Cape Tribulation & the Bloomfield Track

The describe the Daintree and Cape Tribulation as the place where the rainforest meets the ocean and it is absolutely true. There is a feeling about the age of this place that is like no other I have visited. The rain forest has been the same for about 150 million years, predating the dinosaurs and the crocodiles by a long way and surviving longer than them. There are plant species that have not changed in over 100 million years due to how well they have adapted to living in this climate and geological and climatic conditions. It is the oldest known rainforest on the planet, older than the Amazon. If you come to this part of the world you MUST expose yourself to the history and the science of the region. There are multiple ways to do it, with personalised tours, public walks with plenty of annotation and also the Daintree Discovery
Centre, the subject of another story here.

There is a “track” that runs from Cape Tribulation to Cooktown and largely follows a straight line between the two towns. Sounds easy right. Not so fast. Gravel and dirt sections, currently being repaired after cyclone damage, steep sections of over 30% grade and multiple river/creek crossings, makes this a challenging way to get from Cape Tribulation to Cooktown. 100km instead of over 300km is attractive but not doable unless the conditions and your vehicle are right.Read more