Parking
Start at Kulki car park off Cape Tribulation Road. The saddle track is the descent to Myall Beach; the separate boardwalk leads to an ocean lookout.
Overview
About Kulki Saddle Track to Myall Beach
Why go
- A quick rainforest route to Myall Beach.
Heads up
- High steps make the return climb tough.
- High tide can affect the bottom section.
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
1 active Daintree alert
- CautionCape Tribulation–Bloomfield Road: 4WD onlyMentions Cape Tribulation, referenced in this guideThe 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 Kulki Saddle Track to Myall Beach, 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 Tribulation Beach and Kulki0:00 / 0:30
“You're coming up on Cape Tribulation Beach and the Kulki day-use area. I'd stop for the short boardwalk, where you get a view of rainforest-covered slopes running down to the beach and rocky headlands.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Daintree Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Mount Sorrow Trailhead
- Cape Trib Farm
- Cape Tribulation Village: Reef Trips and Lunch
- Dubuji and Bamanga Muruku
- 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 Kulki Saddle Track to Myall Beach
A short walk with a steep finishThe Kulki Saddle Track is a 700 m return walk from Kulki car park, down the saddle to Myall…
The Kulki Saddle Track is a 700 m return walk from Kulki car park, down the saddle to Myall Beach and back the same way. It takes about 30 minutes. The short distance hides a steep descent and high steps on the climb back. Choose it for a quick rainforest-to-beach change of scene; the separate 600 m Grade 1 Kulki boardwalk is an easier walk to an ocean lookout, not the beach.
Down the saddleThe track crosses the headland ridge, then drops through coastal forest to the sand.
The track crosses the headland ridge, then drops through coastal forest to the sand. High steps make the descent and especially the return climb strenuous. This row covers the same route back to Kulki car park; it does not include the longer walk along Myall Beach toward Dubuji.
At Myall BeachThe track reaches Myall Beach on Cape Tribulation’s southern side, where rainforest meets reef.
The track reaches Myall Beach on Cape Tribulation’s southern side, where rainforest meets reef. The bottom section can be affected by high tides, so check tide timing before you descend and follow park crocodile-safety advice at the water. On the beach, frame the pale sand against the rainforest edge to show the walk’s distinctive change of scenery. Pets are not permitted in Daintree National Park.
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.
