The landscape varies greatly along the route as it passes through saltbush scrub, gibber plains, sandy desert, and even the occasional stand of desert oak around watercourses. Wildlife is plentiful, and includes dingos, kangaroos, emus and many varieties of desert-dwelling birds, including budgerigars.

After periods of rain, the desert blooms with wildflowers and greenery - amazingly beautiful but mud and washouts can leave the track impassable for several days! The track passes through Aboriginal lands and several Aboriginal communities, but access to these communities is generally restricted.