Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 13:18
You can do Alice to
Boulia in 2 days, but they would be very long days. Would advise overnight
Gemtree, then somewhere along the route, into
Boulia the 3rd night. Check out the fuel availability, given whatever is your range.
Boulia to
Birdsville is an easy day - could get further south if you did not want to stop and look around and enjoy
Birdsville. We did
Birdsville Track comfortably with one overnight stop (in bush where Cooper Ck crosses track), towing van, so not speeding. Next time, we'll try the station
camp area a bit south of Cooper Ck - looked ok when we passed it. You can also
camp (fee) at Mungerannie RH but it was a too busy for us. A look at the wetland bit there is worth the stop though. You can stay at commercial CP's at
Marree - we prefer Drovers Rest because it is not in centre of township and we like the old drover. Nothing flash but adequate. If you want to detour, camping out at Muloorina wetlands is great. Both the
Birdsville and
Oodnadatta Tracks are pretty
well maintained, though you can get some corrugations and dustholes, depending on when graders have been through, weather etc. Be very wary of either track if rain is likely!! Went up O.Track with van last May, taking time and looking at
ruins, springs etc. Camped 1 night at
Coward Springs - a return visit 'cos we like it. Next night at Neales River/
Algebuckina Bridge - we don't like long days! Then camped at Arkaringa Station after visit to
Painted Desert (a must),then a night by the road on
SA/WA border, then easily into Alice next day: total 4 nights
Marree to Alice. But if you want to linger and really enjoy the bush, that sort of circuit could be extended over weeks!
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