Oodnadatta Track
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The Oodnadatta Track (), Australia is an unsealed 406 kilometre track between Marree and Oodnadatta crossing the Tirari Desert in South Australia. It passes the southern lake of the Lake Eyre National Park.
The track is a traditional aboriginal trading route. Along the route are a series of springs feeding water from the Great Artesian Basin - the best remaining example is the mound springs found near Coward Springs. Later, because of the availability of water, the route was chosen for the Central Australian Railway, the original route of The Ghan. Remnants of the many railway sidings and telegraph repeater stations are still along the track - one of the best preserved is the [Coward Springs Campground] - complete with natural artesian spa. Today, the Oodnadatta Track roughly follows the former railway line, and is passable to most vehicles but a 4-wheel-drive is preferable.
See also
External links
- ["Tracking History to Oodnadatta"] by Roderick Eime
- Oodnadatta Track by Bicycle (2005) [link]
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