The Madigan Line

StevenL uploaded some tracks some time ago. Very good for planning.

Track Logs Madigan Line and Hay River

I’ve been along Madigan a couple of times, Kevin, as well as one trip solo, where I only did Camps 1A-5 &Camp 16 to Annandale. It’s a good journey, except where folk chew up the western approaches to sandhills through a lack of commonsense & low tyre pressures.

Bob

There are 2 Treks that cover this area:

Simpson Desert via Geosurveys Hill and Hay River.

We had these published years before the use of the term "Madigan Line" become in vogue.
We just haven't got around to combining a new Trek of that name but guess we really should. Will add it to the list.

Obviously the tracks do appear on the EOTopo map.

travelled the full length of the Madigon about a mth ago with a group of 7 vehicles
compared to our last trip 2yrs ago it was so rough an chopped up all our vehicles got stuck several times
2 x LC200s 1 x LC79 1 Gq Nissan 2x Hiluxs an a Ranger all experienced off roaders
great trip though , only 2 punctures
cheers mechpete

Hi Kevin

Trevor David has a bit on the Madigan on this site. If you search Track Logs and enter Madigan Line a list will come up and Trevor David's is called " Warrnambool to Warrnambool ................" and takes in The Madigan Line route.
His post is " Madigan Line July18. Warrnambool to Warrnambool - NT"

He has some fuel figures .....

"Madigan Line MT Dare to Birdsville. Two Vehicles. 79 Series Cruiser six cylinder Diesel-1HD FTE used 120L approx. Hilux 2.7 Petrol 150 L approx. Track that time of the year was well defined. The approaches to the dunes badly chopped up with the sand being mostly firm, so basically low range up & over."

Not much other info, except for his trek map.

Cheers
Jim