Colson Track

Colson Track South Australia–Northern Territory

The Colson Track (blue and white)
General information
Type	Track
Length	336 km (209 mi)
Major junctions
SSE end	Simpson Desert
NNW end	Numery Station
Location(s)
Region	Simpson Desert
Restrictions
Permits	required
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The Colson Track is a remote dirt track in Australia running between the Simpson Desert in South Australia and Numery Station in the Northern Territory.^[1] It is named in honour of Ted Colson, the first person of European descent to make a successful crossing of the Simpson Desert on foot.^[2]

Description

The southern terminus of the track is at a junction with the Rig Road in the western Simpson Desert, and the northern terminus is marked by a sign near the boundary of Numery Station. The length of the track is 336 km, much of which is in swales between sand dunes. The track is defined only by wheel ruts, but it may disappear with washouts and long grass making navigation difficult. The surface is mostly red sand and may be corrugated. The track should be negotiated by four-wheel drive high clearance vehicles only, and a permit to cross Aboriginal land is required. Additional permits are required for travel across the Simpson Desert.

References

↑ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
↑ Madigan, Cecil (2001). Crossing the Dead Heart. Marleston S.A.: J.B.Books. p. 11. ISBN 1-876-622-164.

Road infrastructure in South Australia

Freeways	Northern Expressway Port River Expressway South Eastern Freeway Southern Expressway

Interstate highways	Barrier Highway Dukes Highway Eyre Highway Mallee Highway Princes Highway Stuart Highway Sturt Highway

State highways	Augusta Highway Gawler bypass road Horrocks Highway Main South Road Port Wakefield Road Riddoch Highway Victor Harbor Road

Arterial roads	Adelaide–Mannum Road Barndioota Road Barossa Valley Way Birdseye Highway Browns Well Highway Cameron Highway Copper Coast Highway Flinders Highway Flinders Ranges Way Glenelg Highway Gorge Road Goyder Highway Horrocks Highway Karoonda Highway Lincoln Highway Ngarkat Highway Olympic Dam Highway Onkaparinga Valley Road Playford Highway RM Williams Way Southern Ports Highway Spencer Highway St Vincent Highway Strathalbyn Road Strathalbyn–Goolwa Road Thiele Highway Tod Highway Wellington Road Wilkins Highway Wimmera Highway Yorke Highway

Outback tracks	Anne Beadell Highway Birdsville Track Colson Track Gunbarrel Highway Mount Davies Road Oodnadatta Track Strzelecki Track

Road infrastructure in Northern Territory

National highways	Barkly Highway Stuart Highway Victoria Highway

Highways	Arnhem Highway Carpentaria Highway Kakadu Highway Lasseter Highway Roper Highway Tablelands Highway

Major urban roads	Bagot Road Berrimah Road McMillans Road Tiger Brennan Drive

Outback tracks and numbered state routes	Buchanan Highway Buntine Highway Central Arnhem Road Colson Track Cox Peninsula Road Daly River Road Dorat Road Duncan Road Gary Junction Road Great Central Road Gunbarrel Highway Larapinta Drive Plenty Highway Sandover Highway Sandy Blight Junction Road Savannah Way Tanami Road

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