Walkers crossing tracks
Submitted: Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 22:00
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Member - John T (QLD)
Is it possible to travel from
Innamincka along the
Walkers Crossing Track and on to
Birdsville in one day
Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 22:21
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 22:21
Yes John, providing the track is not wet it is an easy drive in a day.
This is the preferred route between
Birdsville and
Innamincka for the "locals".
Quite a good drive too with varying
geography. It was one of the highlights of our trip a couple of years ago.
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Follow Up By: Member - John T (QLD) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 10:38
Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 10:38
Thank you very much for your input. Next year I am running Historical pub trip& we`are going through The
walkers crossing track on our way to
Birdsville.
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Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 22:31
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 22:31
John,
It is a good run from
Birdsville to
Innamincka.
When I was on my way home this year I went from
Birdsville to
Tibooburra in a day and
Tibooburra to Penrith in a day.
Wayne
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Follow Up By: Member - John T (QLD) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:24
Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:24
Thank you very much for your input. Next year I am running Historical pub trip& we`are going through The
walkers crossing track on our way to
Birdsville.
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Reply By: Member - Ian S (NT) - Saturday, Oct 28, 2006 at 06:10
Saturday, Oct 28, 2006 at 06:10
If you have never travelled the
Walkers Crossing route before, the best guide is contained in the trek notes of the SA Desert Parks pass, which you need anyway. It is not hard to get confused with the many oil/gas and pastoral tracks that criss cross the track. Can be done in a day in a day but the slower the better. Gets boggy on the top gibber section between the
sand dunes and the
Birdsville Track after a bit of rain and as a consequence is often closed.
Cheers
Ian@Mt Dare
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Follow Up By: Member - John T (QLD) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:25
Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:25
Thank you very much for your input. Next year I am running Historical pub trip& we`are going through The
walkers crossing track on our way to
Birdsville.
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Reply By: Member - Bucky (VIC) - Saturday, Oct 28, 2006 at 07:56
Saturday, Oct 28, 2006 at 07:56
Easy as ,,,, 6-7 hrs
Next time we do it ,,I'll
camp out there in amomgst the trees,, its a great place
Have a great trip
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Follow Up By: Member - John T (QLD) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:25
Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:25
Thank you very much for your input. Next year I am running Historical pub trip& we`are going through The
walkers crossing track on our way to
Birdsville.
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Reply By: Uncle Ian - Saturday, Oct 28, 2006 at 14:00
Saturday, Oct 28, 2006 at 14:00
John,
Did the trip in July -
Innamincka to
Birdsville via the Simpson - great trip.
Regards
Ian
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Follow Up By: Member - John T (QLD) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:26
Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:26
Thank you very much for your input. Next year I am running Historical pub trip& we`are going through The
walkers crossing track on our way to
Birdsville.
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Reply By: Member - Vincent A M (NSW) - Saturday, Oct 28, 2006 at 18:22
Saturday, Oct 28, 2006 at 18:22
Not a problem but the turn off is not marked & is easily missed if you come from
Birdsville to
Innamincka so make sure you take way point for it, also if it rains its hard going, if at all as we found out last year when half way the heavens opened up
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Follow Up By: Member - John T (QLD) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:27
Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:27
Thank you very much for your input. Next year I am running Historical pub trip& we`are going through The
walkers crossing track on our way to
Birdsville.
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Reply By: Member - nrb1748 (VIC) - Sunday, Oct 29, 2006 at 21:41
Sunday, Oct 29, 2006 at 21:41
John T,
Yes easilly. Did that trip a few weeks ago. Used 15 Mile
Creek Track from
Innamincka and it was very good.
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Follow Up By: Member - John T (QLD) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:28
Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:28
Thank you very much for your input. Next year I am running Historical pub trip& we`are going through The
walkers crossing track on our way to
Birdsville.
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