This is the outback south australia chapter from lonely planet's south australia northern territory guidebook. If you want to experience australia's astoundingly large outback, wheeling into the flinders ranges is a great way to start. Further north, the real desert shows its face a sun ravaged visage of red sand, spinifex and bullet straight ribbons of tarmac, running for hundreds of kilometres. Explore gorgeous gorges and scenic slopes via meandering tracks at mt remarkable national park maps cycle single track trails then sink a cold beer at the north star hotel in melrose transport check out the wild west vibes in quorn restaurants accommodation coverage includes flinders ranges, southern ranges, quorn, hawker, flinders ranges national park, blinman parachilna, leigh creek copley, woomera around, coober pedy, oodnadatta track, birdsville strzelecki tracks.