Track conditions - Goog's Track and Anne Beadell Highway

Just got back from trip including Googs Track, South to North. Should be no problem. Tyre pressures main issue. 20psi or lower and you will have no worries. Saw a couple of people going up with camper trailers on.

We then did Anne Beadell Highway coming in from Cook up to EMU via Volks Hill CNR. Saw some people with a Coromal Off Road Van going across to Perth

Anne Beadell Highway ABOMINABLE!!!! Very heavily rutted all the way. You should still do it OK but will be rattly!!

Good luck!

G'day...Yes I just came of the Anne Beadell as I crossed West to East and then up the Oodnadatta track to Alice and yes the AB was Badly corrugated and slow going with tire pressures down to 20 and 25 psi in my Troopy and we made across in 8 days, and as for the OT it was quite good and i was able to drive at a comfortable 80 to 90 k's with tire pressures back up to highway pressures.

Enjoy !

Hi Christelle

We were out along sections of the Anne Beadell again a few weeks ago and things are the same, and no real big deal if you know what to expect and drive to the conditions.

Speed and tyre pressure will be your best friend. On our Prado, I was running 18psi front and 20psi rear and speeds will vary between 20 - 40 kph. Your 200 series will eat up the conditions with ease providing you drop tyre pressures and your speed. Yes the SA side is by far the worst and conditions will greatly improve just before Ilkurlka.

It is still one of my favourite Deserts and we will be out there again next year. The flowers were great east before Emu and were starting to come out in full heading further west, so it should be looking unreal when you are out there.

If you have not been out there before hare are a few images of what the desert was like when we were out there in mid August.
















I could go on and on, so I will leave the rest to you.

Have a great trip and you will want to do it again.



Cheers



Stephen

Grizzle, Walter and Stephen,

Thank you very much for the replies. We were expecting to have to lower the tyre pressures substantially, and will also reduce the tyre pressures on the trailer (probably to the same pressures we expect to run in front). We've allowed a month for the round trip, but crossing the Nullarbor will take some time, since we have never been further east than Israelite Bay, and the caves and cliffs on th Bight look amazing.

Stephen, your photos make me want to leave tonight already -- it's a real pity that we need our jobs to pay for our adventures! These photos do not show the bad corrugations mentioned...

Is there still some water left in Lake Eyre, or has the level dropped significantly? If there is still water left, we would like to do a quick plane trip to see it, and we don't know when the opportunity will present itself again.

How much fuel did you use crossing the ABH? I expect to use a bit more than the Prado, but possible comparable with the

I look really forward to this trip. It's been a few months in planning and now it's finally just seven sleeps!

Again, thanks for the info. I will try to revise the earlier bits of our plan so that we can plant to spend at least 8 days on the ABH, rather than the 6 in our current plan...

Regards, and thanks,
Christelle