Coober Pedy to Warakuna Roadhouse?

I meant Mount Davies Road via Emu Junction.

Shaker,
Its highly unlikely you'd get a permit for Mt Davies Rd. Its largely overgrown, and is a track that you'd try to do after you'd done everything else, and looking for a challenge. Its no "shortcut"!

6 weeks.

6 weeks is good.
Can I suggest an option to give you a bit of everything:

Melbourne to Coober Pedy, Anne Beadell Hwy (see bomb sites at Emu, and enjoy the isolation, unique vegetation and great desert camping of the GVD).
Restock and pub at Laverton.
Head north along Great Central Rd, then turn left and take the Hunt Oil Rd to the Gunbarrell. Turn left and head off via Carnegie to Wiluna (restock).

Take the Canning up to Talawana track and turn left, and do Karajini (via Newman - restock) then Millstream- Chichester, then Port Hedland (restock) then Marble Bar, then Nullagine, Running Waters, Carawine Gorge, Telfer Mine Road, and down into Rudell River NP, Talawana track and rejoin the Canning.

If running out of time, take the Gary Junction Rd to Alice Springs and home. If sufficient time, take the rest of the Canning and out via Tanami.

This will keep you well occupied for the 6 weeks, and assumes you enjoy the driving. We did most of the above in 6 weeks in 2007.

Thanks.

That was Plan A, then somebody asked me if we could go the other way, as I had no idea, I thought someone here would know, & it appears that I was right!

Sop far it appears as if we need 5 permits to do our trip ..... grrr!....

Hi Shaker.
If you still want a taste of that area, travel the Mulga Park Road. Travels just over the Border of the NT, and runs almost parallel with the SA/NT Border as far as Mulga Park Homestead, then swings north up to Curtin Springs. There are some top camping sport along that way.

As for the permits, they are no problems, just do not expect them back the next day. All are free except the Canning Permit which is available on linehttp://www.anfwdc.asn.au/permit/terms_conditions.php

Have a great time, you are in for a real ball.

Cheers

Stephen

It feels like travelling through the Eastern Bloc countries in the 40's.