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Bloomfield Track
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The Bloomfield Track offers a delightful Trek though the World Heritage listed Rainforest area of Far North Queensland on an unsealed track and provides a link between Cape Tribulation and Cooktown.
Start
Cape Tribulation
Finish
Wujal Wujal
Distance
32.98 km
Minimum Days
1
Average Speed
31.93 km/hr
Driving Time
1 hr 1 min
Article By: Member - Sand Man Updated: 7 Dec 2007
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Description
North of Cape Tribulation, the Bloomfield Track is an interesting drive through the Rainforest on a 4WD only dirt track, traversing several creek and river crossings and including some steep climbs and descents. This is the more typical route than the
CREB Track
which is another route through the Daintree that meets the Bloomfield Falls. The Bloomfield Track ends at Bloomfied Crossing at the Aboriginal Community of Wujal Wujal and travellers can either continue north for 46km through tiny settlements of Bloomfield, Rossville, and Helensvale before meeting the sealed Cooktown Developmental Road that after another 28km brings the traveller to Cooktown or perhaps stop at the falls before returning back south.
Interactive Route Map
Cape Tribulation
Cape Tribulation Info Centre Phone: (07) 4098 0070
Features:
Position: 145.4708ºE 16.0774ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Emmagen Creek, Bloomfield Track
Distance:
5.44km
Average Speed:
32.55km/h
Emmagen Creek, Bloomfield Track
Just 7km from the end of the tar along a 2WD dirt road brings you to this creek crossing. Pleasant camping with swimming possible.
Features:
Position: 145.4573ºE 16.0395ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Tachalbadga Creek, Bloomfield Track
Distance:
1.95km
Average Speed:
36.98km/h
Tachalbadga Creek, Bloomfield Track
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Features:
Position: 145.4465ºE 16.0269ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Donovan Creek, Bloomfield Track
Distance:
1.34km
Average Speed:
38.07km/h
Donovan Creek, Bloomfield Track
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Features:
Position: 145.4477ºE 16.0154ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Waterhole Crossing
Distance:
2.07km
Average Speed:
30.92km/h
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Features:
Position: 145.4388ºE 16.0043ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Collins Creek, Bloomfield Track
Distance:
1.61km
Average Speed:
32.1km/h
Collins Creek, Bloomfield Track
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Features:
Position: 145.4303ºE 15.9940ºS (GDA 94)
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Melissa Creek, Bloomfield Track
Distance:
1.71km
Average Speed:
44.09km/h
Melissa Creek, Bloomfield Track
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Features:
Position: 145.4200ºE 15.9824ºS (GDA 94)
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Mellelee Creek, Bloomfield Track
Distance:
4.21km
Average Speed:
37.74km/h
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Features:
Position: 145.3982ºE 15.9704ºS (GDA 94)
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Woobadda Creek, Bloomfield Track
Distance:
3.13km
Average Speed:
38.96km/h
Woobadda Creek, Bloomfield Track
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Features:
Position: 145.3747ºE 15.9663ºS (GDA 94)
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Bloomfield Track (Steep section)
Distance:
2.19km
Average Speed:
32.4km/h
Bloomfield Track (Steep section)
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Features:
Position: 145.3625ºE 15.9605ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Luana Creek, Bloomfield Track
Distance:
0.83km
Average Speed:
20.48km/h
Luana Creek, Bloomfield Track
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Features:
Position: 145.3579ºE 15.9644ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Degarra
Distance:
2.34km
Average Speed:
20.67km/h
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Features:
Position: 145.3454ºE 15.9546ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Bloomfield Crossing
Distance:
3.58km
Average Speed:
36.85km/h
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Features:
Position: 145.3193ºE 15.9507ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Bloomfield Falls
Distance:
0.75km
Average Speed:
14.53km/h
Bloomfield Falls
Falls
Features:
Position: 145.3195ºE 15.9588ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Bloomfield Crossing
Distance:
0.75km
Average Speed:
14.53km/h
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Features:
Position: 145.3193ºE 15.9507ºS (GDA 94)
Next Place:
Wujal Wujal
Distance:
1.11km
Average Speed:
48.08km/h
Wujal Wujal
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Features:
Position: 145.3197ºE 15.9447ºS (GDA 94)
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Things to See & Do
Bloomfield Falls
Falls
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Wujal Wujal
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Bloomfield Falls
Woobadda Creek, Bloomfield Track
Waterhole Crossing
Bloomfield Track (Steep section)
Collins Creek, Bloomfield Track
Wujal Wujal
A true rainforest habitat, river crossings, the Bloomfield Falls, and the most popular access route north of Cains towards Cooktown.
Preparation
This trek is for 4WD vehicles only, with wet river crossings likely. Low range may not be required during mild conditions. Although this should only take about 1.5 hours driving time in good conditions, it is recommended that the traveller take some food and water in case of emergency as there are no facilites along the track. Depending on the prevailing conditions, several creek and river crossings may challenge the driver’s skills. The track is fairly well travelled however and assistance should not be too far away if required. Observing the approach and transit of the more difficult crossings by other vehicles will give an indication of the level of difficulty.
Fuel Supplies & Usage
Wujal Wujal
Diesel
4cyl 5 litres
ULP
4cyl 5 litres
LPG
4cyl 7 litres
6cyl 5 litres
6cyl 6 litres
6cyl 6 litres
8cyl 6 litres
8cyl 5 litres
Usage is averaged from
TrekFuel
(* specific to trek) submissions and calculated based on trek distance.
Fuel is also available at Cooktown and to the South at Wonga Beach and Mossman. Fuel is available at Bloomfield on Saturday’s and Sunday’s only but you will need to check for opening hours.
Best Time To Visit
Closest Climatic Station
Low Isles Lighthouse
Distance from Trek Mid Point 45.13km SE
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean Max. °C
32.2
31.7
30.9
29.4
27.6
26.0
25.5
26.7
28.4
30.4
31.7
32.2
Mean Min. °C
25.6
25.4
25.1
24.1
22.9
21.2
20.4
20.6
21.8
23.2
24.5
25.3
Mean Rain mm
392.4
417.2
434.0
233.1
99.2
63.9
36.0
37.4
36.4
44.0
89.9
204.8
Best time to travel
Ok time to travel
Travel NOT recommended
Services & Supplies
The following locations have various services and supplies:
Cape Tribulation
,
Wujal Wujal
Supplies is also available at Cooktown and to the South at Wonga Beach and Mossman. The Caltex service station and convenience store at Wonga Beach has groceries and take-away food.
Camp Sites & Accomodation
Cape Tribulation
Cape Tribulation Info Centre Phone: (07) 4098 0070
Environment
Being a true Rainforest Habitat it is normal to expect some level of wet conditions during the trek - ranging from drizzly rain and wet sections of track at the beginning of the trek at Cape Tribulation to a drier and more barren environment towards the end.
History
Cape Tribulation was so named by Captain James Cook after his ship ran aground on Endeavour Reef. Aboriginals however, called the area Kulki. The first track through the Daintree was an Aboriginal footpath, that with the arrival of settlers and miners, was later upgraded to a packhorse track. In 1983 the Bloomfield Track was formed for vehicles by bulldozers, attracting international attention to the fight to save the lowland Daintree rainforests. The conservationists lost that battle, but the publicity generated by the blockade indirectly led to the Federal Government's moves in 1987 to nominate Qld's wet tropical rainforests for World Heritage listing. Despite strenuous resistance by the
Queensland
timber industry and state government, the area was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1988 and one of the key outcomes was a total ban on commercial logging in the area.
Driving Directions
Time
Direction
Distance
Cape Tribulation to Emmagen Creek, Bloomfield Track
5.44 km
N
341°
10 min
Emmagen Creek, Bloomfield Track to Tachalbadga Creek, Bloomfield Track
1.95 km
NW
321°
3 min
Tachalbadga Creek, Bloomfield Track to Donovan Creek, Bloomfield Track
1.34 km
N
6°
2 min
Donovan Creek, Bloomfield Track to Waterhole Crossing
2.07 km
NW
322°
4 min
Waterhole Crossing to Collins Creek, Bloomfield Track
1.61 km
NW
321°
3 min
Collins Creek, Bloomfield Track to Melissa Creek, Bloomfield Track
1.71 km
NW
320°
2 min
Melissa Creek, Bloomfield Track to Mellelee Creek, Bloomfield Track
4.21 km
NW
300°
6 min
Mellelee Creek, Bloomfield Track to Woobadda Creek, Bloomfield Track
3.13 km
W
280°
4 min
Woobadda Creek, Bloomfield Track to Bloomfield Track (Steep section)
2.19 km
NW
297°
4 min
Bloomfield Track (Steep section) to Luana Creek, Bloomfield Track
0.83 km
SW
229°
2 min
Luana Creek, Bloomfield Track to Degarra
2.34 km
NW
309°
6 min
Degarra to Bloomfield Crossing
3.58 km
W
279°
5 min
Bloomfield Crossing to Bloomfield Falls
0.75 km
S
179°
3 min
Bloomfield Falls to Bloomfield Crossing
0.75 km
N
359°
3 min
Bloomfield Crossing to Wujal Wujal
1.11 km
N
4°
1 min
Cape Tribulation to Wujal Wujal
32.98 km
1 hr 1 min
Distance is GPS recorded driving distance (not straight line), Direction is straight line from start to end, Time is calculated from actual GPS driving data.
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