Parking
At the end of Cape Kimberley Road, use the Cape Kimberley Beach carpark. A short track through paperbark swamp reaches the beach; bring your own water.
Overview
About Cape Kimberley Walk
Why go
- A simple sandy walk to the Daintree River mouth
- Open coastal views toward Snapper Island
Heads up
- Soft sand is slower than a formed track
- No drinking-water source is listed at the beach
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
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 Cape Kimberley Walk, 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
Cape Kimberley Beach0:00 / 0:26
“Cape Kimberley Beach is ahead, with a long sweep of sand facing Snapper Island. From the car park, a short path through paperbark swamp brings you onto the shore.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Daintree Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- The Ants That Stitch Leaves
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- 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
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Trail guide
Hiking Cape Kimberley Walk
The beach walkCape Kimberley Walk is a 5 km round-trip out-and-back from the Cape Kimberley Beach carpark to…
Cape Kimberley Walk is a 5 km round-trip out-and-back from the Cape Kimberley Beach carpark to the Daintree River mouth and back. A short path through paperbark swamp gives way to open sand; allow about 1.5 hours for this easy walk. It is a beach wander rather than a constructed hiking track, so follow the shore to the river mouth and return the same way.
Reaching the shoreDrive Cape Kimberley Road to its end and park at the beach access.
Drive Cape Kimberley Road to its end and park at the beach access. A short track crosses paperbark swamp before you reach the sand. Bring drinking water and sun protection; no water source is listed at the beach.
The view along the coastFrom the beach entrance, looking right, the shore leads toward the Daintree River mouth and…
From the beach entrance, looking right, the shore leads toward the Daintree River mouth and Wonga Beach beyond. Snapper Island sits offshore, while Low Isles and Port Douglas are distant views on clear days. For a photo, include the island above the curve of shore, with the rainforest edge in frame.
Crocodiles, stingers and dogsTreat the river mouth as crocodile habitat: do not swim in water where crocodiles may live,…
Treat the river mouth as crocodile habitat: do not swim in water where crocodiles may live, even if there is no warning sign. Marine stingers may be present year-round in tropical coastal waters, more often in warmer months. Dogs may come on leash; this is not a designated off-leash area.
The nameExplorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple named Cape Kimberley in 1873 for John Wodehouse, the Earl…
Explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple named Cape Kimberley in 1873 for John Wodehouse, the Earl of Kimberley.
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.
