MERRINEE DRIVE
This drive begins at Kings Canyon & extends almost to Alice. The road is approx 250kms of dirt, sand, rock & corrugations. The road trains don’t give way or slow down & no one expects them too. Often you may see one approaching from 5kms away; cloaked in a veil of red dust.
ESCARPMENT VIEWS
In the distance we leave the grandeur of Kings Canyon and begin another dusty trek through the West MacDonnell Ranges.
THE MERRINEE LOOP
Often when travelling the Outback one has to make a decision; do we take the hard road or the bitumen?. In this case the Merrinee loop is approx 400 kms lesser distance to Alice Springs that that of the bitumen road. Along this road the landscape is ever changing & for the people that have any interest in Geology, the West MacDonnell Ranges are a living treasure; a vivid, distinct account, absolutely uninterrupted display of the history of the land within this area
