Off-Road Tracks

Australia's great 4WD and outback tracks, in one place — the deserts, the Kimberley, the Cape and the High Country. Filter by difficulty, region, length and season, then open a track for the full rundown: grade, distance, permits, fuel and water, the driving, and the good and the not-so-good.

45
tracks
33
regions
4
difficulty grades
20,510
km of tracks
All gradesEasy 4WDModerate 4WDHard 4WDExtreme
Max length:Any≤ 100 km≤ 500 km≤ 1,000 km
45 tracks across Australia
Easy 4WDHigh remoteness
Oodnadatta Track
📍 Outback SA
📏 620 km🗓 2-3 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Easy 4WDHigh remoteness
Birdsville Track
📍 Outback SA/QLD
📏 517 km🗓 1-2 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Easy 4WDHigh remoteness
Strzelecki Track
📍 Outback SA
📏 460 km🗓 1-2 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Easy 4WDModerate remoteness
Mereenie Loop
📍 Red Centre, NT
📏 200 km🗓 1 day☀️ Apr–Oct
Easy 4WDModerate remoteness
Old Ghan Heritage Trail
📍 Outback SA
📏 200 km🗓 1-2 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDHigh remoteness
Binns Track
📍 Northern Territory
📏 2,230 km🗓 7-10 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDHigh remoteness
Outback Way (Great Central Road)
📍 WA/NT/QLD
📏 1,100 km🗓 4-6 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDHigh remoteness
Cape York Telegraph Road (Bamaga Rd)
📍 Cape York, QLD
📏 1,000 km🗓 7-14 days☀️ Jun–Oct
Moderate 4WDHigh remoteness
Tanami Track
📍 Tanami Desert, NT/WA
📏 1,000 km🗓 2-3 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDHigh remoteness
Savannah Way (Gulf section)
📍 QLD/NT Gulf
📏 900 km🗓 4-7 days☀️ May–Oct
Moderate 4WDHigh remoteness
Plenty Highway
📍 NT/QLD outback
📏 740 km🗓 2-3 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDHigh remoteness
Gibb River Road
📍 Kimberley, WA
📏 660 km🗓 5-7 days☀️ May–Oct
Moderate 4WDHigh remoteness
Old Andado Track
📍 Simpson fringe, NT
📏 320 km🗓 1-2 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDModerate remoteness
Finke / Old South Road
📍 Red Centre, NT
📏 230 km🗓 1-2 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDModerate remoteness
Cape Leveque Road (Dampier Peninsula)
📍 Kimberley, WA
📏 200 km🗓 1-2 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDModerate remoteness
Border Track (Big Desert)
📍 Mallee, VIC/SA
📏 120 km🗓 1-2 days☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDLow remoteness
K’gari (Fraser Island)
📍 Great Sandy, QLD
📏 120 km🗓 2-3 days☀️ Year-round
Moderate 4WDModerate remoteness
Cape Range — Yardie Creek / Ningaloo
📍 Ningaloo, WA
📏 90 km🗓 1 day☀️ Apr–Oct
Moderate 4WDLow remoteness
Teewah / Rainbow Beach (Cooloola)
📍 Sunshine Coast, QLD
📏 50 km🗓 1 day☀️ Year-round
Moderate 4WDLow remoteness
Old Coast Road — Cape to Cape (4WD beaches)
📍 South West, WA
📏 40 km🗓 1 day☀️ Oct–Apr
Moderate 4WDLow remoteness
Stockton Beach (Worimi)
📍 Port Stephens, NSW
📏 32 km🗓 1 day☀️ Year-round
Moderate 4WDLow remoteness
Lancelin Sand Dunes
📍 Wheatbelt coast, WA
📏 10 km🗓 Half day☀️ Year-round
Hard 4WDExtreme remoteness
Anne Beadell Highway
📍 Great Victoria Desert, SA/WA
📏 1,350 km🗓 6-9 days☀️ May–Sep
Hard 4WDExtreme remoteness
Gunbarrel Highway
📍 Gibson Desert, WA/NT
📏 1,350 km🗓 5-8 days☀️ May–Sep