Great Desert Tracks Atlas & Guide

For over 20 years, Hema's Map Patrol has been mapping the interior of Australia. In this comprehensive guide to traversing Australia's desert regions, Hema takes you into the arid heart of Australia. Whether you are a desert lover, or just looking to tackle some of Australia's favourite 4WD destinations, this informative guide is an indispensable companion to those tackling Australia's great desert tracks. This edition includes handy track profiles showing elevations and distances as well as points of interest, camping areas and supply points in one easy-to-follow graphic. There's also plenty of essential pre-trip reading on how to prepare for your trek, safety in the outback and driving techniques, making this the must-have guidebook for travelling Australia's deserts and is perfect for anyone contemplating a Simpson Desert crossing.

Tracks featured include:

Anne Beadell Highway
Binns Track
Birdsvillle Track
Canning Stock Route
Connie Sue Highway
Finke River Gorge
Gary Highway
Gary Junction Road
Googs Track
Great Central Road
Gunbarrel Highway
Hay River Track
Innamincka
Madigan Line
Nyangumarta Highway
Old Ghan Railway Loop
Oodnadatta Track
Plenty Highway
Karlamilyi (Rudall River) National Park
Sandy Blight Junction Road
Simpson Desert
Strzelecki Track
Sturt National Park
Tanami Track
West MacDonnell Ranges to Uluru

Key Features

25 4WD Trips featured
Contains the complete set of Hema's Great Desert Tracks maps
Tracks coded by vehicle type with symbols showing towing suitability, GPS-surveyed roads and tracks that show fuel and provision availability
Track descriptions include permit information and contact details
Background information on geomorphology, major environments and ecosystems, and history
Track profiles showing elevations and distances as well as POIs, camping areas and supply points

Key Specifications

Edition: 5th

Publication Date: 14/09/18

Number of Pages: 336

Height: 297mm

Width: 215mm

Depth: 30mm

Weight: 1.2kg

Excellent Atlas if your a remote explorer

Desert maps

Very informative book. All the information needed to prepare for desert trips.

Great desert tracks

Binding will not last....writing is to small

Great Desert Tracks

This is now about 5 years old (published 1918). Lots of things change in that time. When can we expect an updated version?

Great Desert Road Book

I love the layout and information provided about the outback desert areas covered in this compilation of maps. I would love to see more detail though on the actual maps with regard to smaller track, alternate or less traveled tracks that are often not shown on the maps at all, and for alot of the smaller track lines shown it is hard to find their names.