b'CLUB SPOTLIGHT MILDURA 4WD CLUBtwo tracks that continually crossed each other astowards Chambers Pillar. The road to Chambers the users looked for the better track. Both werePillar was reasonably good with a few small bad atrocious and heavily corrugated. sections. The road did traverse a substantial hill, Heading north along the Ghan Heritage Trailonce over the hill it was very rough but the viewthe original Ghan railway line. The sleepers andfrom the top was fantastic. tracks are gone but many railway spikes litterOnce entering the reserve, the road was generally the road. The Heritage Trail sat on top of the oldnarrow and in poor conditions. Signs warning to be rail embankments and was mostly rough and/oraware of oncoming traffic on the crests were placed corrugated. all along the road. A bit of a farce as the narrow road Paralleling the road was the track for the Finkenarrowed even more on each crest.Desert Race. Several groups of bikes were practicingThere are two campgrounds near the pillar, one on different sections of the track. We stopped foryou can have campfires, and the pillar camp was lunch near where the racetrack crossed the road for gas only. We drove into the bush camp and found an interesting concept. a nest of camps where we could all setup. After We stopped at Engoordina Railway siding/ wandering around the Pillar, we returned to the fettlers camp for afternoon tea and then continuedbush camp and spent a convivial evening by one of towards Maryvale station. the best fires of the trip.About 30km shy of Rodinga siding we turned leftOur journey will continue again in the next along a shortcut to Maryvale township, then westedition of Trackwatch.TRACKWATCH|Summer 2025 27'