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The Outback Travellers Track Guide (with Regional Roads and Public Access Roads)
Alice Springs to Boulia
The link between Central Australia and Outback Queensland is provided by the Plenty and Donohue Highways. This stretch of road was first built to allow cattle stations a means of transporting beef through road train access. Today, it is also a 'short-cut' for travellers from Boulia, Mt.Isa and other outback Queensland towns to get to Alice Springs and the'Red Centre' in a more direct way. The Plenty/Donohue highways are a long pathway through open plains, cattle stations and aboriginal communities. Several rivers and creeks which form the channel country need to be crossed through this diversity of country from red sand and clay to bulldust and gravel.
The Sectioned Maps will help you find everything of interest along the Track and point out potential road cautions in advance, supported by visual references, for the benefit of your safety.
Includes:
- Enlarged sections of track
- Track Notes
- GPS Coordinates
- Distances to and from your origin
- Photographic references
- Specific landmarks
- Elevations
- Fuel/Food/Water
- Camping & accommodation
- Emergency UHF radio channels
- Contact details
- Travellers log
- Road cautions
- Regional roads and tracks
- Flora along the track
For the traveller and explorer in us, this track guide provides a unique visual reference for both novice and experienced individuals, families and groups. Using photography, track notes and mapping, the Outback Travellers Track Guide is a companion to sheet maps, offering a closer look at what is out there, where to find it and how to get there safely. With the aid of sectioned, colour coded track information, cautions along the track are brought to your attention to hep avoid unnecessary problems. Hazards in the form of crests and dips in the road, creeks, floodways, river crossings and tight corners are highlighted to avoid potential accidents. Wandering stock and native animals can be road hazards at the most unlikely times, caution must be taken to look out for these animals. The Outback Tracks can be a beautiful experience if you slow down and take the time to stop and enjoy the geographical features and pioneering endeavours left as a reminder of the early spirit of adventure.
SERIES: Series 2 - Book 3
EDITION: 1st Edition
DIMENSIONS: 180 x 250mm
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FORMAT: Soft cover, Spiral Bound
PUBLISHED BY: Design Interaction
PUBLISHED DATE: 2007
ISBN: 978 0 9758002 3 2
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