| August | Destination | Comments | km |
| 1 | Baldivis | First day, scrutineering, form teams, first dinner. Tent camping or upgrade. | 0 |
| 2 | Bush camp past Hyden | Drive via Brookton Highway to Hyden, Wave Rock and then bush camp. | 400 |
| 3 | Kalgoorlie | Drive mainly on dirt to Coolgardie, then Kalgoorlie. Camping at camp ground. | 250 |
| 4 | Kalgoorlie | Rest day in Kalgoorlie - get supplies, sightseeing. | 0 |
| 5 | Laverton | Drive on sealed road to Laverton via Menzies and Leonara. Second Raid dinner at Laverton. | 400 |
| 6 | Yeo Lake Homestead | First day on Anne Beadell Highway, roads are reasonably good but sandy. | 200 |
| 7 | Bush camp | Approximately 50 km past Neale Junction, reasonably good dirt roads. | 240 |
| 8 | Bush camp | Drive to Ilkurka Roadhouse where fuel and supplies are available, then 69 km further to bush camp. | 185 |
| 9 | Bush camp | Drive to the Western Australia - South Australia border, then approximately 45 km to an unmarked bush camp. | 135 |
| 10 | Bush camp Vokes Hill Corner | Rough and/or corrugated roads. | 140 |
| 11 | Emu Junction | Drive to Anne's Corner, then on to bush camp at Emu Junction. Roads are a little better. | 157 |
| 12 | Bush camp | Rough road in parts. Drive to bush camp near the Dog Fence. | 155 |
| 13 | Coober Pedy | Roads improving now, drive to Coober Pedy. | 100 |
| 14 | Coober Pedy | Rest day, fix cars. sightseeing. | 0 |
| 15 | Coober Pedy | Rest day, fix cars, sightseeing, third Raid dinner at a venue in Coober Pedy. | 0 |
| 16 | William Creek | Drive to William Creek. All dirt roads, but they are reasonably good. | 166 |
| 17 | Marree | Drive on reasonably good dirt roads and camp at Marree Hotel. | 204 |
| 18 | Mungerannie | Drive on Birdsville Track to camp ground at Mungerannie Hotel. Fuel available. | 205 |
| 19 | Birdsville | Drive on Birdsville Track to Birdsville, camp in caravan park, and get fuel and supplies. | 315 |
| 20 | Boulia | Drive to Bedourie then Boulia, much of this road will be sealed. | 383 |
| 21 | Winton | Drive to Winton via Middleton, roads are sealed and reasonably good. | 356 |
| 22 | Winton | Sightseeing day in Winton: visit the Dinosaur Museum or the Dinosaur Stampede (110 km to the south) or visit the Waltzing Matilda Museum. | 0 |
| 23 | Longreach | Drive on sealed roads to Longreach, highlights here are the Qantas Founders Museum, the Stockmans Hall of Fame and the School of the Air. | 180 |
| 24 | Barcaldine | Finish visiting the Longreach museums, then drive on sealed roads to Barcaldine. The main attraction there is the Australian Workers Heritage Centre. | 105 |
| 25 | Emerald | Drive to Emerald on the Capricorn Highway via Jericho and Alpha. | 307 |
| 26 | Biloela | Drive on the Capricorn Highway, then Burnett Highway via Blackwater, Dingo, Dululu and then Biloela. | 314 |
| 27 | Gayndah | Drive on the Burnett Highway via Monto and Eidsvold to Gayndah and check into a caravan park. | 236 |
| 28 | Gayndah | Rest day in Gayndah, followed by the final Raid dinner at a venue in Gayndah. | 0 |
| Total distance | 5,133 |