Description Great Desert Tracks Atlas & Guide Great Desert Tracks Atlas & Guide contains Hema’s entire Great Desert Tracks map series, while the guide itself features 28 4WD tracks, each with its own detailed inset map showing the route taken, with GPS locations and points of interest featured. All of the tracks are colour-coded to make it simple to find the treks that suit your type of vehicle and handy symbols show towing suitability too. The track descriptions are written by some of Australia’s top four-wheel driving enthusiasts and experienced travel writers. Each track’s notes contain all the information you need to plan the trip, including permits and contact details. There’s also plenty of essential pre-trip reading on how to prepare for your trek, safety in the outback and driving techniques. Background information on geomorphology, major environments and ecosystems, and history makes this the ‘must have’ guidebook for travelling Australia’s deserts. What’s included in this atlas & guide: CHAPTER 1: About Australia’s deserts Australia’s desertsDesert landformsEnvironmentFirst inhabitantsLanguage groupsAboriginal artThe night skyEuropean explorers CHAPTER 2: Be prepared The right vehiclePreparing your vehiclePackingTips for desert drivingDaily inspections CHAPTER 3: Making your trip happen Visiting Aboriginal land, road reportsAlcohol restrictionsQuarantineUseful contactsNational parksDangerous creaturesDriving safely CHAPTER 4: Top 28 4WD Trips Track 1: Anne Beadell HighwayTrack 2: Binns TrackTrack 3: Birdsville TrackTrack 4: Buntine HighwayTrack 5: Canning Stock RouteTrack 6: Connie Sue HighwayTrack 7: Finke River GorgeTrack 8: Gary HighwayTrack 9: Gary Junction RoadTrack 10: Googs TrackTrack 11: Great Central RoadTrack 12: Gunbarrel HighwayTrack 13: Hay River TrackTrack 14: InnaminckaTrack 15: Madigan LineTrack 16: Nyangumarta HighwayTrack 17: Old Ghan Railway LoopTrack 18: Oodnadatta TrackTrack 19: Plenty HighwayTrack 20: Karlamilyi NPTrack 21: Sandover HighwayTrack 22: Sandy Blight Junction RoadTrack 23: Simpson DesertTrack 24: Strzelecki TrackTrack 25: Sturt National ParkTrack 26: Talawana TrackTrack 27: Tanami TrackTrack 28: West MacDonnell Ranges to Uluru Also included: Atlas Fauna & Flora Guide Index Legend
