Canning Stock Route
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The Canning Stock Route is a Outbackpiste in the Australian state of Western Australia. Originally created as an old Herdenweg, which was used for the cattle drive of cattle, it is now considered one of the toughest and most remote Outbackpisten Australia. With nearly 2,000 km in length, it is also the longest. It connects the Great Northern Highway to Halls Creek in the Kimberley region to the north end of the Goldfields Highway in Wiluna, about 800 km northeast of the state capital Perth.
History
At the beginning of the 20th century studied the cattle breeders in the Kimberley region for a quick and direct way to bring their cattle to the region around Perth. Alfred Canning put in the years 1906 and 1910 fixed route through the desert. Their course is geared to the 52 wells that were built along the route. In order to build these wells, Canning held some Aboriginal prisoner and forced them to give him the location of natural water holes known by torture.
In the following years, the route was little used, which was due to their poor condition, but also to raids by Aborigines. It was only from 1930, the line was regularly used in accordance with its original purpose, and large herds of cattle driven through the desert.
In 1968, the Canning Stock Route was traveled for the first time in its entire length by a SUV. This laid the foundation for today's appeal of the route with adventurers and off-road enthusiasts.
Course
The Canning Stock Route begins at Halls Creek, where it branches off the Great Northern Highway (N1). The first 150 km, it is identical with the Tanami Road towards the south to Billiluna. In this first section, the route leads past the Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater National Park of.
South of Billiluna runs the Canning Stock Route in a south-westerly direction and crosses the Great Sandy Desert. Besides, numerous sand dunes to be crossed, but also negotiate parched rivers and lakes. In Kunawarritji Wapet Road / Kidson Track and Jenkins lead track into the Canning Stock Route. About the Jenkins track is connected to the Gary Highway and Gary Junction Road.
Further south leads the Canning Stock Route to the Lake Disappointment, a large salt lake on the northern edge of the Little Sandy Desert. Following the runway at the Little Sandy Desert traverses in a south-westerly direction before she meets at Wiluna in the Goldfields Highway ( ALT R 94) and ends.
Nature
The route leads through two deserts, it must be crossed and dunes around 1000 depending on season, temperatures of 45 ° C and more. For this reason it is recommended to drive on the track only during the winter months. The course should be only with four-wheel vehicles, best in a convoy traveled.
Prior to use of the route careful planning is advised, because the road there are only a few selected points of supply. While previously only fuel could be pumped from previously delivered barrels of hand at one point, existed for a few years at least an additional gas station. The fuel must be pre-ordered for both tank options.
Canning Stock Route by bike
2005 Jakub Postrzygacz was the first man to complete sailed the route by bike alone. He needed to just 33 days -wheel drive vehicles otherwise need about 14 days. The New Zealander of Polish descent defeated the route in the Australian spring with a specially made for him Bush - Bike: The thick profiled wide tires allowed him to move forward many sandy dunes and rocky stretches well beyond the. The home-built third trailer wheel made it possible to transport the additional water supplies urgently needed. His diet consisted mainly of astronaut food and water he greatest part of the restored wells (wells), or fresh water bodies involved. A GPS unit and a compass facilitated his guidance and for emergencies he had a satellite phone. As only the clothes he had worn it, which made for sufficient sun protection, was a climate-friendly, easy to maintain and easy.
Fauna
Along the way, Alexandra Parakeets can be observed, a medium-sized Sittichart with strikingly contrasting plumage and very long tail feathers. Which belongs to the splendor parakeets type is highly adapted to living in arid regions.