Oodnadatta Track

Oodnadatta Track

South Australia
The Oodnadatta Track (depicted in blue)
Oodnadatta Track is located in South Australia
Northwest end
Northwest end
Southeast end
Southeast end
Coordinates
General information
TypeTrack
Length614 km (382 mi)[1]
Major junctions
Northwest end Stuart Highway
Marla, South Australia
 Birdsville Track
Southeast endThe Outback Highway
Marree, South Australia
Location(s)
RegionFar North[2]
Restrictions
Permitsnot required
Fuel supplyOodnadatta 27°32′55″S 135°26′54″E / 27.548684°S 135.448297°E / -27.548684; 135.448297
William Creek 28°54′24″S 136°20′20″E / 28.906615°S 136.338789°E / -28.906615; 136.338789
Marree 29°38′44″S 138°03′49″E / 29.645566°S 138.063621°E / -29.645566; 138.063621
FacilitiesAirstrips, charters at all towns, UHF Radio repeaters with 100 km range on various channels provide emergency contact with locals. Swimming pools and police stations at Oodnadatta and Marla
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The Oodnadatta Track is an unsealed 614 km (382 mi) outback road in the Australian state of South Australia, connecting Marla in the north-west via Oodnadatta to Marree in the south-east.[3] Along the way, the track passes the settlements of Oodnadatta and William Creek,[4] the southern lake of the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park, and mound springs known as Freeling Springs, Strangways Springs, and The Bubbler and Blanche Cup (Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs).[5]

Some maps show Oodnadatta Track as route D95, which, under the extended Australian alphanumeric road numbering system, belongs to a D road, a category distinct from a C road. However, the D95 is not signposted, as the Department for Infrastructure and Transport has a policy of not marking unsealed roads.[6]

  1. ^ "Oodnadatta Track" (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
  4. ^ "Oodnadatta Track: Wiliam Creek, Coward Springs & Pink Roadhouse" In Australien. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  5. ^ "About mound springs". Friends of Mound Springs. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Ozroads: South Australia". www.ozroads.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2023.