The Bloomfield Track current conditions

Despite the good wet season The Bloomfield Track remains in reasonable condition. Parts of the road were impassable in March due to landslides and flooding and washouts at creek crossings, but these have been fixed and the road has been open since April.
The pictures show
· Emmagen Creek in flood, when it is this high there is no hope of crossing and if you try you get washed away as some have discovered.
· A landslide between Cape Tribulation and Emmagen – there were actually two of about the same size

At the moment the road is somewhat potholed and there are some slippery sections after rain where all the gravel has washed off.
The Douglas Shire Coucnil is grading the road, and have passed Emmagen Creek
The creek crossings are rocky but passable, low clearance 4WDs need to plan a course through them to avoid the bigger rocks. Woobadda is the worst.
The Bloomfield Causeway has been damaged and drivers need to stay on the upstream side to avoid sections that have subsided.
There are several washouts where the road has been reduced to one lane and the going is very slow. This will improve when the Grader reaches those sections.

Mason’s Tours are operating on the road and their comfortable vehicles have long travel suspension that soaks up most of the bumps. Additionally we carry extensive recovery and safety equipment so we can tackle most obstacles the track throws at us. We have just purchased a Satellite phone, which is carried on the vehicle returning last each day. We aim to have a Satellite phone for each vehicle by the end of this year.

Contact us for a memorable experience on the Bloomfield Track!