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Canning Stock Route, Western Desert (Wiluna to Halls Creek)

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Western DesertWestern Desert (Wiluna to Halls Creek)

Canning Stock Route

Roughly 1,850 km of sand track and around 900 dunes between Wiluna and Halls Creek, following the old stock wells across the Little Sandy, Gibson and Great Sandy deserts. Without a pre-ordered fuel drop at Well 23, the first fuel north of Wiluna is Kunawarritji, about 1,090 km away, so most vehicles run at or near their weight limits.

From Narangba4,250 km
TripExpedition
DifficultyHard
Longest fuel gap1,090 km
When to go
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Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • sand
  • dunes
  • corrugations
  • rock
  • remote

Permits Kuju Wangka Canning Stock Route permit (per vehicle, plus a trailer fee), applied for online; a separate Paruku permit for Lake Gregory; station fees for the Well 5 and Well 9 detours.

Before you go Confirm with Capricorn Roadhouse in Newman that the Well 23 fuel drop is running, and order yours ahead; without it, Wiluna to Kunawarritji is about 1,090 km with no fuel.

4,250 km by road from the workshop Narangba

What the trip asks of your 4WD

In the order a fitter would raise them, each with the reason. Up to three parts that fit for each, the first already chosen; swap any of them, or mark one you don't need.

Build it for your 4WD

Your rego or your model, and every part below is one that fits it. Until then you see the gear that fits any 4WD; the parts made for one vehicle wait for yours.

Rego · fastest

We look up the make, model, series and engine from the plate. We keep the plate and the vehicle details, never the owner’s, for 90 days, so you aren’t asked twice.

Make & model

  1. 1 · Suspension & GVM

    Fuel for 1,000 km, 100 L of water and two spares push most vehicles to their GVM, so upgraded springs and a GVM upgrade matter.

    Build the suspension for your 4WDLift, load and the engineer's rules for your state, specced for the vehicle and what it carries.

  2. 2 · Recovery

    Soft dune faces and clay pans after rain mean recovery tracks, a strap and a compressor get used, not just carried.

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  3. 3 · Storage & racks

    Weeks of food, water and fuel need secure, well-balanced storage for the dune whoops.

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    • 4 · Tuning & remaps

      Around 900 dunes climbed at low tyre pressure with a heavy load reward extra low-down torque.

    • 5 · Tow & rear bars

      A rear wheel carrier holds the second spare and jerry cans for the longest fuel gap in the country.

    • 6 · Lighting & 12V

      A dual battery and solar keep the fridge and communications running for three weeks.

    • 7 · Air intake

      Fine desert dust on the corrugated sections clogs a stock intake quickly.

    Each of these is made for one vehicle, so the parts show once we know yours.

The trip asks for these; the rest of the rig is yours to choose. Build the whole rig for this trip.

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