Parking
The track begins at the shuttle bus stop/car park in the Mossman Gorge day-use area.
Overview
About Baral Marrjanga Track
Why go
- Two elevated boardwalk sections through the lower rainforest canopy.
- An easy walk to a river-and-mountain lookout.
- Suitable for wheelchairs and strollers.
Heads up
- Short out-and-back; you retrace the same boardwalk.
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
1 active Daintree alert
- CautionCape Tribulation–Bloomfield Road: 4WD onlyThe Cape Tribulation–Bloomfield Road is open from Cape Tribulation through to Wujal Wujal, but restricted to four-wheel-drive vehicles because adverse driving conditions have left the surface…Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Daintree Tour Guide
Your drive to Baral Marrjanga Track, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Daintree National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Daintree audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Mossman Gorge and Cultural Centre0:00 / 0:37
“Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre is coming up, the gateway to the river and its huge granite boulders. Park here and take the paid shuttle; the gorge walks start about two kilometres farther along.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Daintree Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- How the Gorge Got Its Boulders
- 38 audio storiesacross Daintree’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Southern Cassowary, Saltwater Crocodile, Spectacled Flying-fox, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 22 trails, 36 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Baral Marrjanga Track
An easy way into Mossman GorgeBaral Marrjanga Track is a 660 m return walk from the Mossman Gorge day-use area shuttle stop…
Baral Marrjanga Track is a 660 m return walk from the Mossman Gorge day-use area shuttle stop to a lookout over the Mossman River. You follow the same elevated boardwalk back and should allow about 30 minutes. It is a Grade 1 walk, suitable for wheelchairs and strollers, though wheelchair users may need assistance.
Through the lower canopyTwo sections of elevated boardwalk take you through the lower rainforest canopy.
Two sections of elevated boardwalk take you through the lower rainforest canopy. This is a short, easy way to look around Mossman Gorge without committing to a longer circuit. Keep an eye out for colourful butterflies among the foliage.
At the river lookoutThe boardwalk ends above the Mossman River, with mountain ranges beyond.
The boardwalk ends above the Mossman River, with mountain ranges beyond. Look for jungle perch and saw-shelled turtles in the water. The river and its granite boulders make this the walk’s best photo stop; keep them in the foreground with the ranges behind.
Access and facilitiesStart at the shuttle bus stop/car park in the Mossman Gorge day-use area; the route returns to…
Start at the shuttle bus stop/car park in the Mossman Gorge day-use area; the route returns to this same access. Mayi Café at the separate Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre offers grab-and-go snacks before the walk. There are no toilets on the trail; accessible toilets are available at the visitor centre/day-use area. Domestic pets are not permitted in Daintree National Park; certified support dogs are allowed.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Daintree
688 sightingsSouthern CassowaryMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
1,788 sightingsSaltwater CrocodileMost seen around 4 PMSighting map
242 sightingsSpectacled Flying-foxMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
332 sightingsBoyd's Forest DragonMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
46 sightingsVictoria's RiflebirdMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
188 sightingsLace MonitorMost seen around 10 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Daintree. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
