Travellers and locals report how the roads in and out are right now — clear, slow going, or blocked — alongside the official road reports.
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The roads in and out of Birdsville are long and mostly unsealed, and after rain a track that was fine yesterday can be cut for days. No official feed tells you how a track is right now, kilometre by kilometre — but the people who just drove it do.
If you've recently come in or out on one of these roads, tap it and say how it was: clear, slow going, or blocked. Everyone else sees the recent reports. It's a way for travellers and locals to pass on what the road authorities can't tell you until they next patrol.
Tap a road to say how it is right now.
About 517 km of graded dirt up from Marree in South Australia, past Mungerannie and Clifton Hills. The South Australian length is reported by SA's Outback road warnings (1300 361 033).
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The main eastern approach, about 386 km via Betoota — part sealed, part unsealed.
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North toward Bedourie and on to Mount Isa. Mostly sealed now, with a short unsealed section remaining.
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These are reports from other travellers and residents, not an official road authority. Conditions on these long unsealed roads change fast after rain — check the official road report before you set out, carry the fuel, water and recovery gear these distances need, and in an emergency call 000. The Simpson Desert crossing west of town (the QAA Line over Big Red) is a separate 4WD route through Munga-Thirri National Park that closes each summer — check Queensland Parks for its seasonal dates rather than this board.
Source: Route facts from the Diamantina Shire road report and SA / Queensland road authorities, checked 17 July 2026 (2 weeks ago).