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A modern-day adventure

No longer viable as a stock route, the Canning Stock Route was reduced to a dotted line on maps and was at risk of being lost forever.

Enter the four-wheel-drive adventurer in search of an unforgettable outback experience. In recent years, this tough and isolated track has become an iconic experience for 4WD enthusiasts. It has become a tourist magnet where the attraction is the journey itself rather than a destination.

However, it is not for the faint-hearted! Traversing 900 sand dunes through some of the State’s most inhospitable country, the route is one of the most remote and isolated four-wheel-drive tracks in the world and travellers must be extremely well prepared before undertaking this trek. It is suitable only for experienced 4WD desert travellers.

The track’s growing popularity brings with it new challenges for sustainable management of the route. Some of the proposed centenary events and activities, such as the scientific expeditions and research projects, will make a valuable contribution to planning for the route’s future management and preserving Western Australia’s unique outback heritage.