Trips / NT
South of Alice SpringsSouth of Alice Springs (Old South Road)
Chambers Pillar
A lone sandstone pillar rising out of the desert south of Alice Springs, reached on the unsealed Old South Road and then a 4WD-only track of deep sand drifts, steep jump-ups and rolling sandhills from Maryvale. There is no fuel after Alice Springs, about 330 km round trip.
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- sand
- dunes
- corrugations
Permits NT Parks Pass for interstate visitors; camping booked online through NT Parks.
Before you go Fill up in Alice Springs, the last fuel for the round trip of about 330 km, and check NT Parks alerts before you go.
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.
1 · Recovery
Deep sand drifts on the final section catch vehicles still at road pressure.
2 · Suspension & GVM
Jump-ups and sandy whoops need clearance and firm damping.
Build the suspension for your 4WDLift, load and the engineer's rules for your state, specced for the vehicle and what it carries.Build the suspension for your 4WD✓ In your 4WD's build · Change suspension- Pick your 4WD to see the dual battery parts that fitEach one is made for one vehicle, so they show once we know yours.
3 · Lighting & 12V
Most people camp to see the pillar at sunset and sunrise, so a dual battery runs the fridge overnight.
The trip asks for these; the rest of the rig is yours to choose. Build the whole rig for this trip.
