Oodnadatta Track
About the Oodnadatta Track
The Oodnadatta Track is an unsealed 617 km (383 mi) outback road in the Australian state of South Australia passing from Marree in the south-east to Marla in the north-west via Oodnadatta. Along the way, the track passes the southern lake of the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park, the settlements of William Creek and Oodnadatta, and Mound Springs (also known as Freeling Springs), Strangways Springs, and The Bubbler and Blanche Cup (Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs).
History and Heritage
The track follows a traditional Australian Aboriginal trading route. Along the Track are numerous springs feeding water from the Great Artesian Basin, the most accessible examples being the mound springs near Coward Springs (now in Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park). Later, because of the availability of water, the route was chosen for the steam-train powered Central Australia Railway, the original route of The Ghan.
Places to stay
There are some hotels along the track, in Marla, Oodnadatta itself and Marree in the south. Of couse, most travellers prefer to camp out under the stars in one of the beautiful camping spots along the track.
Things to do
There are heaps of fun activities to do on the Oodnadatta Track, you can take hikes to water holes and see amazing views, you can visit the Coward springs Campground and take a dip in the artesian-fed spa pool.