The Bore Track is a 4WD track in

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roughly following the

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border from Cameron Corner to Innamincka. It is a narrow, rarely used, scenic alternative to the

Strzelecki Track Strzelecki Track is a mostly unsealed outback track in South Australia, linking Innamincka to Lyndhurst. History The track was pioneered by stockman, drover and cattle thief. Harry Readford, iin 1870, who stole drove 1,000 head of c ...

, passing through sand dunes and clay pans of the Strzelecki Desert. It is a good preparation for the longer traverse of the Simpson desert. There are gas fields, pipelines and bores for which the track is the historic access and after which it is named.

Navigation

The best planning for the trip is to download a GPS track, otherwise navigation may be demanding between the many dead ends and commercial pipeline service roads. Good maps are an asset. Parts of the track may be deep dry sand. Coming from Tibooburra it is worth stopping at the Corner Store of Cameron Corner which is the meeting point of

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and

. Follow west until the narrow track takes off at

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towards the north, passing a dry lake. The southern part of the track goes over farm land with cattle here and there, often around water tanks with windmills. The track ends east of Innamincka, where it is only a short drive to the permanent Cullyamurra water hole of

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. Update: the southern section, Bollards Lagoon to the Moomba Rd is now closed to the public.

Camping

Fuel and water should be filled for the number of days planned. Although

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to Innamincka could be made easily in a day.

Wildlife

Especially after rain, the desert flourishes for months with yellow flowers on the dunes and high grass land in the dips. A few small trees or bushes scatter over the landscape and give protections for many birds. Swarms of green and yellow budgerigars can be observed in the evening hours, which are here in their most natural habitat. There may be

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s and

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s around which can either be seen directly of by reading their trace in the sand.

References

External links

Aerial Video of Innamincka and the Strzelecki Desert

Mud map

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Navigation

Camping

Wildlife

See also

References

External links