Tuesday, Jun 23, 2015 at 09:19
G'day Nic, some very good advice above, and yes, no probs for your return travel if prepared, and it sounds like you are happy to do that.
I guess you need to access the top of the track first, and depending on how adventurous you were feeling, and how good your nav / nav systems are . . . most likely you'd be coming from Uluru via either :
Kulgera, Finke, Mt Dare and down . . . you could visit Dalhousie and
the springs there, Dalhousie
ruins, or around via Bloods Ck to
Eringa Waterhole and down to pick up the Ood Tk in
Oodnadatta . . . but the tracks Finke to say
Hamilton Stn might need a bit more care and experience, if keen just ask about this bit.
Or, come right down to
Marla and in on the whole Ood Tk to Ood and down.
Maybe the best option if you want the easiest and very picturesque trip is to go down the Stuart to
Cadney / Arckaringa junction and go through to Ood via
The Painted Desert . . . have a night there, catch the sunset and sunrise from the surrounding viewpoints.
My only further advice is take a tyre repair kit, have you used one before, or seen one used ?
You won't need any extra fuel, take a decent amount of water for your party (2 ?, say ~ 50lt), there are
places to
camp or stay in accom, and as mentioned, rain will be your biggest factor in determining if this can be done at the time.
Yes, a UHF is pretty handy, even a decent 5w handheld will do if you haven't got one in vehicle.
Have a great trip, will be an adventure this early in your 4WD life.
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Follow Up By: Les - PK Ranger - Tuesday, Jun 23, 2015 at 09:23
Tuesday, Jun 23, 2015 at 09:23
Oh, for a glimpse . . .
See a couple of trip reports of recent travels down there in the past couple of years . . .
Simmo '15Simmo '14 (my pics from this trip start
HERE with 3 sections covered in text and pics.
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Follow Up By: Les - PK Ranger - Tuesday, Jun 23, 2015 at 09:27
Tuesday, Jun 23, 2015 at 09:27
Sorry, link to Google maps Cagney / Arkaringa
junction was a dud,
forum link won't allow it for some reason . . .
Type this into Google maps and click -27.919472, 134.067667
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