Plenty Highway — Alice Springs toBoulia.
Distance
745 km
Duration
2 days
Climb
700 m
Plenty Highway — Alice Springs to Boulia.
The Outback Way's eastern gravel run, linking Alice Springs to the Queensland channel country at Boulia. Bitumen for the first 170km, then formed dirt, bulldust and gem-fossicking fields through the Harts Range to the NT–QLD border. A classic self-sufficient outback crossing.
Quick facts
SurfaceMixed
Distance745 km
Days2
Total climb700 m
Fuel stops1 along route
DifficultyChallenging
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2 days, 2 moods.
A suggested split across 2 days with 5 waypoints to discover along the way.
Alice SpringsStart · Start in the Red Centre's hub. Fuel and provisions here, then head north-east onto the Plenty Highway — the Outback Way's eastern arm.
GemtreeFuel Stop · Caravan park and roadhouse where the bitumen soon ends. Zircon and garnet fossicking fields nearby — grab your last easy fuel.
Atitjere (Harts Range)Scenic Point · Community below the rugged Harts Range, long famed for gem fossicking. The gravel turns rocky and corrugated through here.
Tobermorey StationOvernight · Working cattle-station roadhouse at the NT–QLD border with fuel, camping and rooms. Bulldust and stony sections lead in — arrive before dark.
BouliaEnd · Cross into Queensland on the Donohue Highway to Boulia — home of the eerie Min Min Light and the famous camel races. End of the run.
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