Port Augusta to Alice Springs
via Stuart Hwy
"-*$&
413*/(4
The RAA maintains some 300 strip maps covering all major routes of Australia.
They are available from RAA Offices and are free to members.
Strip maps are designed to assist drivers by showing distances, roadside features and town facilities on a
simple flip-over style map, which can also be used in reverse.
These maps are not drawn to scale.
Strip Map Features:
Cumulative Distances
These are provided for both directions of travel and can be matched to the car’s odometers for a ready
reference.
,VMHFSB
Intermediate Distances
These distances provide for some localised perspective of scale.
Town Facilities
Hotels, motels, post offices, caravan parks, fuel (in remote areas).
5PUBM%JTUBODF,JMPNFUSFT
Narrative
Caution notes, road surface, a description of the country traversed, town narratives and populations.
-FHFOE
"-5
" 3PVUF.BSLFST
P
1BSLJOH#BZ
#SJEHF
R
3FTU"SFB
0WFSQBTT
PO
1PTU0GGJDF
H
)PUFM
(BUF
3BJMXBZ$SPTTJOH
M
.PUFM
(SJE
3BJMXBZ4UBUJPO4JEJOH
$BSBWBO1BSL
8JOENJMM
"JSGJFME
CP
$PPCFS1FEZ
Alice Springs via Stuart Hwy
1220 Kilometres
Port Augusta
284 Glendambo
536 252 Coober Pedy
947 663 411 Kulgera
1220 936 684 273 Alice Springs
(MFOEBNCP
1035"6(645"
1"*5
INTRODUCTION
Tow required
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Nature of trouble (if known)________________________________________
(State clearly where you are and give details i.e., "Five kilometres from Jamestown on the Caltowie Road.)
_____________________________________________________________
My location is _________________________________________________
___________________________ (Colour) Registration No. _____________________
My car is a __________________ (Make) _______________ (Model)________
My RAA membership number is ____________________________________
I am a member of the RAA. Please send me assistance.
Date: _____________________________ Time: ______________________
CALL FOR EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE
TEAR ALONG DOTTED LINE
............................................................................................................................................................
ALWAYS WAIT FOR THE PATROL OR MECHANIC, OR
ADVISE THE DEPOT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PROCEED.
N.B : Free Emergency Road Service is available to trailers and caravans up to 2 tonnes gross
weight, towed by members, on production of your membership card, both in South Australia and
interstate.
Your membership number should be quoted when calling for service and card presented upon
arrival of the service person, otherwise a fee will be charged.
Please note that replacement parts may not be easily obtained when they are needed. Avoid
delays - always carry spare fan belts and spare radiator hoses.
If possible telephone for assistance however if no telephone is available, complete the slip below
and ask a passing motorist to hand it in to the nearest Auto Club Service Depot.
EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE
The RAA trusts that your journey will be rewarding, safe and pleasant. Please drive carefully and
ensure rest stops are frequently utilised.
This itinerary has been prepared to assist you on your trip. Please check your speedometer against
stated distances during the first few kilometres of the tour. Few speedometers register exactly the
same over any appreciable distance, and any discrepancy should be allowed for.
National Roads and Motorists' Assoc. (NRMA)
General - 13 1122
Road Service - 13 1111
Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ)
General - 13 1905
Road Service - 13 1111
Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RACWA)
General - 13 1704
Road Service - 13 1111
Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania (RACT)
General - (03) 6232 6300
Road Service - 13 1111
Automobile Association of Northern Territory (AANT)
General - (08) 8981 3837
Road Service - 13 1111
SYDNEY:
BRISBANE:
PERTH:
HOBART:
DARWIN:
* Service is provided under the conditions applicable to the affiliated Motoring
Organisation's equivalent class/benefit/level of membership.
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV)
General - 13 1955
Road Service - 13 1111
MELBOURNE:
The contacts of kindred organisations are as follows:-
Membership of the RAA is particularly valuable in connection with interstate touring. The
Association is affiliated with automobile organisations throughout Australia, and members are
entitled to reciprocal service from these organisations*.
(Such service does not extend to the sale of petrol, oil, spare parts, parking facilities, maintenance
repairs or car washing, etc.) Members are advised to carry their membership card with them as
proof of their membership status. Failure to do so may result in difficulty in securing service.
AFFILIATED MOTORING ORGANISATIONS IN OTHER STATES
NOTE: Full reciprocity exists regrading the use of driving licences between ALL States and Territories
of the Commonweath for driving cars registered in such States and Territories, but the current
licence must be carried by the driver at all times. Travellers from South Australia visiting any other
State or Territory may circulate freely as it is not necessary to observe any formalities in regard to
registration, insurance etc., either at the border or elsewhere. (Note - Where commercial or other
vehicles are used for carrying goods for hire or reward, enquiries should be made in advance as
they may be subject to payment of fees and other conditions by the Transport Authorities in each
State.)
Driving licence and Certificate of Car Registration MUST be carried by
South Australian motorists visiting other States.
INTERSTATE TRAVEL
km
Coober Pedy 252
Kingoonya 43
Via Stuart Hwy
A87
PORT AUGUSTA
- GLENDAMBO
H/M CP Fuel
P
284
17
Coondambo H.S.
R
Lake Gairdner
National Park
37
Wirraminna R.S.
HWY
Wirraminna H.S.
Lake Hanson
54
2
Lake
Hart
19
211
17
T
STUAR
Lake
Gairdner
230
0
ROADHOUSE
H/M
STORE
267
R&
Approx.
Lookout (Water)
73
Euc
olo
Eucolo Bluff
A87
Lookout & P
North
40
Ck
Pimba
Mahanewo H.S. 76
Yalymboo H.S. 39
Oakden Hills H.S. 13
111
Mt. Gunson
Mine 10
A87
23
P
Lake
Finniss
Woo
ca
lla
Woocalla R.S.
Lake
Dutton
113
114
Lake
Windabout
Ck
Lake
Macfarlane
Woomera
H CP PO
36
Wirrappa R.S.
B97
7
1
Nurrungar
(Restricted Entry)
(Abandoned)
Lookout & P
134
Andamooka 106
Roxby Downs 77
ROADHOUSE
M Fuel
Island
Lagoon
171
170
150
Pernatty
Lagoon
173
Ironstone
Lagoon
R
R
32
South Gap H.S. 50
Pernatty H.S. 56
205
R
Bookaloo R.S.
79
66
13
Yudnapinna H.S. 29
2
Ranges View
L/O & R
STUAR
T
Corraberra H.S. 11
Illeroo H.S. 31
Cariewerloo H.S. 48
15
Lake
Torrens
Kootaberra H.S.
P
P (Water)
HWY
51
233
Hesso R.S.
R
42
Yorkeys Crossing 275
9
3
2
Ceduna 471
Whyalla 74
A1
278
4
Lookout
282
Eyre Hwy
2
PO
0
218
A87
6
284 kilometres
Route A87
Stuart Highway
GLENDAMBO
1
PORT
AUGUSTA
284
CAUTION
1.
Straying animals present a
hazard, particularly when
driving at night. For maximum
safety restrict driving to daylight
hours.
2. Do not rely on water supplies
in rest areas as they may be
contaminated.
PORT AUGUSTA
(approx. population 13,260)
At the head of Spencer Gulf, the town
was first settled in 1852 and named
after the Governor’s wife (Lady
Augusta Young). The huge power
station, fuelled by brown coal from
the open cut mines at Leigh Creek,
supply much of the State’s power
requirements. The Wadlata Outback
Centre houses an accredited Visitor
Information Centre and through its
many displays, interprets all facets of
the Flinders Ranges and Outback.
WOOMERA
(approx. population 300)
Established in 1947 to support
Anglo-Australian rocket-launching
operations, Woomera was a
restricted township until 1982.
Following its heyday in the rocket
industry Woomera became a support
centre for the nearby US-Australian
Nurrungar Joint Defence Facility,
which closed in 1999. The Woomera
Range is still occasionally used for
rocket and munitions testing. The
Missile Park and Heritage Centre
dramatically reveal Woomera’s
history.
GLENDAMBO
Established in 1982 when the Stuart
Highway was realigned, to provide
the services to travellers previously
available at Kingoonya on the old
highway.
ROAD SURFACE
Bitumen.
H M CP PO
RAA District Office
km
NOT TO SCALE
RAASA
Spencer
Gulf
A1
Port Pirie 93
Via Stuart Hwy
SM0024
0409
Kulgera 410
Marla 232
Oodnadatta 193
Stuart Hwy 7
A87
St
2
ua
rt
1
252
248
Info. Bay
COOBER
PEDY
2
1
1
Hw
y
km
PO
0
4
46
CAUTION
1.
Straying animals present a
hazard, particularly if travelling
at night. For maximum safety,
restrict driving to daylight
hours.
2. Do not rely on water supplies
in rest areas as they may be
contaminated.
81
GLENDAMBO
Established in 1982, when the Stuart
Highway was realigned, to provide
the services to travellers previously
available at Kingoonya on the old
highway.
Opal Discovery Monument
William Creek 161
A87
HWY
Approx. North
206
42
R
35
Br
um
by
Ingomar H.S. 34
Prominent
Hill Mine
Ck
171
10
Ingomar (Emergency
Telephone No. 3, Water) R
161
91
Microwave Tower
19
McDouall Peak H.S. 25
Dresly
142
15
STU
ART
Mobella H.S 190
Challenger Gold Mine 165
Tarcoola 113
127 Commonwealth Hill H.S. 108
Bulgunnia H.S. 32
Prominent Hill Mine
k
Peake C
Old
Ck
110
P
The Twins H.S. 21
R
125
17
110
142
R.F.D.S. Airstrip
26
Microwave Tower
A87
84
R
4
80
Bon Bon
(Emergency Telephone
No. 4, Water, Toilets)
64
R
Microwave Tower
11
R&
28
Lookout
Mt. Vivian H.S. 34
18
Lake
Harris
43
GLENDAMBO
0
H/M CP Fuel
km
224
242
9
1
Wirrulla 249
ROAD SURFACE
Bitumen.
Y
HW
Kingoonya
10
199
COUNTRY TRAVERSED
Level terrain and open plains. Mullock
heaps around Coober Pedy indicate
the extent of the opal fields.
25
34
Tarcoola 80
Bon Bon H.S. 18
Mt. Eba H.S. 37
Billa Kalina H.S. 109 188
T
AR
STU
53
COOBER PEDY
(approx. population 1,470)
An Aboriginal name meaning “white
fellow’s hole in the ground”, Coober
Pedy is the administrative centre for
one of Australia’s most productive
opal fields. Opal has been mined here
since 1916 and in that time millions
of dollars worth of precious stones
have been taken from the ground.
Many of the houses in Coober Pedy
are built underground to combat the
intense heat of summer. Tourists are
advised to exercise caution around
the hundreds of unprotected mine
shafts in the area.
168
172
16
Lake
Labyrinth
252 kilometres
Route A87
Stuart Highway
H M CP PO Fuel
Wind Generator
Stuart Monument
4
GLENDAMBO
- COOBER PEDY
Lake
Gairdner
251
1
ROADHOUSE
H/M
STORE
P
252
A87
Pt. Augusta 284
NOT TO SCALE
RAASA
Via Stuart Hwy
SM0209
0409
KULGERA
H/M CP Fuel
411
402
390
Mt. Cavenagh H.S. 2
Victory Downs H.S. 24
Ayers Rock 346
A87
9
37
STUART
The
Eater
12
ingin
340
na
Ma
rryat
Marryat R.S.
Emergency Telephone No.1, Water
7
R
R
Tarco
onyinn
a
HWY
299
Chandler R.S.
Indulkan
93
Ck
19
112
Tarcoonyinna Airstrip
Iwantja
286
277
9
13
Ck
R&
Stuart Hwy Monument
40
125
134
Granite Downs H.S. 13
Lambina H.S. 74
P
a
52
59
Approx. North
318
Ck
A87
237
233
Mintabie 35
Fuel
M CP PO
POLICE
Marla H
4
Oo
dna
Witjira National Pk 400
datt
a
Walatinna 27
D95
34
199
Via Painted Desert Rd
Trac
k
Oodnadatta 209
Welbourn Hill H.S. 48
Ck
Ck
na
Wintin
Tower
R
24
Wintinna H.S. 15
1
174
22
H CP Fuel
152
CADNEY PARK ROADHOUSE
Mt. Willoughby H.S. 13
Copper Hills H.S. 31
Oodnadatta 174
42
s
inu
Term
110
75
Channel 3
R
5
11
Pootnoura R.S.
Channel 2
R
nel 1
34
ra
otnou
Po
320
325
Emergency Telephone
No. 2, Water
336
Fence
Dog
Mt. Clarence H.S.
Manguri R.S.
12
23 7
h
Cottonbus
4
Mabel Creek H.S. 43
COOBER PEDY
H M CP PO Fuel
km
NOT TO SCALE
RAASA
370
Breakaways 9
382
14 Mile Opal Fields 389
393
Oodnadatta 193
Ck
15
22
A87
P
3
0
259
Ck
HWY
29
22
18
MARLA
Marla has grown into a major service
centre since the sealing of the Stuart
Highway in the 1980s.
ART
STU
Chan
41
237
301
19
1
1
2
408
PO
1 Coober Pedy
A87 S
tu
COOBER PEDY
(approx. population 1,470)
An Aboriginal name meaning “white
fellow’s hole in the ground”, Coober
Pedy is the administrative centre for
one of Australia’s most productive
opal fields. Opal has been mined here
since 1916 and in that time millions
of dollars worth of precious stones
have been taken from the ground.
Many of the houses in Coober Pedy
are built underground to combat the
intense heat of summer. Tourists are
advised to exercise caution around
the hundreds of unprotected mine
shafts in the area.
CADNEY HOMESTEAD
Provides accommodation and other
facilities for travellers.
Ck
R
CAUTION
1.
Straying animals present a
hazard, particularly if travelling
at night.
2. For maximum safety restrict
driving to daylight hours.
212
Appreetinna Ck
Cadney Park R.S.
91
86
174
178
STORE
411 kilometres
Route A87
Stuart Highway
21
Ck
es
COOBER PEDY
- KULGERA
0
9
71
De Rose Hill H.S.
22
Agn
Kulgera R.S.
Nor th
er
Sou n Territo
th Au
r
strali y
a
31
R
Finke 147
POLICE
A87
359
352
y
Hw
H/M
P
2
Info. Bay, Water R
Alice Springs 273 km
rt
ua
St
KULGERA
A service centre just off the Stuart
Highway, providing a range of
facilities for travellers.
TIME ZONE
South Australia and Northern
Territory operate in the same time
zone, however the Northern Territory
does not observe daylight saving.
COUNTRY TRAVERSED
Mainly level grazing country. Large
rocky outcrops rise above the plain
near Kulgera.
ROAD SURFACE
Bitumen.
411
ar
Pt. Augusta 536
Glendambo 252
tH
wy
SM0025
0409
km
Barrow Creek 282
Via Stuart Hwy
PO
ALICE SPRINGS
H M CP PO
268
262
256
252
233
Ch
Desert Park 6
ina
ma
Simpsons Gap 24
Ck ns
Standley Chasm 50
Ellery Gorge 90
vitree
5
Serpentine Gorge 102 Hea
Info. Bay
Hermannsburg 125
pa
ar
Glen Helen Gorge 132
Ilp d
R
Ormiston Gorge 136 Macdonnell Siding
Palm Valley 146
Roe
6
Kings Canyon
Hatt Rd
Frontier Lodge 323
4
Pine
Gap
Via Mereenie Loop
(Restricted Access)
Ora
nge
Larapinta Drive 50
Lawrence Gorge 23
Owen Springs Res.
(Trucks Only) P
Hug JIM'S
h
Ck
Maryvale 17
H.S. 107 21
Chambers
Pillar 151
19
40
P (Trucks Only)
Brewe
r Rd
Ck
60
66
PLACE
R.
(Trucks
M Only)
Cannonball Run Memorial
a
Ck lone P
y
9
Maryvale H.S. 102
Chambers Pillar 146
20
R
143 Meteorite Craters 19
Kings Creek. Stn 160
Watarrka Nat. Park 168
Kings Canyon
P
124 Frontier Lodge 199 (Trucks
Via Ernest Giles Rd
(Unsealed RoadUnsuitable For Caravans)
106
Fink
e
River
91
101
110
130
19
Pal
m
18
er
(Water) R
Rive
167
r
Ck
Kings Canyon
Salt
Frontier Lodge 278
19
Uluru (Ayers Rock) 262
Ayers Rock Resort 244
87 Curtin Springs
H.S. 160
Mt. Ebenezer
ROADHOUSE
74 H.S. 56
4 Hwy
P (Trucks
Only)
Idracowra H.S. 80
186
13
Desert Oaks Erldunda
Lasseter
Fuel H/M CP
STUART
17
Lyndavale H.S. 60
P
CAUTION
Straying animals present a hazard,
particularly if travelling at night. For
maximum safety restrict driving to
daylight hours.
KULGERA
A service centre just off the Stuart
Highway.
ALICE SPRINGS
(approx. population 21,620)
The ‘capital’ of Central Australia,
Alice Springs is one of the country’s
most famous outback towns and
is a popular destination for visitors
from around the world. With the
MacDonnell Ranges providing a
spectacular backdrop ‘the Alice’, is
surrounded by rugged gorges, cool
swimming holes, exciting four wheel
drive trails and beautiful desert
scenery. The town itself has a host
of attractions including the Telegraph
Station, the RFDS base, School of
the Air, the Desert Park plus many
Aboriginal art displays and cultural
centres.
149
Palmer Valley H.S.
Only)
Erldunda H.S.
77
Fuel CP
Stuarts Well
Hugh River Holding
Orange Creek H.S.
10
172
163
Rainbow Valley 22
14
Camel Farm
182
57
6
6
11
Approx. North
Arltunga 104
Ross River 79
Jessie Gap 17
Emily Gap 10
5
Winery 4
Santa
11
Teresa 70
Gap
20
R 87
Mt. Polhill
213
207
196
Todd
6
273 kilometres
Route 87
Stuart Highway
0
Larapinta
Dr
STUA
RT H
WY
273
KULGERA
- ALICE SPRINGS
River
87
(Trucks Only)
POINTS OF INTEREST
The Henbury Meteorite Craters
Reserve is located 19 km west of the
Stuart Highway junction. A short walk
is necessary from the car park to the
craters.
199
COUNTRY TRAVERSED
Mainly flat to undulating with some
sections moderately timbered.
216
ROAD SURFACE
Bitumen.
87
35
HWY
P (Trucks
22
Only)
251
Ck
rta
amu
Kal
KULGERA
0
Fuel H/M CP
km
NOT TO SCALE
RAASA
22
Finke 146
H/M
POLICE
273
87
Coober Pedy 411
Via Stuart Hwy
SM0051
1103