Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 at 07:24
One of the problems we encountered with the
Oodnadatta Track is that the signs at
Marla and Maree are not always updated. We asked at the Roadhouse at
Marla if the track was open, they said yes, so we aired down, however as we approached the start of the track, the signs said it was closed. We went back to the roadhouse and enquired again, and they said that they do not control the
sign. So as the
sign is the “official” notice, we aired back up and continued down the Stuart Highway.
When we came to
Cadney Park and
the Painted Desert Road, we noticed that the
sign for the
Oodnadatta said the track was open, go figure. So we aired back down and took
the Painted Desert road out to
Oodnadatta. We had driven this road in the past, it has some spectacular scenery.
When we arrived at
Oodnadatta we enquired at the
Pink Roadhouse regarding the status of the road, and they told us the
Oodnadatta was open all the way through from Maree to
Marla and had been for a few days. We told them about the
sign at
Marla and they said that the signs are now controlled remotely, and that the
sign at
Marla had been broken for some time. We continued south and found that the
Oodnadatta was fine, no issues. That’s a few years ago now, so I would hope that that sort of issue has been resolved.
Macca.
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