Camper Trailer Australia – August 2019

Climb Into the Cano
For vertigo-inducing views, followt
Canopy Walk through the treetopstowardsthethunderous
Barron Falls, plunging 265 metresofftheKurandaRange.
Nearby Speewah Campground promisessolitude because
small sites exclude big vanners. The facilities are well worth
the $6.65/night fee.

When you go: From Kuranda, drive 3.5km along
BarronFallsRoadandfollow the signs to the Barron Falls car
park.SpeewahCampgroundis located10kmawayoffthe

Get Among Gorges

hrough rugged, uninhabited rainforest, Mossman River beats

hasty retreat to the Coral Sea, plunging over the range past

ankslittered with giant granite boulders. In the dry season

whenthe river loses vigour, schools of hungry jungle perch

atherin deep, clear pools and travellers arrive en masse.

Thebest way to experience this pristine corner of

raditional Kuku Yalanji land, protected within Daintree

ational Park, is to arrive before 10am or after 3pm. Rainy

aysdeter the masses too, as does the longer hike upstream

longthe Rainforest Circuit to more distant pools (2.4km/45

minutesreturn).

When you go: Mossman Gorge is located 80km north

Cairns, a 5km detour out of Mossman. Shuttle buses provide

heonlyaccess into the gorge and run every 15 minutes from

amto 5.15pm. Tickets cost $11.80/adult, $5.90/child or

29.50/family, valid for one day (no camping; mossmangorge.

om.au).

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Rugged hiking trails radiate

from Speewah Campground

Don’t miss Mossman’s famous Raintrees,

en route to its equally stunning gorge