Simpson Desert track conditions.

Just got back from a double crossing of the Simpson Desert, and thought I'd share track conditions in order we took them. We were pushing hard to do the double crossing in 6 days. That was the original plan, and we did it. Only problem is that Mt. Dare didn't have Diesel until 24 hours after we arrived so we lost a day there. I'll write down the average track speed of each track that we did. The east-bound crossing we drove down to the Bloods Creek track and then took a left at the windmill. It was a much easier track for our tyres due to all the rocks going the normal way. Took about the same time but averaged higher speed.

West-bound crossing:
QAA- 20
K1- 80
French line to Rig Road intersection- 120
French line from Rig Road intersection through to Dalhousie Springs- 50
Dalhousie Springs to Mt. Dare- 40

East-bound crossing:
Mt Dare to Dalhousie Springs via Bloods Creek line- 60
Dalhousie Springs to Rig Road intersection- 50
Rig road & WAA line through to Knolls track- 25
Knolls track up to French line- 30
French line eastbound to K1- 15
K1 Northbound- 80
QAA eastbound- 15

The French line is much worse going eastbound mainly because of the undulations up the west side of the dunes.

I hope this helps with your trip planning and make sure you stop at Dalhousie Springs for a bit!