Lisbeth and Douglas Ballantyne replied:

Hi, Michael. We have just returned from the centre. We went to Alice via the plenty Hwy and the East Macdonnelss 4x4 route. The plenty was okay. We camped at chambers pillar. Other caper trailers had no trouble. Maryvale to Chambers pillar is very corrugated but I think it would be graded now as the desert race was conducted there last week-end. Mt. Dare through Old Andado is okay. It is very slow. You will need a good map for that area. with the bore points etc. We came home to Qld via the Simpson desert, definetely not a place to tow a trailer. Happy trails. Lis

kim McFarland replied:

If your thinking of going from Maryvale Station down the old Ghan track to Finke, be prepared for a slow trip. We went through there last year and the corrugations are something else. If you do decide to do it, make sure everything in the trailer is secure, or you will find a lot of damage at the end of this leg.

Michelle - ExplorOz replied:

Michael - all these tracks are always reported in our Road Conditions report and are updated weekly. I just did an update today too.