Runton SF51-15 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Canning Stock Route country, the Runton Range, and immense western desert horizons—mapped across one of Australia’s most demanding expedition corridors

Covering the Runton Range, the Canning Stock Route, and the western margin of the Gibson Desert, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet provides an authoritative regional view of exceptionally remote inland Western Australia. Red sandplains and dunefields, spinifex country, gravelly and lateritic surfaces, rocky ridges, claypans, and scarce natural water features create a landscape where dependable large-area context is essential.

The sheet is particularly valuable for understanding the Talawana Track junction and the Canning Stock Route country towards Well 25. It brings the route, surrounding landforms, drainage, wells, rockholes, vegetation, and remote access tracks together in one coherent view—supporting expedition planning, land management, field research, heritage work, and emergency coordination across culturally significant Country.

At 1:250,000 scale (1 cm = 2.5 km), this is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire Australian continent—ideal for regional planning, land management, emergency coordination, and serious remote-area navigation.

Need to confirm adjoining sheets or wider coverage? Explore the official AUSTopo 1:250,000 Map Index.

🧭 Why this map stands out

• Updated mapping (2025) — aligned to modern Australian datums for confident, current use

• Canning Stock Route context — see the Talawana Track junction and the route north towards Well 25 in their broader landscape setting

• Range-to-desert perspective — the Runton Range, dunefields, spinifex plains, and remote access corridors presented in one coherent view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, engineers, researchers, and land managers

• Dual coordinate systems — seamless transition between office planning and field navigation

• Printed in Australia — precision output, locally finished and quality-checked

🗺️ What you’ll see

• Contours and spot elevations across the Runton Range, rocky ridges, and low desert rises

• The Canning Stock Route, the Talawana Track junction, and remote vehicle tracks

• Wells, rockholes, claypans, drainage lines, and seasonal water features

• Red sandplains, dunefields, and gravelly or lateritic terrain

• Vegetation patterns across extensive spinifex country

• Place names, administrative boundaries, and clear grid overlays for accurate positioning

📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Coverage: Runton SF51-15

• Map currency: 2025

• Coordinates: Geographical & MGA

• Datum: GDA2020, AHD

• Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

• Sheet size: 900 mm (W) × 500 mm (H)

💧 Field-Ready Options for Rugged Use

Choose the format that best suits your intended use—from lightweight trip planning to demanding all-weather fieldwork.

✅ Standard Paper

• Printed on 100 gsm FSC® coated paper

• Produces crisp, clear text and finely defined map symbols

• Lightweight and convenient for general reference or protected field use

• An economical choice for trip planning, research and office applications

✅ Waterproof and Tearproof Tyvek®

• Made from genuine DuPont™ Tyvek®, an advanced synthetic material composed of pure polyethylene fibres

• Waterproof, tear-resistant, foldable and extremely lightweight

• Printed using HP pigment-based inks for a permanent waterproof finish

• Suitable for backpacks, vehicles and exposed field conditions

• Ideal for bushwalkers, emergency personnel and outdoor professionals

• Provides exceptional durability without the weight and bulk of lamination

✅ Laminated

• Fully encapsulated between two 80-micron gloss laminate sheets

• Highly resistant to water, stains, smudges and tearing

• Draw on the surface with whiteboard markers for route planning or instruction

• Use Mark-It-Dots to identify campsites, hazards, access points or other locations without marking the map permanently

• Wipeable and reusable

• Ideal for offices, classrooms, operations centres and repeated field reference

🎯 Who it’s for

• Emergency services and remote-area coordinators

• Aboriginal organisations, ranger teams, and cultural heritage professionals

• Conservation, pastoral, and land-use managers

• Geologists, surveyors, researchers, and infrastructure planners

• Experienced Canning Stock Route travellers and 4WD expedition planners

• Educators, historians, and Australian map collectors

🇦🇺 Our commitment

Every AUSTopo map we supply is printed and finished in Australia, colour-managed for accuracy, hand-checked, and packed with care—so it arrives ready for real-world use.

Plan, brief, and explore the Runton region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.