Alternate journey ideas

If you get out to Innamincka, then maybe the Strezlekki, down to Maree and back via Wilpina Pound and Broken Hill.

Or Oddnadatta Track with a visit to Lake Eyre.

Hi Ruth and Chris

Like above but this would be my choice.

Keep to your original plans as far as Cameron Corner, but instead of heading to Innamincka, head down the Strez and take the detour up from Marree, and then up to take a ride on the Cooper Creek Ferry up on the Birdsville Track, then back down for the rest of your time in the Flinders.

If you have never been to the Flinders, then it is quite easy to spend all of your time there alone, they are magic with such a lot to see in the area. There are a number of very good pay "4X4" track in the Flinders, as well as countless drives that offer very contrasting scenery, from Bluebush cover plains to the native pine covered gorges.

Where ever you head for, you should have a great time.


Cheers


Stephen

Here is some of the many varied views that can be seen in the Flinders.

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Two weeks is not really long enough to do justice to a Simpson desert trip, I know plenty do it but they will drive virtually non stop for the two weeks. We've done about twenty odd crossings over the years and 3 weeks is ideal, we used to take the kids out of school for a week.
IF the desert is open then you will have an extra 60 odd k's for the Eyre creek detour as well.
I'd also suggest that you go in the opposite direction, west to Port Augusta (where you can resupply with fruit and veges as they can't be taken into BH from the east), then up to Coober Pedy, across to Dalhousie and then across the desert. If you want to do a Lake Eyre flight then go via William Crk and then up the Oodnadatta track.
Doing it this way you can get home from Birdsville in a few long days via Windorah, Cunnamulla etc at the end of the trip if you run short of time.