Inside Track

Birdsville Track was established during the 1880’s and was the main stock route between Marree in South Australia and Birdsville in Queensland. Back then, the route had taken approximately a month to complete and because of the long and harsh environment, many cattle didn’t survive the trip. The track these days is passable with many conventional vehicles and many people like to undertake the journey to discover the route the old stockman used to take.

There are two routes which heads into Birdsville from the south and that is the Outside and the Inside track. The Inside Track saves considerable distance than the more commonly used Outside Track, however the route traverses through some treacherous soils of Goyder Lagoon and must be undertaken by 4WD at all times. The biggest threat is from the floodwaters of Goyder Lagoon and Cooper Creek -- if northern monsoonal rain is excessive, flooding from Queensland's rivers will close the Inside Track and the Birdsville Track well into winter. Fortunately, this doesn't happen very often.

Fuel Supplies & Usage

Diesel	ULP	LPG
4cyl 756 litres	4cyl 871 litres	4cyl 1076 litres
6cyl 825 litres	6cyl 975 litres	6cyl 947 litres
8cyl 825 litres	8cyl 892 litres

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Services & Supplies

The following locations have various services And supplies:Birdsville Hotel

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