Bloomfield Track

The Bloomfield Track should be renamed the Bloomfield Road these days IMO, though it is not sealed, it may be undertaken with standard vehicles in dry conditions.

The drive is fairly short, 1-2 hours depending on what you intend looking at along the way.

The first major creek crossing, Emmagen Creek, will define if you can make the trip or not. If the water levels are higher than you are comfortable with, then this will limit your trip. It is one of the deepest crossings though some other creeks may be slightly deeper if approached from the wrong direction and after rain...there is a "puddle" just up the road that may be deeper if going through the middle. Skirting the side is no problems.

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Enjoy your outing and with your concern for the vehicle, you should have no problems with the location.

Hope that helps,
Andrew

Fred

We went up that way in July. Thats not a track its a road. You should be fine. Just a few rocks in the creeks but I would take a 2WD car on it.

Phil

Great Drive in a RAV4, enjoy the Falls.

It's an hour from Cairns to Mareeba (6o km) and then another 270 km from Mareeba to Cooktown. The average travel time from Mareeba to Cooktown is around 3.5 to 4.5 hours, depending on cattle etc.

It's all sealed now which reduces the travel time as well.

Hi Fred, we were on the track last week, after and during the rain. Then the creek crossings were no drama. We were towing a heavy camper with an 80 series, and the only problem was the local trafic, obviously not keen on a slow scenic drive! We had a bit of wheel spin going up the steep concreted sections, but only because of the wet, and the heravy camper. Got up no worries though, and only thought of using low range once I had got over the incline, so could have done heaps easier.

Troy

Hi all,

Thanks for all your advice, sounds like it'll be no problems with the RAV4 even if there has been a little bit of rain about. Sounds like it sound be a good drive!

Yeah I'm only going from Cape Tribulation to Wujal Wujal return. I phoned Cairns Council last week about the road and they made it seem a lot more sketchy than it sounds like it is. I had heard there was a bit of rain about, but by the sounds of it I should be fine.

Cheers all.

Fred

Hi Fred, as others have stated it's an easy drive.
I came through from Cooktown to Cape Trib last Tue. It rained most of the way but the Donovan Range has a concrete cover on the steep bits and the Cowley range has road base on it.
Last time we were on it you had to drive through the Bloomfield river ( no causeway then) and the ranges when wet were tricky. That was in a 60 series cruiser, this time in a '08 diesel suzuki vitara.
cheers