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The French Line through the Simpson Desert

Section 2 – The Simpson Desert to Finke via the French Line (Simpson Desert) 510km

The Simpson Desert is the largest parallel sand dune desert in the world. It has a world-wide legendary reputation and was the last desert in Australia to be explored. The dunes are spaced from 200m to over 1 kms apart. The French Line is the shortest route through the Simpson Desert but the most difficult as it has considerably larger and more difficult sand dunes to negotiate. It has been described as a roller coaster ride traversing approximately 1100 dunes as high as 160 feet tall – boom!

10 Desert Ride Photos

  • 1. Around Birdsville
  • 2. The French Line through the Simpson Desert
  • 13. The Strzelecki Track
  • 14. The Birdsville Track
  • 2. Simpson Crossing II & 4. Finke
  • 5. The Tanami Track to Broome
  • 6. A tour around the Kimberleys
  • 7. The Canning Stock Route to MR
  • 8. A tour around Margaret River (MR)
  • 9. Nullarbor to Ceduna
  • 10. The Googs Track to Coober Pedy
  • 11. Oonadatta Track
  • 12. Back to Birdsville

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BigBore Blog

  • 12 Deserts Crossed 14 October, 2010
  • Back home 14 October, 2010
  • The way home – Coober Pedy to Birdsville 14 October, 2010
  • The way home – The Googs Track to Coober Pedy 14 October, 2010
  • The way home – Margaret River to Ceduna 14 October, 2010
  • Riding East 17 September, 2010
  • 9 Deserts crossed 16 September, 2010
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