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Mereenie Loop (Red Centre Way), West MacDonnell Ranges to Kings Canyon

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West MacDonnell Ranges to Kings Canyon

Mereenie Loop (Red Centre Way)

The unsealed link of the Red Centre Way between the West MacDonnell Ranges and Kings Canyon crosses Aboriginal land on a corrugated gravel road with sandy patches and creek crossings. A Mereenie Tour Pass is required, and there is no camping along the route.

From Narangba3,190 km
TripA week or more
DifficultyEasy
Longest fuel gap234 km
When to go
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Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • gravel
  • corrugations
  • sand

Permits Mereenie Tour Pass (Central Land Council), valid for 3 days, from the Alice Springs visitor centre, Glen Helen, Hermannsburg, Kings Canyon or Kings Creek Station.

Before you go Check the NT Road Report before you go, and plan to drive the loop in one day; there is no camping along the route.

3,190 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

    Corrugations along most of its length are hard on shocks, especially when towing an off-road van.

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

    • 2 · Tow & rear bars

      Stony corrugations are tough on tyres, so a second spare on a rear carrier is sensible.

    • 3 · Air intake

      Dust from the corrugated gravel and passing traffic is constant.

    • 4 · Bull bars

      Cattle, brumbies and camels wander onto the unfenced road.

    • 5 · Tuning & remaps

      Towing an off-road van over the sandy patches and corrugations is easier with a towing tune that keeps the engine in its torque.

    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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