrawonga 433kms
- Water level dependant
- Hume Dam & Yarrawonga Weir do not have locks so you have to take your Tinny out to get around
- Very Scenic
- Farmland close to banks makes free camping harder
- Upper Murray: Yarrawonga to Mildura 1045km
- Water level dependant
- Great camping options
- Lower Murray: Mildura to Mannum 726km
- Always water due to the locks
- Iconic Murray Cliffs
- Great camping options
- Flat water & farms: Mannum to Goolwa (the mouth) 151kms
- Farmland close to banks makes free camping harder
- Less Scenic as it’s fairly flat
- Gets more affected by wind
Water Heights
https://riverdata.mdba.gov.au/list-view
Largest sections without fuel are:
- 191kms Wentworth to Customs House (Vic/SA border)
- 220km Euston to Mildura
For many towns it can be 1km or so walk to the servo to get fuel. Taking a trolley can be useful, I have also carried them and caught lifts in the past. We provide trolleys for when you take one of our tinnys for a trip.
Best time of year.
- Avoid the peak of summer
- Take into account fire bans (SA and Vic have different laws and times)
Join 20 or so other legends doing the iconic trip down the Murray on the Tinny Rally
Sign up and save yourself a spot www.tinnyrally.com.au
Or organise a custom mates trip for you and your mates. Email me