Dense tropical rainforest grows in Cedar Bay National Park, a remote coastal park south of Cooktown in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Sandy beaches and fringing reefs are backed by rainforest. Tulip oaks, Daintree pendas, tall rainforest cycads, fan palms and milky pines grow in the rainforest. Much has never been logged or disturbed. Windswept vegetation covers exposed hillsides.
Cedar Bay is home to a wonderful variety of wildlife including the vulnerable Southern Cassowary and rare Bennett's Tree-Kangaroo. The adjacent waters are protected in marine parks. This is the traditional land of the Kuku Yalanji people whose country extends along the coast to Mossman. The return trail to Cedar Bay leads through rough undulating country.
Along the way see large rainforest trees, tree ferns, and granite boulders. The trail emerges at the northern end of Cedar Bay beach - a remote, palm fringed tropical paradise stretching three kilometres.
Cooktown
Queensland 4871 Australia
To make an enquiry or a booking contact:
Phone: 07 4069 5777
Email: cooktown@epa.qld.gov.au
Web: www.queenslandholidays.com.au/queensland_walks/walk_115.cfm
| Distance: | 28 kilometres |
| Duration: | 2 days |
| Type: | Return |
| Start Point: | The walk begins at Home Rule Rainforest Lodge, private property 3 kilometres off the Cooktown-Bloomfield Road from Rossville. Overnight camping is allowed by prior arrangement at the lodge. |
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Only fit walkers should attempt this steep track. Wear a hat, sunscreen and insect repellent. Take drinking water and a first aid kit. Water is not available along the route. Avoid disturbing snakes (some are venomous). You can bushcamp in the park. No facilities are provided. |
| Best Time To Go: | The dry season from May to October is the best time to visit, for both safety and ease of access. It is essential to start the walk in the morning - the earlier the better - to arrive at the bay before nightfall. |
| Free Entry: | Yes. |
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* Any rates quoted are a guide only, please note that conditions may apply. This operator may have specials throughout the year. All prices are quoted in Australian dollars.
Miscellaneous:
Cedar Bay National Park is 40 kilometres south of Cooktown. Take the turnoff south to Helenvale from the Cooktown Developmental Road, about 2 kilometres south of Black Mountain. Continue through Helenvale and Rossville. About 3 kilometres past Rossville is a turnoff on your left to Home Rule. Another 3 kilometres to the homestead and access to Cedar Bay North.
