French Line

Sorry, that should read, "from West to East"

Matt

I think it would be helpful if you could give something a little more specific. What do you need to know?

We drove through the Simpson on the WAA and QAA tracks last year. I cannot help for the current conditions though mate. They were easy. Bit cut up but a slow and easy drive. Didn't see one other car the first two days as well. And that's how we likes it. On our own with the desert.

Phil

Hi Matt
I just got back to Melbourne on Wednesday from the Simpson via French Line West to East via Hamilton station,pretty corrigated up to around Puni Bore or just before but just pick the speed that suits you and lower tyre pressure I found around 60 was ok?? fairly comfotable and safe,then in the soft sand around 18 psi was good in 2nd or 3rd low range made the going quite easy,just keep the momentum up till you crest the dune.
Big Red looks scary from the bottom but should'nt be a problem with 18 psi, i went up and down a few times,you'll love it ,have a great time.
Frank
P.S Its pretty dry out on the Simpson other than South of Birdsville about 150 km from Maree where it rained and roads out of Maree were closed for a couple of days.
Please check current conditions.

Hi Matt. Might see you out there. We are leaving the Sunshine Coast on Saturday and heading to Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock and will be at Mt Dare by 28 June making our way along the French Line to Birdsville in a white 120 Prado

Matt,

We left Mt Dare on 6th June and travelled for 4 days taking the French line and then QAA into Birdsville.

Upon local advice we took the Bloods Creek track from Mt Dare to Dalhousie Springs instead of the track via Christmas Well which we were advised is pretty rough and cut up.

The trip across the desert is pretty spectacular and camping in the desert is rather special. Some of the sand dunes are steep with loose sand and in some places pretty rough mostly due to people not reducing tyre pressure enough. I pulled one guy out who had 36psi in his tyres because he was carrying a heavy load!!!!! I had a heavy load and had 18psi.

We did encounter a lot of traveller's going in both directions.

You're required to communicate via Ch 10, which as far as I could tell all traveller's did courteously and with a high standard of accuracy as to their location on the track. On one occasion an approaching party who we had been talking with advised that they would not climb the next sand dune as we must be very close, I informed him I would stop the car and my wife would climb to the top of the dune with a hand held. Sure enough I was advised that they could see the lady on the dune and that we should proceed as they had pulled off the track.

We enjoyed this trip enormously and trust you do too.

Rob