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Painted Desert SA

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DescriptionBleak, desolate and beautiful iron-stained mesas rising from gibber plains of the Perdika Desert.
Location 27° 54′ CD" S       **.****
134° 49′ CD" E       **.****
Co-ordinates accuracy : Co-ordinates taken from GPS (WGS84)
Location description : ** km * of Oodnadatta
What's there  2wd  BushWalk  PetFriendly

General comments
This natural feature is formed from colourful breakaway cliffs of the Arckaringa Hills. A roughly marked walking trail leads from the parking/turning area into and to the peak of the hills allow an hour for the return walk. Do not forget your camera as there are gr.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Upsides
Remote and .... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Downsides
No faci.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Access considerations
The parking area is accessible if towing a campertrailer or caravan. The .... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Pictures (click on image to enlarge)
The Painted Desert Lookout : ../data/lrc335/lrc335_the_painted_desert_lookout2.jpg (available on CD)  Another view of the Painted Desert Lookout : ../data/lrc335/lrc335_the_painted_desert_lookout3.jpg (available on CD)  

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Trek Notes
Heritage SA
Mad Max

How do I get there
Proceed SE from Oodnadatta for 6 km. TR into the Coober Pedy road. At 45 km TR towards Arkaringa & Cadney Park. At approx 32 km TR into poorly marked dirt track..... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Document revision history
1/9/2006    LRC    Stewart Needham

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Document produced on 03-04-2008