Iron Range Bushwalks

There are two walks in Iron Range National Park (Kutini-Payamu).

This is pretty good as most other Cape York national parks this far north don't have much walking tracks.

The common way to discover those parks is by driving.

There are some good places to do bush walking in Cape York, but they are all in the southern parts of the peninsula.

And some really good ones are south of Cape York and even south of Cairns.

The Old Coen Road Bushwalk. ©cape-york-australia.com

The Iron Range bushwalks are not nearly as long and challening as some of the southern ones, but they are nice strolls through some beautiful rainforest and give you good chances to spot some of Cape York's unique birds and animals.

Chili Beach walking track. ©cape-york-australia.com

Chili Beach Walking Track

The first one is a small walking track in the bush on Chili Beach. Its one end is on your left hand side just as you drive in, before the self registration station. And the other end is near the northern camping grounds.

Chili Beach walking track. ©cape-york-australia.com

It is only a short track but mozzies can get quite bad ...

Chili Beach walking track. ©cape-york-australia.com

The Old Coen Road Walking Track

The other one is longer. It goes through the main section of the national park, and is 5km one way.

The Old Coen Road walking track. ©cape-york-australia.com

It is called the Old Coen Road Walking Track. Its northern end is at the Rainforest Campground.

The Old Coen Road Bushwalk. ©cape-york-australia.com

It first crosses a creek and then goes through some dense tropical rainforest...

A creek on the Old Coen Road Bushwalk. ©cape-york-australia.com

... then goes through some more open rainforest ...

The Old Coen Road walk. ©cape-york-australia.com

... before it comes to the highlight of the walk - the old famous Smugglers Tree.

The end of the walk is south of the Iron Range national park entrance.

You can walk back along the road or maybe have someone to pick you up here if 10km is too long to walk.

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