The Anne Beadell Highway

Well it is that time of the year when many people are planning their winter travels.

One question is often asked about my favourite Outback Highway - The Anne Beadell Highway. You may ask why is it my favourite, well because of its isolation, ever constant changing scenery and the thought that you can have the whole drive to yourself.

My only advise for any intended traveller is to do as much research as you can, get all your permits and make sure your vehicle is very well maintained and in 100% mechanical condition for such a trip, carry a good puncture repair kit and know how to repair a puncture, drop your tyre pressures and drive to the conditions.

You will encounter every type of road surface, from those renown corrugations, hard packed limestone outcrops, gravel sections, slightly sandy conditions that are not a problem and sections of the track that are a real super highway to drive on.

The time of the year can also have its advantages, as if you travel through the area when the wildflowers are in full bloom, you will be rewarded in some of the best sights you can ever see. Take your time, stop regularly and see so many different things along the way.

All of the above sounds great, but still will not give the first time travellers an insight on what the track is like, so as they say, pictures can tell a thousand words. All of the below images are all taken along the Anne Beadell, and do not include any side tracks.

So without further chat, sit back and you be the judge on what Australia's largest desert, The Great Victoria Desert has to offer those that travel the Anne Beadell Highway.


Happy Travelling.




Stephen