Suggested route from Sydney to Alice Springs

Hi Grego,
The route you suggested sounds good. When you get to Ood, a suggestion would be to head north to Mt Dare then back onto the the old finke track into Alice.
Dont forget to do the West (& east) Macdonnell ranges out of Alice & if you have time, spend a night at Rainbow Valley (very pretty).
Cheers
Jason

What vehicle are you driving? Are you towing? When are you traveling?

Painted Desert is nice.William Creek - Coober Pedy - Mt Barry - Arckaringa - Painted Desert - Oodnadata, or back out from Oodnadatta.
I was running at close to 100 k's on the Mt Barry road a few months ago.

If you have 3 or 4 weeks for the trip, it would be worth going into the Flinders after you come halfway down the Strzelecki Track. Turn off just north of Mt Hopeless I think - go into Chambers Gorge, Arkaroola etc, and head west through Brachina Gorge, then up to Leigh Creek.
When you have done the Oodnadatta Track as far as Oodnadatta, possibly take a southern detour into the Painted Desert. The Ood Track west from Oodnadatta can be pretty much all the same. So from Oodnadatta head north to Hamilton and Dalhousie Springs (magic place for a warm swim) then head towards Alice via Mt Dare and the Old Andado Track. This is not a difficult drive but takes you into some spectacular and varied desert country.
Stay overnight at the Old Andado campground, have a look at the homestead there and have a hot shower courtesy of the honesty box - wonderful place.

Cheers,

Val