Day | August | Destination | Comments | km |
1 | 3 | Baldivis, Western Australia | First day, final car checks, documentation, form teams. First dinner at Golden Ponds. Tent camping or upgrade. |
0 |
2 | 4 | Bush camp past Hyden | Drive via Brookton Highway to Hyden, Wave Rock and then bush camp. | 400 |
3 | 5 | Kalgoorlie | Drive mainly on dirt to Coolgardie, then Kalgoorlie. Camping at Boulder Discovery Park. |
250 |
4 | 6 | Kalgoorlie | Rest day in Boulder/ Kalgoorlie – get supplies, sightseeing. | 0 |
5 | 7 | Laverton | Drive on sealed road to Laverton via Menzies and Leonara. Check into Laverton Caravan Park. Second Raid dinner at Laverton Caravan Park. |
400 |
6 | 8 | Yeo Lake Homestead | First day on Anne Beadell Highway, roads are reasonably good but sandy. | 200 |
7 | 9 | Bush camp | Approximately 50 km past Neale Junction, reasonably good dirt roads. | 240 |
8 | 10 | Bush camp | Drive to Ilkurka Roadhouse where fuel and supplies are available, then 69 km further to bush camp. | 185 |
9 | 11 | Bush camp | Drive to the Western Australia – South Australia border, then approximately 45 km to an unmarked bush camp. | 135 |
10 | 12 | Bush camp Vokes Hill Corner | Rough and/or corrugated roads. | 140 |
11 | 13 | Emu Junction | Drive to Anne’s Corner, then on to bush camp at Emu Junction. Roads are a little better. |
157 |
12 | 14 | Bush camp | Rough road in parts. Drive to bush camp near the Dog Fence. | 155 |
13 | 15 | Coober Pedy | Roads improving now, drive to Coober Pedy. Check into Oasis Tourist Park or upgrade. |
100 |
14 | 16 | Coober Pedy | Rest day, fix cars. sightseeing. | 0 |
15 | 17 | Coober Pedy | Rest day, fix cars, sightseeing. Third Raid dinner at a venue in Coober Pedy. |
0 |
16 | 18 | William Creek | Drive to William Creek. All dirt roads, but they are reasonably good. Stay at William Creek Camp Ground. |
166 |
17 | 19 | Marree | Drive on reasonably good dirt roads and camp at Marree Hotel. | 204 |
18 | 20 | Mungerannie | Drive on Birdsville Track to camp ground at Mungerannie Hotel. Fuel available. |
205 |
19 | 21 | Birdsville | Drive on Birdsville Track to Birdsville, camp in Birdsville Caravan Park, and get fuel and supplies. | 315 |
20 | 22 | Boulia | Drive to Bedourie then Boulia, much of this road will be sealed. Check into Boulia Caravan Park. |
383 |
21 | 23 | Winton | Drive to Winton via Middleton, roads are sealed and reasonably good. Stay at Winton Matilda Country Tourist Park. |
356 |
22 | 24 | 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 | 25 | 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. Stay at Longreach Tourist Park. |
180 |
24 | 26 | Barcaldine | Finish visiting the Longreach museums, then drive on sealed roads to Barcaldine. The main attraction there is the Australian Workers Heritage Centre. Stay at Barcaldine Tourist Park. |
105 |
25 | 27 | Emerald | Drive to Emerald on the Capricorn Highway via Jericho and Alpha. Check in to Emerald Cabin & Caravan Village. |
307 |
26 | 28 | Biloela | Drive on the Capricorn Highway, then Burnett Highway via Blackwater, Dingo, Dululu and then Biloela. Stay at Queensland Heritage Park. |
314 |
27 | 29 | Gayndah | Drive on the Burnett Highway via Monto and Eidsvold to Gayndah and check into “Pete’s Camp Ground” at 205 Tableland Road, Gayndah. | 236 |
28 | 30 | Gayndah | Rest day in Gayndah, followed by the Raid final dinner at the Golf Club in Gayndah. | 0 |
29 | 31 | Gayndah | Pack up gear and head home. | |
Total distance | 5,133 |