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WSC Route Details
Location |
What | Reading |
|---|---|---|
0.0 |
Esplanade Novatel Hotel | |
0.4 |
Roundabout 1 - TURN RIGHT | |
0.6 |
TL1 | |
0.8 |
Roundabout 2 - STRAIGHT | |
0.9 |
TL2 | |
1.3 |
TL3 | |
2.3 |
TL4 | |
3.5 |
TL5 | |
4.2 |
TL7 - Ludmilla Suburb sign | |
5.1 |
TL8 drive under Flyover GO STRAIGHT | |
5.9 |
TL9 RAF Base Turnoff | |
9.2 |
TL10 Hook Road??? | |
10.7 |
TL11 Amy Johnson Ave??? | |
12.7 |
TL12 Berrimah Rd??? | Petrol |
15.9 |
TL13 McMillan Rd | |
19.9 |
TURN LEFT to Stuart Hwy, Do not go through lights | |
21.0 |
TL14 | |
21.9 |
TL15 | |
25.2 |
TL16 Howard Springs | |
47.1 |
Litchfield Park turn off (on right) | |
49.5 |
"No Speed Limit" sign | Note 1 |
62.0 |
Acacia turn off (on right) | Town |
68.0 |
Overtaking Lane 1 | Note 2 |
84.8 |
Bachelor turn off | |
111.9 |
Adelaide River | Town |
141.0 |
Overtaking Lane 2 | |
145.3 |
Rest Area | * |
145.8 |
Hill 1 - 1.7km | |
147.5 |
End of Hill 1 | |
160.2 |
Douglas Hot Springs turn off | |
168.0 |
Hill 2 - 4.1km | |
168.9 |
Hayes Creek | Town |
172.1 |
End of Hill 2, Start of THE HILL 1.9km | |
174.0 |
End of THE HILL | |
191.6 |
Emerald Springs | Town |
222.3 |
Pine Creek Turnoff (on right) | |
257.7 |
Overtaking Lane 3 | |
269.2 |
Overtaking Lane 4 (divided road) to 833.0 | |
297.8 |
Optus Mobile Reception (Katherine) | |
311.5 |
Katherine | Town |
341.0 |
Cutta Cutta Caves Turnoff | |
360.1 |
Truck Bay 1 - Picnic Table | |
401.3 |
Truck Parking 2 | |
416.7 |
Mataranka | |
419.3 |
Depart from Stuart Highway | |
| no mobile | ||
| Mataranka Homestead - Hot Springs (7km off Hwy) | ||
| depart | ||
419.3 |
Rejoin Stuart Highway | |
452.6 |
Parking 3 - Picnic Table | |
491.0 |
Larrimah | hotel |
498.4 |
Parking 4 | |
509.4 |
Parking 5 | |
527.3 |
Maryfield Station Turnoff + Parking Bay 6 | |
530.3 |
Historic Site Parking | * |
538.9 |
Side Bar Parking 7 | |
579.2 |
Daly Waters turnoff + Park Bay 8, 4km to right | Town |
582.8 |
Boorroloan turnoff + Petrol Station | |
599.4 |
Truck Park Bay 9 | |
618.3 |
Top Springs Turnoff + Park Bay Sun @ 30-40 deg | |
626.1 |
Dunmarra | Town |
653.0 |
Small Parking Bay 10 + Historic Marker | |
662.0 |
Park Bay 11 (no camping) | |
675.1 |
Cattle Grid 1 (CG) | |
694.3 |
CG2 | |
696.3 |
Parking Bay 12 (small) | |
700.3 |
Parking Bay 13 | |
702.6 |
Newcastle Waters Turnoff | |
703.3 |
Parking 14 (Picnic, Camping) | |
724.4 |
CG3 | |
725.3 |
Elliot | Town |
727.6 |
CG4 | |
767.4 |
Parking Bay (small) 15 | |
778.2 |
CG5 | |
802.8 |
CG6 | |
809.4 |
CG7 | |
813.6 |
Parking Bay 16 | |
816.5 |
Renner Springs (Expensive Fuel) | Roadhouse |
823.8 |
Dud parking bay (poor) | |
824.6 |
Parking Bay 17 (best) | |
833.0 |
Parking Bay 18 (high and dry) | |
838.1 |
Parking Bay 19 | |
841.8 |
CG8 | |
848.6 |
Truck Parking 20 | |
863.5 |
CG9 | |
866.8 |
Small Parking Bay 21 | |
874.9 |
Small Parking Bay 22 (houses/homestead) | |
875.8 |
Small Parking Bay 22 (pt 2) | |
891.7 |
Parking Bay 23 | |
904.3 |
Parking Bay 24 (Picnic Table, Water Tank) | |
911.4 |
CG10 | |
950.9 |
Three Ways | Roadhouse |
974.3 |
Tennant Creek | Town |
974.3 |
Tennant Creek | |
990.7 |
Parking Bay 25 | |
1001.5 |
Parking Bay (Picnic Table) 26 | |
1004.1 |
Parking 27 | |
1034.2 |
Parking 28 | |
1061.5 |
Parking (Picnic) 29 | |
1062.8 |
Truck Parking 30 | |
1076.1 |
Devil's Marbles Turnoff (short drive from road) | |
1076.1 |
Rejoin Stuart Hwy | |
1087.6 |
Wauchope | Town |
1104.9 |
Wycliffe Well | Town |
1122.9 |
Parking Bay 31 | |
1149.8 |
Parking Bay 32 | |
1156.2 |
Parking Bay (Picnic Table) 33 | |
1176.1 |
Scattered low cloud + thickening high cloud | |
1195.4 |
Barrow Creek | Hotel? |
1195.4 |
Barrow Creek | |
1195.4 |
Barrow Creek (we circled 0.6km) | |
1323.3 |
CG11 | |
1352.1 |
Parking Bay 34 | |
1376.3 |
CG12 | |
1382.0 |
Stuart Memorial + Parking | |
1386.7 |
CG13 | |
1401.9 |
CG14 | |
1402.2 |
Ti Tree (Expensive Fuel) | |
1403.4 |
CG15 | |
1420.1 |
CG16 | |
1445.7 |
Pine Tree X-Road, Parking 35 | |
1448.7 |
Picnic Table + Parking 36 | |
1452.7 |
CG17 | |
1461.1 |
Aileron Rt Turn off (no service from here to Alice Springs) | |
1467.0 |
Small Parking 37 | |
1476.3 |
Potential campsite 38 | |
1481.5 |
CG18 | |
1483.4 |
Small Parking 39 | |
1494.8 |
Sun @ approx 30 degrees elevation | |
1500.7 |
Parking 40 + Picnic Table | |
1526.4 |
CG19 | |
1528.7 |
Truck Parking 41 | |
1536.5 |
Parking 42 | |
1549.0 |
CG20 | |
1563.2 |
Tropic of Capricorn + Parking 43 | |
1572.7 |
Truck Parking 44 | |
1574.8 |
CG21 | |
1581.3 |
Roadside Parking 45 | |
1587.5 |
Parking 46 | Street Lights |
1589.7 |
Alice Springs | |
1590.6 |
Information Bay | |
1590.6 |
Depart Mount Nancy Motel $85/four people | |
1593.2 |
TLA1 | |
1593.4 |
TLA2 | |
1593.9 |
TLA3 | |
1595.3 |
TLA4 | |
1596.6 |
Roundabout A1 (Tom Brown), Take 3rd exit for Stuart Hwy | |
1598.6 |
Stop to photograph Todd River (not mandatory) | |
1603.4 |
Winery Turn Off to left | |
1604.4 |
TURN RIGHT TO STAY ON STUART HIGHWAY!! | |
1605.0 |
Railway Crossing 1 | |
1606.5 |
Railway Crossing 2 | |
1608.7 |
CG22 | |
1622.5 |
CG23 | |
1632.5 |
Parking 47 | |
1651.6 |
Parking 48 (BBQ, Picnic) | |
1669.6 |
Rainbow Valley Turnoff (4WD Only) | |
1676.4 |
Truck Parking 49 | |
1683.9 |
Stuarts Well | Roadhouse |
1689.4 |
Parking 50 (Monument) | |
1702.4 |
Truck Parking 51 | |
1717.0 |
Parking 52 (Water) | |
1722.1 |
Kings Canyon Turnoff Right (180km dirt roads) | |
1734.1 |
Parking 53 | |
1739.4 |
Truck Parking 54 | |
1758.1 |
Parking 55 (Picnic Water) | |
1760.6 |
Hazy clouds covering the sky | |
1763.5 |
Truck Parking 56 | |
1790.5 |
Erldunda, Desert Oaks Roadhouse, Uluru turnoff | Roadhouse |
| Road to Ayres Rock = 244km | ||
| Emu Walk Apartments $424/night, sleep 4-6 | ||
| Cheaper and more expensive available | ||
| Entrance to Park $16.35 per person for 3 days | ||
| Book Accomodation Ahead | ||
| Drove approx 160km while there | ||
| Depart Ayers Rock Resort | ||
1790.5 |
Rejoin Hwy, depart Erldunda | |
1809.1 |
Truck Parking 57 | |
1841.5 |
Truck Parking 58 (long, 0.5km) | |
1844.8 |
Truck Parking 59 (small) | |
1864.0 |
Kulgera Roadhouse | Roadhouse |
1868.2 |
Parking Bay 60 (detour by 1.6k?) | |
1872.5 |
Parking Bay 61 | |
1884.0 |
Roadside Stop 62 | |
1884.3 |
State Border (picnic, water) | |
1890.8 |
CG24 | |
1915.3 |
Truck Parking 63 | |
1922.7 |
Parking 64 Marryat (Restaurant) | |
1926.7 |
CG25 | |
1934.7 |
CG26 | |
1939.9 |
CG27 | |
1946.2 |
CG28 | |
1950.1 |
CG29 | |
1956.8 |
Roadside Parking 65 (Picnic - good) | |
1959.0 |
CG30 | |
1966.2 |
CG31 | |
1978.1 |
CG32 | |
1988.1 |
Truck Parking 66 (Wet due to heavy rain) | |
1995.1 |
Small Parking 67 (Wet) | |
1996.8 |
CG33 | |
1997.4 |
Parking 68 (Wet - Rain stopped about here) | |
2005.5 |
CG34 | |
2019.9 |
CG35 | |
2025.1 |
CG36 | |
2039.8 |
CG37 | |
2040.9 |
Marla Roadhouse (Oodnadatta Turnoff on left) | Raodhouse |
2041.5 |
CG38 | |
2045.6 |
CG39 | |
2053.3 |
CG40 | |
2057.4 |
CG41 | |
2067.6 |
CG42 | |
2074.5 |
CG43 | |
2074.8 |
Parking 69 (picnic) | |
2083.8 |
CG44 | |
2093.1 |
CG45 | |
2102.2 |
CG46 | |
2111.3 |
CG47 | |
2119.9 |
CG48 | |
2120.5 |
Cadney Homestead | Roadhouse |
2127.5 |
CG49 | |
2133.5 |
CG50 | |
2141.7 |
CG51 | |
2146.3 |
CG52 | |
2161.6 |
CG53 | |
2162.3 |
Truck Parking 70 (picnic) | |
2176.4 |
CG54 | |
2180.8 |
Truck Parking 71 on right (bins) | |
2197.3 |
Pootnoura rest area 72 (picnic, shelters) | |
2230.7 |
CG55 | |
2267.6 |
Truck Parking on Right (bins) 73 (exposed) | |
2270.5 |
1st turnoff to Coober Pedy | |
| Best Western Underground Motel sleeps 4 | ||
| $110/night cash, $128/night card, drove 30km while here | ||
2270.5 |
Depart Coober Pedy (Sunny weather) | |
2308.5 |
CG56 | |
2317.1 |
Truck Parking 74 | |
2339.9 |
CG57 | |
2361.4 |
Parking 75 picnic | |
2366.2 |
CG58 | |
2377.8 |
CG59 | |
2384.7 |
Truck Parking 76 | |
2386.8 |
CG60 | |
2396.3 |
CG61 (Belgamia Station) | |
2397.7 |
Truck Parking 77 (Picnic) | |
2403.5 |
CG62 | |
2412.8 |
CG63 | |
2436.3 |
CG64 | |
2437.7 |
Picnic Parking 78 | |
2448.5 |
Parking Bay 79 | |
2456.2 |
CG65 | |
2458.1 |
Parking 80 | |
2482.3 |
CG66 | |
2492.4 |
CG67 | |
2494.1 |
Parking 81 (little) | |
2502.9 |
CG68 | |
2505.2 |
CG69 | |
2514.0 |
Suspicious Parking Bay 82 | |
2516.6 |
CG70 | |
2521.1 |
Glendambo Roadhouse | Town |
2526.7 |
CG71 | |
2533.3 |
CG72 | |
2539.0 |
CG73 | |
2546.2 |
Parking 83 | |
2548.7 |
CG74 | |
2552.4 |
CG75 | |
2556.7 |
CG76 | |
2567.1 |
CG77 | |
2589.9 |
Parking 84 (picnic) | |
2593.3 |
Rest Area 85 (Lake Hart Salt Flat) | |
2607.9 |
Picnic Parking 86 (good) | |
2608.7 |
CG78 | |
2613.6 |
Parking 87 (better photo spot) | |
2621.1 |
CG79 | |
2631.4 |
CG80 | |
2633.6 |
Pimba | Town |
2637.3 |
CG81 | |
2645.1 |
CG82 | |
2651.1 |
Parking 88 | |
2660.2 |
CG83 | |
2668.3 |
CG84 (missed then guessed from GPS coord) | |
2672.8 |
CG85 | |
2683.6 |
CG86 | |
2702.1 |
Parking 89 (picnic) | |
2705.9 |
CG87 | |
2710.5 |
Parking 90 | |
2719.6 |
CG88 | |
2723.1 |
Parking 91 | |
2728.7 |
CG89 | |
2735.9 |
CG90 | |
2742.6 |
Rest Area 92 (photo) | |
2743.5 |
CG91 | |
2751.0 |
CG92 | |
2752.0 |
Parking 93 | |
2752.0 |
Rail Crossing 3 | |
2759.2 |
Parking 94 | |
2761.1 |
CG93 | |
2768.9 |
Parking 95 | |
2771.1 |
CG94 | |
2777.4 |
CG95 | |
2778.6 |
Parking 96 | |
2782.7 |
CG96 | |
2788.7 |
Parking 97 | |
2792.2 |
CG97 | |
2795.6 |
CG98 | |
2800.2 |
Parking 98 (Arid Lands Botanic Gardens lookout) | |
2800.8 |
Parking 99 | |
2801.2 |
Port Augusta 60km/h zone | Town |
2802.2 |
LEFT TURN TOWARDS ADELAIDE | |
2802.6 |
TLPA1 (Pedestrian Crossing) | |
2802.9 |
TLPA2 | |
2803.5 |
Bridge | |
2804.1 |
TLPA3 | |
2804.7 |
TLPA4 (Carlton Pde) | |
2810.3 |
Turnoff Quorn-Hawker | |
2841.8 |
Overtaking Lane 5 (ends 572.6) | |
2848.6 |
Parking 100/Fuel (PAR100 in GPS) | |
2849.0 |
Bush Camp Caravan Park | |
2850.2 |
Parking 101 (PARC01 in GPS) | |
2850.9 |
Mt Remarkable Turnoff | |
2869.5 |
Murraytown turnoff | |
2870.3 |
Pt Germain Turnoff | |
2873.3 |
Truck Parking 102 | |
2885.0 |
Parking 103 | |
2887.2 |
Fuel 104 | |
2888.1 |
Pt Pirie Turnoff/Caravan Park | |
2892.7 |
Fuel/ Parking 105 | |
2897.5 |
Warnertown Caravan Park | |
2899.4 |
Overtaking Lane 6 (ends 630.3) | |
2902.3 |
Laura Turnoff/Gladstone on Left | |
2905.6 |
Overtaking Lane 7 (ends 637.1) | |
2909.6 |
Crystal Brook/Clare Turnoff on Left | |
2919.6 |
Parking 106 | |
2934.9 |
Redhill/Brinkworth Turnoff on left | |
2958.2 |
Parking 107 (Picnic) | |
2961.3 |
Snowtown | Roadhouse |
2963.3 |
Railway Crossing 6 | |
2967.2 |
Overtaking Lane 8 (ends 698.2) | |
2977.6 |
Parking 108 (photo) | |
2979.1 |
Lochiel | Town |
2980.0 |
Clare Turn off on left | |
2983.0 |
Parking 109 (picnic) | |
2983.8 |
Overtaking Lane 9 (ends 715.2) | |
2985.4 |
Parking 110 | |
3007.2 |
Parking 111 | |
3008.1 |
Yorke Peninsula Turnoff on Right | |
3009.9 |
Pt Wakefield | |
3013.0 |
Overtaking Lane 10 | |
3020.9 |
Truck Parking 112 (Picnic) | |
3034.2 |
Wild Horse Plains turnoff on left | |
3041.6 |
Windsor Turnoff on right | |
3043.4 |
Truck Parking 113 | |
3045.6 |
Dublin on Right | Roadhouse |
3057.5 |
Lower Light | Roadhouse |
3067.2 |
Two Wells turn on left | Town |
3084.1 |
TLAD1 (FINISH?) (Waterloo Corner Rd) | |
3086.5 |
TLAD2 Bolivar Road | |
3091.6 |
TLAD3 Globe Derby Drive | |
3092.9 |
TLAD4 Salisbury Hwy (Underpass/Flyover) | |
3094.8 |
TLAD5 Churchill Road | |
3115.2 |
TLAD6 Diagonal Rd | |
| Town = Service, Accomodation, Food | ||
| TL = Traffic Light | ||
| CG = Cattle Grid | ||
| Note 1 - No Optus Reception/Telstra CDMA Reception OK | ||
| Note 2 - Telstra CDMA Intermitent |