Finke to Chambers Pillar

Yeah, there's a track off to your left just after Bundooma.......It is blackfella land though. Technically your tresspassing.

errrr.....that would be left when your heading North!

Sorry , just rechecked that and it is only 5ks before the main road .
Cheers Des.

Hi Des

We are heading that way this year also.

What is difficult about the "shortcut" that's 15Ks short of Rodinga?

Phil

Hi, Phil. the turn off ,(S24 39.865 E 134 08.573) I mentioned is before the main turn off to Maryvale and it is only 5ks before the new road (S 24 38.893 E 134 08.185) ( these can be seen on Google Earth easily) the turn off follows a fenceline to Maryvale and there are a few tracks wandering about, but on the GPS it showed us which one we were on, we started on the wrong one which petered out and then switched over, It is ony about 8ks to Maryvale.

As mentioned before the turn off at Bundooma is the old road to Alice Well, but then the track north to Maryvale from there is thru the mission property, and not recommended.

Watch out for stray dog spikes on the road up, but a good drive ( Not just after the Race , did that once , not again).

Cheers Des.

Des

I can see the road going almost due east to Maryvale. The Zone 53 map shows it and has good detail of the area. As usual its accuracy these days is doubtful.

Always looking for somewhere different to go. Love that neck of the woods and eagerly anticipating our first visit.

I should have said this earlier. We have a 2005, 100 series 4.2td that is self sufficient, capable and reliable. We are also not novices to 4WD. That area yes but not 4WD.

Phil

No worries Phil, have a great trip, we hope to get to Finke in June this year again.
Cheers Des.

Gday Des,
Do you realise The Finke Desert race is in June? You said you once did the track after the race , but not again?

Hi Hairy, yes we usually go up for the race but we will only go to Finke this year and then head home from there, the first trip we followed the sweep car up and it was shocking , by the time we got to Alice it was dark and soo dusty.
last time we waited and went up to Maryvale and then over to Chambers Pillar.
then across the Hugh stock route and down home that way.
Cheers Des.

We will be going through there before the race so not a problem. Our mechanic, Ritchie Cole, has competed in the race a few times but I don't know if he is going again. We are not as young as we once were. I better book the car in for a service and pre-trek check up early.

We may also after the Pillar head over to the Simpson the long way via Impanda and hopefully time it to see the Ghan we went to the Kimberley with the car on the Ghan and saw some cars on that track. It's a bit of a model train enthusiast thing guys.

Thanks again

Phil

Plan your trip before the Finke desert race and the road will be much better.

Alan

Love the slide show Pete. Just something else I will have to learn to do!
Rob

Gday,
I dont know why everyone has this thing about railway spikes? Never yet heard of anyone having a problem with them?