Murray Sunset/Border Track

Hey Trckster, depends on how far down the Border Track you are going.

Sunset has area's both sides of the Sturt Highway. North you have the Murray River or in places whats left of it. South you have various tracks, and sites such as Rocket Lake, Sunset Crater, Ochre Pit, Shearer Quaters and Camp area. Further South you can have a look at the Pink Lakes and the Rock Holes. If you are heading further south, you get the best part of the Border Track, this is from Pinnaroo down through Ngarkat and if you want to do a 10klm detour we will be just east of the Ngarkat in Big Desert, Des Lexic may be there even though that may put you off visiting LOL

I think Ngarkat closes around time of fire restriction season (start mid Oct). You might want to check with SA National Parks.

Pertendi hut and Red Bluff are very good camp spots. 4wdriving in Vic side of border around Cactus Bore (Big Desert) has some good challenges. Red Gum Swamp a real oasis in that area.

JD

Did a search in the archives and many many trip reports and information there try typing in boarder track in the search section above and see what happens.

All the best
Eric

Nothing like planning ahead !! Ray (Mad Dog) took us to a lake that we camped near, very nice spot. We camped there on the way back so it was not too far to scoot home. I will get the maps out and find out where it was. Think I have the track log as well.

Wazza

Truckster - look out for the BIG hole on the southern section of the Border Track (from memory just South of the Red Bluff track.

We lost a Rangie down there on our first trip down the Border Track. This certainly instilled a dose of common sense for future ventures... well a little bit anyway!

Not sure if it's still there though...

Dan

Truckster with 4 days there is time to do a loop from the Wonga Campground, Eastern lookout, Eagle track up to Pine Plains & the Snow drift. Wirrengren Plain to Underbool & the Pink Lakes. Back accross the Mallee Highway to White Springs, Big K lookout & Big Billy Bore. Accross to Cactus Bore, Red Gums & the Firebreak track to Scorpion Springs. The Border track at this point has be closed on this weekend before (God bless the SA Parks) so the only option then is around on the SA side. Red Bluff, Southern Firebreak track, Chinaman well track to Lake Albacutya then it's time to go home.
I found the Wyperfeld Park far more interesting than most of the Sunset Country.
Pray for rain on the Murrayville road, you'll have a ball ;-)
Cheers Craig.............