Bloomfield Track

Td5 Disco or Tdi 300 ??. Which year?

Axle.

I did the track last September last September without towing a trailer and I though it was quite an easy drive. I would have been comfortable driving a Falcol or similar through there. At that time there would have been no problem with the depth of any crossing. There are a couple of very steep hills but in those sections the road is concrete and there should be no problems. If there has been rain I would imagine that the road would be very slippery and towing a trailer through there would be a challenge. Check on conditions before you travel.

You shouldnt have any hassles doing that part...
It isnt that hard...
Water wasnt that deep...
We were there last year in June and nothing to write home about..
Steep sections have got cement so its pretty easy..

Easy. We kept getting passed by 2wd hire cars. Water crossings were no probs for them apparently.

Hi Cram
I did the track 3 weeks ago, I had creek crossings up to a metre deep but this is the wet season.
October will be very dry and you will have no problems, pity you could not do it now the place is amazing at the moment.
Cheers
Richo

I've done the Bloomfield about 20 times around that time of year. Unless it rains you could do it in a sports car (almost). The only 4wd section would be one hill (Mt Donovan, I think) in the wet.

Enjoy the drive!! We own property in C'town and always take the track one way or the other. No prob's towing, as said very steep in places so take care. It is a very very pretty drive, allow a full day and make the most of it. Allow a few days in C'town, go to the the Museum in the old convent building, will need a day there too. Drive(or if keen), walk up to grassy hill lookout. The cemetery is really interesting.
Buy some coral trout from the fish shop, just great. May lee's thai food is another good place. Oh, and if you see a horses head poking out from the doorway of the "TOP PUB", don't worry, your in C'town now. Not to mention the odd golf buggy in use as a mode of transport!. Cops don't seem to worry about it.
Have fun.
Lyndon

Hey Matey,

I love that drive. Have done it many times over the years. I rememberin the mid 1980's it was just a very basic track with some scary water crossings.

Now it's a different story....the steepest sections have been concreted to stop erosion during the wet season. There is a nice weir over the Bloomfield River making it a dry crossing for most of the year. Wujal Wujal to the Lions Den and onto Cooktown is easy and thouroughly enjoyable.

I did it in Nov 2005 in a rental Hyundai Santa Fe and it wasn't even challenging - it was a walk (drive) in the park....and that was with moderate daily rains wetting the road and swelling the creeks. There are sections that could be challenging in a cyclone but you'd need a lot of rain.

They have taken much of the difficulty out of this drive which is a bit of a shame as it used to be one of those great treks once. Now in the dry you could almost do it in a Camry.

Have a great time up there!

We'll be expecting a full report!

Cheers,
Raf

Great information thanks for all your help.

One more question do you think it would be worth putting a snorkel on for the water crossings?

I don't have one at present but have a few spare dollars to spend on my rig and was wondering if it would be worth it?

Thanks again