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Submitted: Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:06
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Pitbull
Hi,
What is the scenery like from
Oodnadatta -
Coober Pedy - William Ck. is this a nice area to drive or not worth the effort and just do from
Oodnadatta - William Ck. From the hema maps i have it seems there are a lot of
creek crossing heading to
Coober Pedy (if theres water there). Are there some good
camp spots along the way etc?
The trip I had laid out was just
Oodnadatta - William ck and look around this area and lake Erye.
Thanks in advance
Brian
Reply By: Member - Cruiser (NSW) - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:14
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:14
William Creek to Cober pedy is as boring as bat bleep , but if you need to go there from
William Creek, then not much choice.
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Follow Up By: cloughie - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:38
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:38
There is Lake Cadibarrawirracanna on this road which is signposted as the longest place name in Aust. Nice desert wetlands and good for camping.You also pass through Anna Creek Station which is the worlds largest cattle station
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Follow Up By: signman - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 11:49
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 11:49
Dunno how you can say it's boring- all the areas away from home/work are interesting. But then I guess the Simpson crossing is boring cos all there is are heaps of sand dunes.
That Lake Cadiwhat-ever, I don't think they signpost it any more cos people keep flogging the sign!!!
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:23
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:23
Haven't driven from
William Creek to
Coober Pedy but have done the run from
William Creek to Maree.
There is plenty to see in that part of the track and I wished I had more time when I was there.
I know people who said the Nullarbor was boring but I did not think so. I have a friend who spent 3 weeks getting for
Ceduna to
Norseman and said it was great.
I reckon the most boring drive I do is from
Cobar to
Broken Hill, but there are still things to see. A lot of it is attitude and expectation. I wouldn't go expecting rugged mountains and lush valleys with waterfalls but if you have not been out that way, and you go with the right attitude, then you will find plenty of interest.
Duncs
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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY VIC) - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 12:49
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 12:49
Gday
I found the trip in 2001 very interesting...There is lots to see and a lot of time to look...Just take your time ...Lake eyre is there the lowest place in Aus that is above ground ,,you can see for kilometers (
miles ) very plesent..love to go back.
William Creek pub is ok as long as there isn't a bus load of sweaty tourists in there .i digress
Muzbry
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Reply By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 13:20
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 13:20
Oodnadatta to
Coober Pedy via
the Painted Desert is an experience that should not be missed.
Site Link
Stay a night at Arkaringa, see
the painted desert at dawn and dusk...worth the so called boring drive
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Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 16:19
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 16:19
Yes, but PLEASE don't do it next week 'cause it's MY turn.
Have planned to go out via
the Breakaways loop from
Coober Pedy, then on to
Arckaringa to
camp for a couple of nights. Will drop in to
Oodnadatta briefly, but stay the night just south at
Algebuckina Waterhole, before moving on to
William Creek. Was originally planning to
camp out at
Halligan Bay, Lake Eyre National Park, but not allowed a
camp fire, so will take a trip out during the day and return to
William Creek to stay a second night. Have to have a
camp fire.
Oh Boy, oh Boy, oh Boy, only two more sleeps!!!
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Reply By: Pitbull - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 14:20
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 14:20
That sounds like a plan to stay a night between
Oodnadatta and
Coober Pedy. I have allowed 7 days from Mt Dare to
Lyndhurst hopefully that gives a fair sort of exploring time and not rushing about. Going to
lyndhurst will depend on if we decide to go the
birdsville track and
home via
Quilpie or the Stezelecki and camrons corner way back to bris.
As for boring..... driving to work is boring :)
Thnaks for the info
Brian
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Reply By: Member - Alex B - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 18:36
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 18:36
Hi Pitbul, definitely
check out
the Painted Desert, we camped at
Copper Hill Station, great spot next to a billabong and caught heaps of yabbies. As mentioned,
the Breakaways out of
Coober Pedy is a must see. And you head further down the track, Howard springs is a nice place to wash off the dust and the mound springs are worth a look.
Enjoy! It’s a great area.
Alex
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Reply By: Warrie - Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 19:57
Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 19:57
Ah, Pitbull, what a name. Anyway on my Hema road atlas maps 66 and 67 is our starting point for part of our big Aug -Sept 2005 trip.Arkaroola(K 11) and the
Gammon Ranges were awesome. Then across to Leigh Ck, up to
Marree and across to camp on the shores of Lake
Eyre South.Along to William Ck via most of the little ruins and historic sites noted on the map.
Coward Springs had a nice 6 x 4 feet hot spa. The pub was dead so it was on to
Coober Pedy via billions of
wildflowers and a sunset on the moonscape an hour out of town. I have pix of all these spots and your post will be my prompt to put some on in
Places in the next week or so. Everybody else out there needs to do the same. Safe travelling, Warrie
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