Nullarbor Plain Crossing — Norseman to Ceduna via the EyreHighway.
Distance
1,200 km
Duration
3 days
Climb
800 m
Nullarbor Plain Crossing — Norseman to Ceduna via the Eyre Highway.
The Eyre Highway crossing — 1,200km of straight road across the world's largest single piece of limestone bedrock. The Nullarbor (Latin for 'no trees') is treeless, almost waterless, and rolls for hours with no curves. Includes the 90 Mile Straight — Australia's longest piece of straight road at 146.6km. Plan fuel carefully: roadhouses are 100–200km apart and prices double across the Plain. Carry water, allow for crosswind buffer, and ride east-bound for tailwinds.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance1,200 km
Days3
Total climb800 m
Fuel stops2 along route
DifficultyModerate
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3 days, 3 moods.
A suggested split across 3 days with 7 waypoints to discover along the way.
Norseman WAStart · Start of the Eyre Highway. Last full town in WA before the crossing. Fuel, water, and tyre check before heading east. Service stations are 100–200km apart from here on.
CocklebiddyOvernight · Overnight at Cocklebiddy Roadhouse, 470km from Norseman with only Balladonia and Caiguna in between. Cocklebiddy Cave is the world's longest cave dive at 6.4km. The 90 Mile Straight finishes here.
MundrabillaFuel Stop · Tiny halt at the foot of Madura Pass. Fuel and breakfast before the climb up the Hampton Escarpment to Eucla.
Eucla WAScenic Point · Site of the half-buried Old Telegraph Station, overrun by drifting dunes since the 1920s. Lookout over the Great Australian Bight cliffs. Last fuel in WA.
Border Village SAOvernight · Overnight at the WA/SA border. Clocks jump 1h45m forward. The fibreglass kangaroo 'Rooey II' greets riders. Quarantine checkpoint heading east — no fruit, honey, or vegetables.
Nullarbor RoadhouseFuel Stop · Mid-morning fuel and rest. Whale watching at the Head of the Bight 20km north (May–October — Southern Right Whales calve in the shallows). The Bunda Cliffs extend 200km east from here.
Ceduna SAEnd · End at Ceduna on the Eyre Peninsula. The quarantine checkpoint marks the eastern edge of the Nullarbor. Fresh oysters at the Smoky Bay turnoff. A cold beer well-earned.
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