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SELF
DRIVE GUIDE – THE BLOOMFIELD TRACK
COOKTOWN
TO CAIRNS |
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| COOKTOWN TO BLOOMFIELD RIVER CROSSING – 73.1KM |
| Cooktown
cattle grid – left onto the Bloomfield Track |
25.0km |
| Mugumby
Lodge – turnoff on left, rainforest accomodation |
28.0km |
| Lion’s
Den Hotel – bar, snacks, accomodation, swimming hole |
29.1km |
| Shipton
Flats – turnoff on right |
32.8km |
| Home
Rule – turnoff on left |
37.6km |
| Concrete
tracks, first view of the Coral Sea |
45.7km |
| Beach
turnoff left |
61.9km |
| Bloomfield
Beach camping on left – restaurant, camping, cabins, track
to beach |
62.3km |
| Viv’s
Café – food & drinks |
63.2km |
| Ayton
Store – left 20m, supplies, take-away, drinks |
63.4km |
| Bloomfield
Wilderness Lodge departure point on left |
63.9km |
| Boat
ramp to Bloomfield River on left |
64.4km |
| Bloomfield
River Inn on left – fuel, licenced, take-away, supplies |
68.1km |
| Causeway,
swimming hole |
70.2km |
| CREB
track turnoff on right, experienced 4WD only, permission
required |
70.6km |
| Wujal
Wujal Aboriginal Community – store, fuel, repairs 200m
left |
72.6km |
| Bloomfield
River Crossing – causeway |
73.1km |
| Before crossing continue 1.3km to Bloomfield
Falls Carpark, walk to falls 500m |
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| BLOOMFIELD RIVER CROSSING TO MELEELE CREEK –
9.9KM |
| Zig
Zag track on right – joins CREB track & roaring Meg
Falls |
76.7km |
| Luana
Creek |
79.3km |
| Woobadda
Creek swimming hole |
82.4km |
| Meleele
Creek |
83.9km |
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MELEELE CREEK TO CAPE TRIBULATION – 20.7KM |
| Cowie
Point Photoshop |
89.6km |
| Melissa
Creek |
90.4km |
| Cowie
Beach, layby to left |
92.8km |
| Donovan
Range |
94.0km |
| Tachalbadga
Creek |
97.7km |
| Emmagen
Creek – beautiful spot, swimming hole upstream beach
downstream |
99.7km |
| Big
Strangler Fig on left |
100.3km |
| Cape
Tribulation Beach House – left 100m, accomodation &
licenced restaurant |
103.9km |
| Rykers
Creek |
104.2km |
| Cape
Tribulation – carpark on left |
105.5km |
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| CAPE TRIBULATION TO THE DAINTREE RIVER FERRY –
38.8KM |
| PK’S
Jungle Village – accom, restaurant, Myall Beach on left,
Bat House on right |
106.8km |
| Ferntree
Rainforest Resort
– turn right 100m, accomodation, licenced restaurant |
108.3km |
| Cape
Tribulation Store – Mason’s store |
109.4km |
| Coconut
Beach Rainforest Resort – Accomodation, licenced
restaurant |
110.9km |
| Beach
layby on left |
111.4km |
| Noah’s
Beach |
114.4km |
| Maardja
Boardwalk on left |
115.9km |
| Thornton’s
Beach, Café On Sea on left, food & licenced |
121.7km |
| Coopers
Creek Cruises on left, bookings necessary |
124.5km |
| Turpentine
Road on right 1.2km to Daintree Heritage Lodge |
125.1km |
| Deep
Forest Lodge – on right, accomodation |
126.4km |
| Rainforest
Village – fuel, supplies, drinks, camping, Post Office |
127.0km |
| Wundu
Trail Rides on right |
127.6km |
| Daintree
Tea Plantation on right |
128.1km |
| Lync
Haven on right – accom, licenced, restaurant, camping,
store |
128.3km |
| Palm
Road on left |
128.6km |
| Fan
Palm Boardwalk Café – on left, boardwalk, licenced
restaurant |
129.2km |
| Daintree
Ice Cream Company on right |
129.9km |
| Daintree
Wilderness Lodge on left |
130.3km |
| Airstrip
– Floraville Tea Gardens, turn left at Buchanan’s Road |
133.2km |
| Cow
Bay Hotel/Motel on left bars, restaurant, accom, Rainforest
Retreat right |
133.4km |
| Daintree
Rainforest Environmental Centre – Left 100m, fee |
134.6km |
| Alexandra
Lookout |
135.5km |
| Cape
Kimberley turnoff left – accom, beach, camping |
138.2km |
| Daintree
Ferry 6am-12pm $8 per car each way |
143.2km |
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| DAINTREE FERRY TO PORT DOUGLAS |
187KM |
| DAINTREE FERRY TO CAIRNS |
248KM |
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