Canning Stock Route

The Canning Stock Route is a 1,850-kilometre historic stock route stretching from Wiluna in Western Australia to Halls Creek in the north, traversing the Little Sandy, Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts. Established between 1908 and 1910 with 51 wells, it is regarded as one of the world's most remote and challenging four-wheel-drive tracks, notable for its desert landscapes, historic wells, Aboriginal cultural sites and isolation.

Visitors can expect an extremely remote, unsealed 4WD track through arid desert country with sand dunes, spinifex plains, salt lakes and rocky ranges. The route follows a series of historic wells (numbered 1 to 51), many restored, with basic bush camps near wells and natural springs such as Durba Springs. There are no towns, fuel or services along the track. Travel is self-sufficient camping and vehicle-based exploration, with opportunities to see desert wildlife, wildflowers after rain, and Aboriginal rock art and cultural sites where access is permitted.