Oodnadatta track, Best time to travel

I must agree......

That part of the country gets MUCH hotter, MUCH sooner than the southern areas. Even April is probably too early in the season..... I'd be inclined to leave it until May to September.......

Track conditions can vary sooooo much that it is not possible to you a definitive answer such as "April the tracks are great, but October they are no good" etc. They can change just by the grader taking a run over them; in which case part/s of the track may be very good whilst other parts could be corrogated and/or have stretches of bull-dust. Basically, you need to assume track conditions will require you to slow down to a max speed of 80k/h to stay safe.

You WILL also need to be prepared to alter your tyre pressures or otherwise be prepared to shake hands with Adam Plate at the Pink Roadhouse and he will happily swipe your nice shiny plastic card through his EFTPOS machine and relieve of a good proportion of your hard-earned dosh......

i don't believe you are trying to cram too much in to your 4 weeks, but you won't be able to afford to spend more than 1 night in the vast majority of locations you stop at. You also need to be prepared to spend some long days in the saddle to get you away from civilisation in the first instance.

Cheers

Roachie

Roachie,

Doing the whole track from Alice top Oodnadatta in October. What's the go with tyre pressures. Need to reduce them all the way? How do low pressure tyres like rail spikes?

Hi Sigmund
Do not rely on what an average temperature should be. By November day time are will over 40 C, and a cool change would be 34 C. We have been up that way many times, as my sister lives in the Alice and it is in the very high 30's and low 40's in October.

Cheers

Stephen