Bloomfield Track & Bloomfield

Stuart

I did the track to Cooktown about 7 weeks ago. Most of the track can be negotiated in a family sedan as long as its dry.....If its been wet it will be slippery.

The deapest river crossing was just below my side steps (patrol).

For up to date info, contact the Cape trib ranger, his premises are situated where the bitumen ends and the Bloomfield track begins.

Its a beautiful drive....and more fun when wet.
cheersFraser Island

Hi Stuart, when are you looking at going through, at the moment we have had heaps of rain so rivers will be swollen and not passable, when they go down there are no rivers that you have to wade through the biggest being the bloomfield has a concrete causeway. Col

Stuart its a nice drive it is steep in places and if you take it easy and its not wet it should be easy.
They have put in a fair bit of concrete road towards the southern end now. The thing I have found with the track is the renta rockets fly along it . They like to use both sides of the track.

All the best
Eric

tag along adventures to the cape and beyond.Cape York Connections

I,ve done the track a dozen or so times and found that the troopy is a lot more comfortable with the tyre pressure down around the 24 psi mark. Watch the decline, heading north, when you just begin to see the Bloomfield river. I have attempted to crawl down the hill in 2nd low range and the buildup of bulldust was so great that the vehicle just ran away for 20 or 30 mts before the tyres "bit in ". This was late in the dry and a long time since the road had been graded.

If you like fishing take a rod and a few lures there are heaps of Barra and mangrove jack around the place and I have caught many off the bank beside the road. Also on an incoming big tide fish the tidal side of the Bloomfield causway, from the bank, for good sized barra. Jungle perck can be caught in the upper reaches towards the falls.

It is a fantastic area and if the locals can drive from Wugal wugal to the Lions den pubin a 1973 corrolla to get beer after 5 days of rain any 4 x 4 can make the journey.

There is another enjoyable alternative. The CREB track from daintree village to the lions den. It is a bit obscure to find the start of the track if you havent done it before. The track can be challenging with even a small amount of rain (slippery steep sections) however if the conditions are right it is a very scenic enjoyable days drive. Many of the locals will tell you the road is not open to the public and even the council road signs suggest the road that the track comes of is a dead end.
If ou go to the Mossman police station they will inform you that it is a public road and gasstted for public use...... Well when I asked last year anyway,,,best check the current situation yourself.
(no signs but it is on the right of the road and within a couple of hundred metres of the dead end thru what looks like a cow paddock,, Dumped commadore/camira at the start)The start of the track comes off a goat track over the daintree (easy crossing, but have a good look first), then you follow some wheel ruts thru a chopped up paddock....DON'T LET THIS PUT YOU OFF.... after this you are on a good (but challenging if wet) track. the first half gives you some long steep climbs over a clay like surface but after the aboriganal land the track is like a highway thru to Lions den .....kinda sort off TIC

start of the track comes off a goat track over the daintree (easy crossing, but have a good look first),

I wouldn't recommend walking the river crossing though.

BIG SAVAGE LIZARDS LIVE THERE

Definately keep away when it's wet! We tried after 1/2 an inch of rain and despite double diffs and mud terrains we slid hopelessly out of control on the steep clay hills then had to turn back. It's relitively easy to the Roaring Meg Falls from the north but it get's steep after that. Even some of the locals have wheel chains fitted permanatly to their cars. Well worth trying. Craig.............................

Thanks again to all of you for the information. I will be making the trip towards the end of May or some time in June, which means it should be pretty dry and by the sound of it, a fairly easy drive.

Thanks
Stuart.