Thread: 2017 Desert Trip

Oodnadatta to Birdsville using the French Line is around 670km. We hate that run so always have followed this set of tracks; Dalhousie to the junction of the French and Rig, South to the Rig Rd, follow that to the WAA and that to the Lone Gum, across to the Knolls Track to the French Line, to Poeppel Cnr then the QAA to Birdsville. Adds a day or two and some more fuel. Following that we would get our Prado to the Shell in Birdsville using around 135l of fuel

Will get around to doing it again with the D4 but after >20 crossings we have other places in Oz to explore now

Rob

Locked and loaded.
Just throw on swags in the morning and we are off to the Simpson.
Duratracs all round.

Returned home last night.
We did 5000kms.
Melbourne, along Oodnadatta Track to Dalhousie, to the junction of the French and Rig, South to the Rig Rd, follow that to the WAA and that to the Lone Gum, across to the Knolls Track to the French Line, to Poeppel Cnr then the QAA to Birdsville.
As suggested by RobA,
Oodnadatta to Birdsville over 850kms, used 145L, towing trailer.
4 fathers with 4 adult sons, fantastic group and experience.
Roads were reasonably busy, and very dug up especially going west.
I never got stuck, unlike my Toyota friends, once each.

Sounds like a great trip :-)
How did the Patriot go? Looks like you've matched your trailer wheels. Any chance you could let me know how you did that? Cheers

Scratch that. Just saw your other post