FACTFact SHEET sheet Trans Australia Rail Access Trans Australia Rail Access Road Trail 15-20 DAYS Road Trail 11 days E IN Z IN A N G A S SEE A M 3600 KM ROUND TRIP "GUNBARREL" HWY APPRHWYOX. Carnegie Warburton Wiluna Tjukayirla Roadhouse MEEKATHARRA HWY NORTHERN Cue Cosmo Newbery Leinster Sandstone Mt. Magnet Laverton ROADS AND TRACKS IN THIS AREA SHOULD ONLY GREAT Leonora BE TRAVELLED BY PERSONS WITH EXPERIENCE IN OUTBACK DRIVING, WITH THE NECESSARY PERMITS, PLENTY OF FOOD AND WATER, SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, Kookynie SPARES, SATELLITE PHONE AND EPIRB. 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The opportunities along the way. road to go across the centre of Australia. 1865 kilometre outback adventure is perfect for the Gunbarrel Highway (approx. 830 kms) is a Aimconfident to end four yourwheel travelsdrive enthusiast early each who can handle The Gunbarrel Highway (approx. 830 popular 4WD route that directly connects afternoonthe challenge for of washaways,a relaxed heavycamping corrugations, Westernkms) is aAustralia popular to 4WD many route popular that directlytourist experience.stone, sand and This flood (approx.) plains. 1865 kilometre destinationsconnects Western in central Australia Australia. to many outbackParts of the adventure track are only suitableis perfect for for the Thepopular road travelstourist throughdestinations a very in isolated confidenthigh clearance four four wheelwheel drive drive vehicles enthusiast and should onlywho be attempted by confident drivers. andcentral unpopulated Australia. part of the Australian can handle the challenge of washaways, outback,The road travels with through towns a veryand isolated fuel stops and unpopulated far heavyPLANNING corrugations, stone, sand and andpart fewof the between. 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MC2787 Don’t get strandedRAC members save up to Need maps, guides, our entire range. atlases or aon GPS your for next trip.15% off Call RAC Travel on 1300 655 179, go to rac.com.au/holidayguides Join RAC Roadside Assistance today or pop into your local RAC Travel Centre your journey?call 13 17 03 or visit rac.com.au MRB 723 Fact sheet Trans Australia Rail Access Road Trail #30 drive series Permits: Before heading off into the remote desert administrative centre and offers day trips and walks to Warburton Ranges and the red sandy plains of the areas of Australia, you will need to obtain permits, various lookouts and historic attractions. Gibson Desert. A must-see is the Tjulyuru Cultural enabling you to travel through private and Aboriginal Any history of Wiluna has two threads, European and Civic Centre, which features the Tjulyuru Lands. Get more information about permits for that started with Surveyor Lawrence Wells in 1892 Regional Art Gallery and the Warta Shop. This Aboriginal Lands or visit the Australian National Four and the infinitely longer story of the Martu people. Centre reflects the vivid colours of their homelands Wheel Drive Council. And to ensure you enjoy a safe In 1896 gold was discovered, but Wiluna did not and exhibits an extensive collection of Indigenous and well-planned journey, be sure to take a look at peak until the advent on new mining technologies art, including beautiful paintings, artefacts, spinifex road safety and Important travel tips. in the 1930’s. From a population of 600 it quickly paper, baskets, art and glassware. For additional information about the Gunbarrel boomed to and excess of 9000 people. Accommodation options include cabins at the Highway, check out Shire of Wiluna website. Unfortunately the boom times only lasted ‘til the Warburton Roadhouse and caravan park where meals and a general store are also available. Suggested itinerary mid 1940’s and by 1963 the town was down to 90 persons. Since that time it has increased again, Once you arrive in Warburton the Connie Sue Day 1-3 » Perth to Kalgoorlie 600km mainly due to the growing number of Martu people Highway takes you south towards Rawlinna. Perth To Kalgoorlie, travel along the Great Eastern coming in from their traditional country. The Wiluna Start of Connie Sue Highway Highway following the “Golden Pipeline Trail” if you Walk Trails are the very best way to explore the have time explore the pipeline as it moves water heritage of Wiluna. Pick up at brochure from the DAY 9-13 » Warburton to Rawlinna 650km from Mundaring Weir in the Perth Hills to Kalgoorlie Shire office, post office, Caravan Park or shop and The Connie Sue Highway is an outback road that in the Goldfields. take a stroll around one of these new, fascinating, runs from Rawlinna on the Trans-Australian Railway to the Aboriginal community of Warburton on the Kalgoorlie to Wiluna 535km See the “Golden Quest well sign posted and informative walks Great Central Road. Approximately 650 km long Discovery Trail” for more details. Carnegie Station, 362.59kms West of Warburton. and running north-south, it lies entirely in the state Start of Gunbarrel Highway Named after a gold prospector, the station is a of Western Australia and crosses the Nullarbor Plain popular stopping point for refreshments, rest and DAY 4-8 » Wiluna to Warburton 885km and the Great Victoria Desert. Though officially refueling. The Station provides a limited range of The town of Wiluna is 966 kilometres northeast of named the Rawlinna-Warburton Road, it is better packaged supplies – some fresh depending on Perth and is situated on the edge of the desert at the known as the Connie Sue, after the daughter of Len availability. The homestead at Carnegie Station can gateway to the Canning Stock Route and Gunbarrel Beadell, a 20th-century surveyor and bushman. offer homestead accommodation in cabins or you Highway. Travelling east of Wiluna the main stop prior to can put up your tent. Visitors can use the kitchen Approximately halfway along this route is Neale Warburton is Carnegie Station, approx. 290kms east of and take a hot shower. If need be, minor mechanical Junction. The name Neale in ‘Neale Junction’ came Wiluna. repairs can be done. from Captain Frank Neale, a WW1 flying ace, who Wiluna is an old gold rush town in the Murchison region carried out private aerial surveys in the area from The Warburton (Ngaanyatjarra) Indigenous of Western Australia’s Golden Outback with a real bush 1930 to 1935 for a Donald McKay from Wallenbean community lies 950 kilometres north-east of atmosphere. At its peak the town was home to the NSW. The map was named in recognition of his Kalgoorlie and 1000 kilometres south-west of Alice biggest gold mine in Western Australia. Today, Wiluna is aerial work. Neale Junction is the junction of Connie Springs. It’s home to the largest of the Ngaanyatjarra chiefly a Martu Indigenous community. It has an active Sue Highway and Anne Beadell Highway. Anne Indigenous communities, the magnificent was Connie Sue’s mother. This road, like many Call 9436 4840, go to rac.com.au/greatdrives or pop into your local RAC Travel Centre Applecross 6150 6459 » Carousel 6150 6454 » Joondalup 9308 1600 » Mandurah 6150 6456 » Midland 6150 6468 » Morley 6466 2300 » West Perth 9436 4830 Fact sheet Trans Australia Rail Access Road Trail #30 drive series Len Beadell built, is a “highway” in name only. line in the defence of the nation to the Federal Highlights It is remote and does not carry regular traffic. Parliament and urged them to commence its » The Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail There is no available ground water and it is one construction without delay. Hence following the The Golden Quest Trail of the longest stretches in Australia between fuel introduction of a bill into Federal Parliament by the » Lake Ballard and the Antony gormley pumps. This road is not considered suitable for Minister for Home Affairs, King O’Malley, a vote for » Statues unprepared travellers. the new Transcontinental Railway was passed on » Gwalia and Hoover House 6th December 1911. Kitchener is 250 kilometres Rawlinna was the destination of Len Beadell and » National Parks, Reserves, his Gunbarrel Road Construction Party when they east of Kalgoorlie. conservation parks pushed the Connie Sue Highway south from the Zanthus: a remote outpost approximately » Salt lakes and gnamma holes siding through Neale Junction to Warburton in 1960.