Parking
Park at Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre and take the shuttle to the day-use area; the track starts at the shuttle stop. Toilets and Mayi Café are at the centre, not along the river walk.
Overview
About Lower Mossman River Track
Why go
- Several small constructed lookouts put the river close at hand.
- A short, easy way to see Mossman River without the longer circuit.
Heads up
- Some steps can be slippery.
The Mossman River tumbles over smooth granite boulders below the rainforest. The track stays close to the water, and the small constructed lookouts give you a few places to stop and take it in.
Parkwolf’s verdictThe river is the payoffMap & 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 Lower Mossman River 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 Lower Mossman River Track
The short riverside walkLower Mossman River Track is a 640 m out-and-back from the Mossman Gorge day-use shuttle stop.
Lower Mossman River Track is a 640 m out-and-back from the Mossman Gorge day-use shuttle stop. It follows the river bank to several small lookouts, then returns along the same path. Queensland Parks allows about 40 minutes. It’s a good choice if you want time beside the river without committing to the longer rainforest circuit.
Look for rainforest lifeButterflies may be visible in the forest, and Queensland Parks suggests looking for jungle…
Butterflies may be visible in the forest, and Queensland Parks suggests looking for jungle perch and saw-shelled turtles in the river. The gorge is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, recognized for its biological diversity and evolutionary history.
Steps and accessIt’s a Grade 2 walk and mostly easy, but some steps can be slippery; use the handrails.
It’s a Grade 2 walk and mostly easy, but some steps can be slippery; use the handrails. Park at Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre and take the shuttle to the day-use area, where the track starts. Toilets and Mayi Café are at the centre, separate from the riverside route.
Want a longer walk?At the junction, Baral Marrjanga continues as a separate boardwalk walk.
At the junction, Baral Marrjanga continues as a separate boardwalk walk. It’s an easy way to add more walking, but it isn’t part of this track’s 640 m return distance.
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.
