The
Birdsville Track is one of the more famous
outback roads in
Australia. The
514 km track runs from
Marree[?], a small town in to north of
South Australia, up across the
Strzelecki Desert[?] and ends in
Birdsville[?] in Southern
Queensland. In former years the track was of a very poor quality and suitable only for
four-wheel drive vehicles, but it has been upgraded to a fullscale dirt road and it is now a popular tourist route. It is also used by stock trucks carrying livestock. The area is extremely barren, dry and isolated, and anyone wishing to travel the track must carry fresh water, supplies, fuel, and spare parts for their vehicle with them in case of emergencies.
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