Melbourne to ayers rock and back to Melbourne
Submitted: Monday, Apr 22, 2002 at 00:00
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Peter
Could anyone suggest the best way to ayers
rock from
Melbourne and back again. I have hired a 4x4 for 5 weeks, and would like to use tracks as much as i can, and is 5 weeks enough
Reply By: Sean - Monday, Apr 22, 2002 at 00:00
Monday, Apr 22, 2002 at 00:00
Peter
Melbourne to Ayers
Rock can be easily done 3 days by most direct route so 5 Weeks is a good amount of time to relax and enjoy a bit.
I think your only practical options are to go up the highway from
Adelaide all the way to teh turnoff to Uluru or to go up
Oodnadatta track which will allow you to take in the Flinders Rangers and
Lake Ayer.
Check you hire policy for windscreen breakage because alot of idiots on the dirt dont slow down to oncoming traffic and you are guaranteed to get showered with stones on more than one occasion if you do the
Oodnadatta track.
Sean
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Reply By: Mike - Monday, Apr 22, 2002 at 00:00
Monday, Apr 22, 2002 at 00:00
Peter,
well spread out the map. In 5 weeks, try this. Sprint to
Port Augusta. Through the Pichi-Richi Pass,
Quorn,
Hawker,
Lyndhurst, Maree,
Birdsville Track,
Birdsville,
Boulia, Donohugh/Plenty Hwy, Alice, Ayers
rock (direct or Mareenie Loop),
Marla,
Oodnadatta,
Oodnadatta Track, Borefield Track,
Roxby Downs,
Woomera,
Pimba,
Port Augusta. All these roads are in top condition, nothing too hard core, and a fantastic pub crawl,(oops!) range of top class
camp grounds and
bush camping. This trip would be quite comfortable in 5 weeks.
Check it out on your map, and get ready for the trip of a lifetime. Happy
trails,Mike.
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Reply By: pen - Monday, Apr 22, 2002 at 00:00
Monday, Apr 22, 2002 at 00:00
Variation on Mike's suggested route:
Mildura.
Broken Hill,
Tibooburra, Noccundra, Innaminka(and environs),
Cordillo Downs,
Birdsville,
Boulia, Alice, Hermannsburg/
Palm Valley, Mereennie Loop, Kings Canyon, Uluru/Olgas, (The Stuart Hwy in SA gets very boring)Finke, Dalhousie,
Oodnadatta,
Marree,
Leigh Creek, Northern Flinders,
Hawker,
Quorn. The possibilities are endless, but as Mike said, prepare yourself for the trip of a lifetime. For info on the Territory try the URL & links below. Cheers andsafe travels.
http://www.ntholidays.com/home.asp
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