Inside Track

Difficulty: Difficulty 2.5/5 Suitable for: 4WD AWD Camper Bike 
Inside Track The Inside Track was gazetted as a public road on 16th January 2002 and provides an alternative route that is also 35km shorter than the main Birdsville Track.
StartClick to Reverse the Dynamic Map and Driving NotesBirdsville
FinishBirdsville Tk & Birdsville Inside Tk
Distance145.46 kmMinimum Days1
Average Speed76.19 km/hrDriving Time1 hr 54 mins
Article By: ExplorOz Team | Page Updated: 9 Mar 2010

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Birdsville Track was established during the 1880’s and was the main stock route between Marree in South Australia and Birdsville in Queensland. Back then, the route had taken approximately a month to complete and because of the long and harsh environment, many cattle didn’t survive the trip. The track these days is passable with many conventional vehicles and many people like to undertake the journey to discover the route the old stockman used to take.

There are two routes which heads into Birdsville from the south and that is the Outside and the Inside track. The Inside Track saves considerable distance than the more commonly used Outside Track, however the route traverses through some treacherous soils of Goyder Lagoon and must be undertaken by 4WD at all times. The biggest threat is from the floodwaters of Goyder Lagoon and Cooper Creek -- if northern monsoonal rain is excessive, flooding from Queensland's rivers will close the Inside Track and the Birdsville Track well into winter. Fortunately, this doesn't happen very often.

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Birdsville - QLD
Populated Place Service Station,Roadhouse Caravan Park Airstrip Rubbish Bin,Tip Fuel Water Supply Toilet Pub Food,Shopping Water Body,River,Stream,Falls Camp Fee Police Station Medical Services
Birdsville is a small town located in Western Queensland, Australia. The town is located 1590 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 720 kilometres south of the city of Mount Isa.

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Fuel Supplies & Usage

Fuel SymbolBirdsville Diesel4cyl 20 litres ULP4cyl 24 litres LPG4cyl 29 litres
6cyl 22 litres6cyl 26 litres6cyl 26 litres
8cyl 22 litres8cyl 24 litres
Usage is averaged from TrekFuel (* specific to trek) submissions and calculated based on trek distance.

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Moomba Airport
Distance from Trek Mid Point 208.62km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 38.536.634.029.1 23.719.819.422.4 27.330.133.736.3
Mean Min. °C 24.723.720.415.8 10.87.46.68.3 12.515.719.522.2
Mean Rain mm 13.737.29.18.1 10.910.719.76.0 15.911.921.015.3
    Best time to travel      Ok time to travel      Travel NOT recommended

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Birdsville - QLD
Populated Place Service Station,Roadhouse Caravan Park Airstrip Rubbish Bin,Tip Fuel Water Supply Toilet Pub Food,Shopping Water Body,River,Stream,Falls Camp Fee Police Station Medical Services
Birdsville is a small town located in Western Queensland, Australia. The town is located 1590 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 720 kilometres south of the city of Mount Isa.

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Birdsville to Birdsville Inside Tk & Birdsville Access 1.47 km SW 234° 1 min
Birdsville Inside Tk & Birdsville Access to Birdsville Inside Tk & New Alton Downs Access 73.16 km S 185° 54 min
Birdsville Inside Tk & New Alton Downs Access to Birdsville Inside Track 20.9 km SW 226° 15 min
Birdsville Inside Track to Warburton Ck, Birdsville Inside Tk 24.31 km SW 205° 17 min
Warburton Ck, Birdsville Inside Tk to Birdsville Tk & Birdsville Inside Tk 25.61 km S 183° 18 min
Birdsville to Birdsville Tk & Birdsville Inside Tk 145.46 km     1 hr 54 min
Distance is GPS recorded driving distance (not straight line), Direction is straight line from start to end, Time is calculated from actual GPS driving data.
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