Geosurveys Hill

Where is it?

Errol

1. A number of travellers have done this trip. Not me, but I have passed closeby

2. It is cross country driving as there is no formal track. How long did it take?..... from where?

3. Desert camping. Camp where you find a supply of wood. Carry enough water with you and all the rest of the stuff you need for survival in the Simpson Desert

If you want people on this forum to assist you, then you had better elaborate a tad more next time you ask a question

Here is the Exploroz Trek notes for GeoSurveys Hill. You should find this of value.

Cheers Mick


Simpson via Geosurveys Hill

"Has anyone done this trip?" Yes quite a few people have.
"How long did it take?" From Dalhousie the Quickest you could get there would be 3 days including 2 days of very slow, rough & demanding driving. It is often done as a side trip while tackling the Madigan line which takes between 8 & 12 days.
"What is camping like?" As there are no formal tracks there are also no formal camp sites. Camping is like setting up in a great big sand pit, just find a nice flat spot at the end of the day ;-)

Not unlike this......................

Hi Errol
Where do I start.

It will be the hardest Simpson venture to tackle. You will be doing it like the very first vehicle that went there-Reg Sprigg. It is very slow, first, second low range and when you are lucky enough for a few metres, into third, then back to first and second. Most days we averaged about 30 kilometres of travel, or slowest 22 kilometres. Expect lots of side wall punctures. It took 2 and a half days from the Colson Track to reach Geosurvey Hill, a distance of memory of just over 60 kilometres.

As for camping there were not a lot of what I would call good camping spots. A number of times, we would camp at the crest of a dune, other times there were good flat spots about the size of a cricket pitch.

From Geosurvey Hill, we headed still north east, then back down to the Geographical Centre of the Simpson. A lot of groups tend to head south from the Madigan Line, where you head south for about 20 odd kilometres down one of the swales - that is the easy way.

The most important factor to think very seriously about is if you have mechanical problems out there, that is where you vehicle will stay. It would be just about impossible to tow it out.

My group consisted of 5 vehicles - all diesel. Each vehicle had to carry 300 litres of diesel in total and 120 litres of water.

We were out in the Simpson for 15 nights, so this will give you an idea just how slow the trip is.

You must be 100% reliant on the use of GPS travel, as 90% of the way was 100% pure virgin desert crossing. When we did come across the odd old shot line, it was like heaven. Below are a few pictures out the terrain.

I wrote the trek notes her on EO, but feel free to ask any further questions.


Cheers

Stephen

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Thank's for all your replys. It is probably what I expected.
Errol