Hi Guys,
I am heading up to
Lake Eyre in a few weeks for a very short trip, the main purpose being a scenic flight out of
Marree.
Does anyone know of any moderate/challenging 4wd tracks around the
Marree region that my friends and I could do on a short trip to
Lake Eyre? We are looking for something to take up a morning or afternoon 2 - 4 hours max. I have a mate who says he isn't going
home till he has given low range a bit of a run
The plan is:
Day 1: Drive Up to
Marree from
Adelaide
Day 2: Scenic Flight in the morning, drive out to
Lake Eyre Nth and probably
camp at Muloorina
Day 3: Drive up Ood Track to viewing point at the bottom of
Lake Eyre Sth, start heading back in
Adelaide direction.
Day 4: Drive back to
Adelaide from wherever we end up.
We were planning on driving between
Andamooka and
Farina on the way back however after ringing the Flinders and outback
visitors centre,
Mulgaria Station and the Dukes Bottle House in
Andamooka we don't think that is an option any more as we will run out of time. (see below for details of what I found out)
I know we could race back down to the Flinders but the main aim is to see
Lake Eyre so I don't want to be rushing back South after being there for just a day.
So does anyone have any ideas?
Cheers
Alex
Mulgaria Track Enquiries
Outback Tourist Centre
The property has been bought by BHP and the track is no longer maintained.
Drive is considered Extreme (person I spoke to said extreme about 7-8 times) and should only be attempted by experienced drivers in convoy.
Gave me the numbers of the other two
places to ring for myself.
Mulgaria Station
Just an answering machine message that states that the track is closed until further notice.
Margo from the Dukes Bottle House
Track is no longer being maintained.
It is no longer regularly travelled
In good conditions it used to take 4-5 hours, now we should allow much more time.
There are several serious washouts.
Last people she heard of going through a while ago made it but damaged their
suspension in the process. Bent a stabiliser bar or something like that. (driving too fast?)