Spring is the best camping season, but be well prepared for cold nights. In this arid climate vegetation is reduced in both amount and density, so that dramatic rocky outcrops and imposing walls of sandstone emerge starkly from the generally flat background. This rugged scenery exhibits constant changes of colour and perspective. For the cyclist in particular, the region offers an opportunity to travel long distances through beautiful semi-wilderness over quiet unmade roads, the experience of solitude in a vast open area, and glimpses of unusual native animals in a number of places. There are spectacular wildflower displays in spring.
Bike travels in a large luggage hold.
Indian Pacific Rail and Ghan. However, most roads are rideable to anyone used to a loaded MTB, if occasionally demanding in some places. In the Flinders, there is no shortage of attractive sites on publicly accessible land. Hot stones also tend to explode. There are few stores in the region, and the variety of available food is strictly limited and relatively expensive, so finding supplies can be difficult, particularly if your tastes run beyond the narrow range presented to the four wheel drive crowd.