Quickest Root....

Quickest root???? ring Rex Hunt..
OK..Chambers Pillat to Maryvale...N to Hugh River Rd.....W on Hugh River Rd...
hang a left onto Stuart Hwy S to Eridunda..then W to Ayers Rock.

Have checked out the "great desert tracks maps" and the only way I can see is to go back to Stuart Highway via Lasseter highway ( no idea where Ernest Giles Rd is) then turn North until you hit Hugh River Stock Route, then turn South to Titjakala and then trun west again to get to Chambers Pillar...

Geeez its a long way 'round. I can see why you are looking for a shorter route.. I hope there is something pretty spectacuilar there to go that far out of the way especially if you are heading South from Uluru

One other option would be to chat to one of the locals at Erldunda and ask. If thereis a short way they are sure toknow.. the main question will be are they willing to share it.. Good luck

Hey Laura

Glad to see you've got the escape route (root) from Mudgereeba to Cameron's Corner sorted!!

Hope you get the info you need on Ayers Rock to Chambers Pillar. I don't think the Ernest Giles road is very good..most people seem to say it's a bone shaker!! There is a good trek note about Chambers Pillar/Rainbow Valley in exploroz.

Viv

Oh dear....about 2 minutes

That aside:

Take bitumen road from Ayres Rock to Erldunda.
Turn left at Stuart Hwy
Drive along bitumen approx 105km and turn right on to Hugh River Stock Route. This is a made road and normally in good condition.
At end of Hugh River Stock Route turn right and go to Maryvale Station.
Proceed from there to Chambers Pillar.

Ernest Giles Road is unmaintained and in very poor condition

Enjoy

LauraB,
heading South from the Alice you don't need to go all the way back to Erldunda. When you go past the Camel farm there is a creek sign "Orange Creek" on the left, turn in here. Ther used to be a gate but is not locked, and proceed across the railway line, that would be the big one linking South to North, and turn left. On this you will cross the Hugh River bed and once across hang a right this will take you to Marryvale community, (A dry community), and on to Chambers Pillar.

This, I beleive is the "Quickest Root". I have seen a falcon ute take this track but this was done by a guy who grew up at Wilpena pound and was VERY experienced. Must admit he got stuck once. We used to go this way whilst I was running the Emergency Services at ULURU and we used to run the Rohdingah "halfway" checkpoint for the Finke Desert Race.

LauraB,
heading South from the Alice you don't need to go all the way back to Erldunda. When you go past the Camel farm there is a creek sign "Orange Creek" on the left, turn in here. Ther used to be a gate but is not locked, and proceed across the railway line, that would be the big one linking South to North, and turn left. On this you will cross the Hugh River bed and once across hang a right this will take you to Marryvale community, (A dry community), and on to Chambers Pillar.

This, I beleive is the "Quickest Root". I have seen a falcon ute take this track but this was done by a guy who grew up at Wilpena pound and was VERY experienced. Must admit he got stuck once. We used to go this way whilst I was running the Emergency Services at ULURU and we used to run the Rohdinga "halfway" checkpoint for the Finke Desert Race.

Sorry but I came before I got there so I'm not much help.

There was a young man from Kent
Whose root was heavenly sent
To keep out of trouble
He bent it up double
And instead of coming he went.