Bloomfield Track QLd
Submitted: Saturday, Sep 19, 2009 at 18:33
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cobber
Just returned from
Cooktown and travelled down the
Bloomfield Track, to point Tribulation............for anyone thinking of doing it the trip is easy, a few twists and turns and a couple of steep hills, quite a bit of the road is bitument, and it looks like they are doing work on it all the time.......I wouldent tow a Caravan along it as you could get into serious trouble if you came to the very narrow bits and a Semi was coming the other way..........I was in a LC100 Series
Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Saturday, Sep 19, 2009 at 19:18
Saturday, Sep 19, 2009 at 19:18
G'day Cobber,
When I created the Treknotes for the
Bloomfield Track, I started at
Cape Tribulation and headed north.
While I didn't experience any adverse conditions, the drive was not quite "easy" either. A few weeks earlier to my trek, someone attempted the causeway crossing (which was under
water) at the Bloomfield River and was washed sideways into deep
water. Fortunately, when the river is flowing fast like this, it tends to keep the "lizards" away, but boy, I think the driver would have needed to change their undies afterwards.
Sometimes the trip is a "walk in the park" and sometimes it is undo-able, due to high
water in the creek/river crossings.
Unfortunately, the road will probable be completely sealed in due time and another great country trek will be gone forever.
Bill.
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Reply By: Kirk and Jeanette - Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 07:22
Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 07:22
We did it a week ago from South to North and it was quite challenging mainly due to the very steep hills. There was next to no
water to cross. The road is very windy so you need to keep your wits about you but its not too bad. The very steep sections are concreted so you can get traction. The only problem I had was the Nissan is loaded up as it is our house so she struggled with power. Stalled out in first a couple of times so had to go to low range to get her moving and crawl up the hills in that gear. Beautiful country for the first part but then it gets a bit boring.
The Lions Den pub is a must see and worth the drive just to have a beer there
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Reply By: Member - Tony & Julie (FNQ) - Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 13:38