Eastern End of WAA Line towards K1

Phil,

In July '17, while on Rig Road, we met a group of 6 vehicles, 2 towing campers, heading towards Warburton Crossing, after doing the WAA Line. They said they'd "had some trouble on a couple of dunes", but seemed in pretty high spirits. Perhaps the spirits were easily ingested?

In June '16, we headed south on Knoll's Track, and planned to do all the WAA Line, but were stopped by a large body of water only 2-3kms from Knoll's Track. Retreated to the Rig Road, then north on Erabena to WAA and did the western section. One vehicle had multiple attempts on one large dune, but otherwise was an uneventful journey across to the Rig Road.

WAA Line doesn't seem to get much traffic, much like the Rig Road?

Bob

Hi Phil,

I drove that route from east to west in June 2017. The track was in good condition and crossing the dunes was easy. The drive from Poeppel Corner down the K1 and across the Rig Road to the Knolls Track was pleasant, scenic and deserted. I did not see another vehicle. As Bob said there are some there are some good campsites at the northern end of the K1. I am about to drive that way again in a few days time so I can update the track conditions when I next have reception-probably in 2 weeks time.

I am currently in Birdsville. I drove across Madigans Line (good condition) to camp15, up the HayRiver Track to Lake Caroline ( excellent condition), back down Hay River to camp 16, Madigans Line across Adria Downs (good condition), then east on the QAA to Birdsville today. The dunes on the QAA are already badly scalloped and a misery to drive. The Eyre Creek crossing on the QAA was dry.

A suggestion for an experienced desert driver like you Phil. From Poeppel Corner consider driving up the Hay RiverTrack to Madigan camp 16 then follow Madigans Line across Adria Downs to the QAA. Some of the dunes between Madigan camps 16 and 18 are bigger than those on the QAA but are in better condition. I am about to head west that way later today.

Cheers,
John