Our route has been agreed on and packing is now underway.
Our route will be;
| Day 1 (Saturday) depart about midday | Canberra -> Hay (transport section) | ~500km |
| Day 2 (Sunday) | Hay -> Hawker (transport section) | ~850km |
| Day 3 (Monday) | Hawker -> Marree via Flinders Rangers (sight seeing, visit Wilpena Pound and the gorges) | ~350km |
| Day 4 (Tuesday) | Marree -> Birdsville (Birdsville Track) | ~525km |
| Day 6 (Wednesday) | Day of rest Depending on conditions from Marree to Birdsville we will can stop and camp over night and take two days to do the trip. |
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| Day 7 (Thursday) | Travel out to Big Red (Simpson Desert) | |
| Day 8/9 (Friday/Saturday) | Birdsville Races | |
| Day 10 (Sunday) | Day of rest | |
| Day 11/17 (Monday/Sunday) | Travel home | |
Route travelling home will depend on conditions around Innamincka. Whilst in Birdsville we will talk with the locals in the know and decide if we try heading to Innamincka or back the way we came. We have all of the following week to travel home.
Goole Earth file: BirdsvilleTrip.kmz
