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Gunbarrel Highway, Gibson Desert (Warburton to Carnegie Station)

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Gibson DesertGibson Desert (Warburton to Carnegie Station)

Gunbarrel Highway

The desert road Len Beadell's crew built in the 1950s, driven today from Carnegie Station east past Everard Junction and then down the Heather Highway to the Great Central Road, with heavy corrugations, washouts and stony gravel. The abandoned section from Jackie Junction to Giles is not open to the public.

From Narangba3,690 km
TripExpedition
DifficultyModerate
Longest fuel gap550 km
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Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • corrugations
  • gravel
  • sand
  • rock
  • remote

Permits Ngaanyatjarra Council transit permit covering the Gunbarrel, Heather Highway and Great Central Road, plus a Central Land Council permit to continue into the NT.

Before you go Ring Carnegie Station to confirm fuel before you go; without it, Warburton to Wiluna is about 880 km with no fuel.

3,690 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

    Hundreds of kilometres of heavy corrugations and washouts with desert loads are hard on springs and shocks.

    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 · Storage & racks

    Fuel, water and food for up to 900 km without services need secure, balanced storage.

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  3. 3 · Recovery

    Sand, washouts and clay pans that bog after rain call for a full recovery kit.

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    • 4 · Tow & rear bars

      Two spares are the minimum here, and a rear wheel carrier holds the second plus jerry cans.

    • 5 · Lighting & 12V

      A dual battery keeps the fridge and satellite phone charged on long desert days.

    • 6 · Air intake

      Bulldust and fine desert dust are constant on the corrugated sections.

    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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