This track, known as the Cordillo Downs Road, passes the Cordillo Downs Homestead which was once Australia's largest sheep station with more than 85000 head of sheep. Travelling along the Cordillo Downs road means crossing the Sturt Stony Desert, a very remote area of South Australia. Although this track is the shortest way from Birdsville to Innamincka it’s not used very frequent.
The Cordillo Downs Road is rated as difficult
because it's not maintained very well and the surface is rough. After rain this
road may be impassable for days or weeks. It's important to check road-conditions
before leaving Birdsville or Innamicka.
Going from Birdsville to Innamicka (or vice
versa) via Cordillo Downs means one day
of driving. If you like, you can camp at the
banks of a Waterhole near Caldelga HS
ruins, but this is no official camping spot.
So be sure to be totally self sufficient.
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Total km |
426 km |
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Longest distances no PD |
Birdsville to Innamincka: 426 km |
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Degree of difficulty |
Difficult. (See text above) |
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General Stores: |
Birdsville and Innamincka |
| Time | 1day |
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Maps |
Westprint-Heritage Map: Birdsville Track and Strzelecki Track |
| Camping Spots | Birdsville, Innamincka, Caldelga Homestead |
Below, you will find pictures of the Cordillo Downs Road to give you an ideas of this track. I recommend the West-Print Heritage Map of the Birdsville and Strzelecki-Track.
 Caldelga
HS ruins at dawn. |
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 The
Cordillo Downs Road how it looks on many sections |
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 Sanddunes
along the Cordillo Downs Road |
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 Entering
the Innamincka Regional Reserve. About 100 km north of Innamincka, the Road
enters the Innamincka Regional Reserve. |
