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. The Bloomfield Track ends near the Aboriginal Community of Wujal Wujal and travellers can either continue north using our Ayton to Cooktown Trek Note, pickup the more challenging CREB track, or retrace their steps south.

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.

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

	Cape Tribulation, Ayton	Diesel	4cyl 6 litres	ULP	4cyl 7 litres	LPG	4cyl 9 litres
			6cyl 7 litres		6cyl 8 litres		6cyl 8 litres
			8cyl 7 litres		8cyl 8 litres

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

Services & Supplies

The following locations have various services and supplies: Cape Tribulation, Ayton
Supplies are also available at Cooktown and to the South at Wonga Beach and Mossman.

What to See

Where to Stay

Directions

Locations	Distance	Direction		Time
Cape Tribulation to Emmagen Creek, Bloomfield Track	5.53 km	N	341°	9 min
Emmagen Creek, Bloomfield Track to Tachalbadga Creek, Bloomfield Track	1.99 km	NW	321°	3 min
Tachalbadga Creek, Bloomfield Track to Donovan Creek, Bloomfield Track	1.42 km	N	6°	2 min
Donovan Creek, Bloomfield Track to Donovan Range - Bloomfield Track	0.5 km	N	8°	1 min
Donovan Range - Bloomfield Track to Waterhole Crossing	1.57 km	NW	310°	3 min
Waterhole Crossing to Collins Creek, Bloomfield Track	1.84 km	NW	321°	4 min
Collins Creek, Bloomfield Track to Cowie Range, Bloomfield Track	1.64 km	NW	320°	3 min
Cowie Range, Bloomfield Track to Mellelee Creek, Bloomfield Track	4.24 km	NW	300°	8 min
Mellelee Creek, Bloomfield Track to Woobadda Creek, Bloomfield Track	3.38 km	W	280°	5 min
Woobadda Creek, Bloomfield Track to Bloomfield Track -the Switchback	2.1 km	NW	297°	4 min
Bloomfield Track -the Switchback to Luana Creek, Bloomfield Track	0.94 km	SW	229°	3 min
Luana Creek, Bloomfield Track to Degarra	2.37 km	NW	309°	4 min
Degarra to Bloomfield Crossing	6.15 km	W	279°	12 min
Bloomfield Crossing to Bloomfield Falls	1.81 km	S	179°	4 min
Bloomfield Falls to Bloomfield Crossing	1.81 km	N	359°	4 min
Bloomfield Crossing to Wujal Wujal	0.48 km	N	352°
Wujal Wujal to The Horse Crossing	3.96 km	E	94°	5 min
The Horse Crossing to Ayton	3.53 km	NE	33°	8 min
Cape Tribulation to Ayton	45.25 km			1 hr 31 min

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• Cape York - Seisia to the Tip
• Cape York - Weipa
• Cape York via Bypass Roads
• CREB Track
• Normanton to Coen via Kowanyama

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