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.
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Bloomfield Track 
From: Cape Tribulation
To: Wujal Wujal
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None, however be aware that
Cape Tribulation is one of the most popular day trips from
Cairns or Port Douglas and accommodation is booked solid during peak periods.
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A true rainforest habitat, river crossings, the
Bloomfield Falls, and the most popular access route north of Cains towards
Cooktown.
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 |
Diesel | 4cyl 5 litres |
ULP | 4cyl 5 litres |
LPG | 4cyl 7 litres |
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| 6cyl 5 litres | 6cyl 6 litres | 6cyl 6 litres |
| 8cyl 5 litres | 8cyl 5 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.
Services & Supplies
The following locations have various services and supplies:
Cape TribulationSupplies 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.
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Cape Tribulation - QLD
           
Named by Capt Cook after the HMS Endeavour hit the reef. At the Cape you could do a couple of short walks or relax on adjacent Myall Beach.
Cape Tribulation Info Centre
Phone: (07) 4098 0070
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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.
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.
