Track Condition Anne Beadell Highway

Mike

Its a long flat stretch of track through some nicely wooded coun try.

You will most likely encounter 8,400,000 corrugations. That is a maximum of 6 corrugations per metre for 1400km.

Lower your tyre pressures, carry a spare set of shock absorbers and enjoy yourselves.


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Mike

Don't listen to them, It's a great track, condition you would hope to travel in the outback, we had no problems (read my blog) may this year, in a standard Toyota TC..

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Richard

Hi Mike,

Great track, we suffered a cracked towbar, which was a manufacturer fault, welded it and enjoyed every decond out there.

Yes it is corrigated, just lower tyre pressures and enjoy. We ran 20psi in vehicle and 15psi in Jayco Eagle.

Do you want a guide LOL

replace your UHF ariel with one of the dinky rubber ones - My sister, BIL, and convoy found they were the only ones that survived the corrogations

I don't think the 'current' conditions would have changed over the last years. Some rough stuff- not necessarily corrugations but black rocky outcrops. Just take it easy and expect low average speeds. A very interesting trip, so do heaps of homework and research before you go to get the most out of it.
As others have said, take some spare suspension bits and do a full check before you head off. If something is gonna break- this road will be the test.
Give Kaiser (the black dog at Ilkulka) a biscuit and a pat.

Our club (Central Hills) just got back. 8 cars had a wonderful trip. Very corrugated but low speed and tyre pressures got us through nicely. No blown tyres. Carried suspension spares but thankfully didn't need them. Made the mistake of throwing a stick for Kaiser at Illkurkla and I tired well before he did. If you also intend going north along the Connie Sue, you will find than fairly corrugated as well. Great camping spots along both tracks.

We travelled along the Anne Beadell earlier this year. There are long streches of corrugations with the occassional sand hill. It is a pleasent drive but also a long way. So suspension and tyres can get a beating. In our group of three there were about 12 flats. Yes we did have tyre pressures down and were travelling slowly (1400km took 8 days) etc. There was any amount of screws and bolts on the track not to mention the odd stake. The amount of car bits is a testament to the vibrations. We thought the SA side was worse by a fair measure but others think the opposite. I have been told that if you get caught in heavy rain parts of the track become difficult. If you were in a hurry I can see you could break a fair bit of stuff. As for hazards, not that many, usual rocks run off's, holes and the odd camel and car bit.

Steve

Hi Mike.
Did the Anne Beadell & Conie Sue highways in July this year.
Anne beadell was East to West & Connie Sue was North to South.

We took 8 days from Coober Pedy to Laverton.
No flat tyres in a 8 vehicle convoy & the only damage was a broken side mirror.Image Could Not Be Found

Firstly, drop the tyre pressures and travel slowly, you will have a great trip through this wonderful remote area. The WA side of the highway is generally very good - actually often too good. The SA side is much more rough and tight by comparison.

As for the corrugations on the AB Hwy, they start at the Tallaringa Conservation Park Eastern boundary and are quite severe.
Things get better approaching Mamungari where the road had been graded some time past. The Mamungari section had some corrugations, minor sand dunes and tight sections (fold in your mirrors)

From here on there were no major corrugations or any other issues all the way into Laverton.

Saw lots of camels near Bishop Rileys Pulpit