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The '''Stuart Highway''' is the highway from [[Darwin]] to [[Adelaide]], with a bloody 2800 km long and dull drive accross the desert. Highlights along the 5 day route are pretty much limited to Ayers rock, Australias most famous tourist trap.
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The '''Stuart Highway''' is the [[highway]] from [[Darwin]] to [[Adelaide]], with a bloody 2800 km long and dull drive accross the desert. Highlights along the 5 day route are pretty much limited to Ayers rock, [[Australia]]s most famous tourist trap.
Turn into Highway 4 at the Ghan Gas station, its a 1 day detour (~300km each way). Avoid the Dirt road to south of Hugh towards Highway 4, unless you have a really robust 4WD.
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Turn into Highway 4 at the ''Ghan'' [[gas station]], its a 1 day detour (~300km each way). Avoid the Dirt road to south of Hugh towards Highway 4, unless you have a really robust 4WD.
  
 
Don't miss the Mataranka thermal pools 100km south of Katherine for a refreshing bath.
 
Don't miss the Mataranka thermal pools 100km south of Katherine for a refreshing bath.
  
 
[[Category:Australia]]
 
[[Category:Australia]]
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[[Category:Motorways]]

Revision as of 18:35, 15 December 2008

The Stuart Highway is the highway from Darwin to Adelaide, with a bloody 2800 km long and dull drive accross the desert. Highlights along the 5 day route are pretty much limited to Ayers rock, Australias most famous tourist trap. Turn into Highway 4 at the Ghan gas station, its a 1 day detour (~300km each way). Avoid the Dirt road to south of Hugh towards Highway 4, unless you have a really robust 4WD.

Don't miss the Mataranka thermal pools 100km south of Katherine for a refreshing bath.