Simpson Desert track conditions.
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Just got back from a double crossing of the
Simpson Desert, and thought I'd share track conditions in order we took them. We were pushing hard to do the double crossing in 6 days. That was the original plan, and we did it. Only problem is that Mt. Dare didn't have Diesel until 24 hours after we arrived so we lost a day there. I'll write down the average track speed of each track that we did. The east-bound crossing we drove down to the
Bloods Creek track and then took a left at the windmill. It was a much easier track for our tyres due to all the rocks going the normal way. Took about the same time but averaged higher speed.
West-bound crossing:
QAA- 20
K1- 80
French line to
Rig Road intersection- 120
French line from
Rig Road intersection through to
Dalhousie Springs- 50
Dalhousie Springs to Mt. Dare- 40
East-bound crossing:
Mt Dare to
Dalhousie Springs via
Bloods Creek line- 60
Dalhousie Springs to
Rig Road intersection- 50
Rig road & WAA line through to Knolls track- 25
Knolls track up to French line- 30
French line eastbound to K1- 15
K1 Northbound- 80
QAA eastbound- 15
The French line is much worse going eastbound mainly because of the undulations up the west side of the dunes.
I hope this helps with your trip planning and make sure you stop at
Dalhousie Springs for a bit!