The Legendary CREB TRACK | Driving One Of Australia’s MOST BEAUTIFUL Tracks
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- G’day!
In this video I’m taking you on an adventure up the iconic CREB Track. It's all the way up in North Queensland, and a must-see if you're ever on your way to Cape York.
The weather really turned on a show for this trip, I hope you enjoy 😁
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I walked the CREB track, back in 1982 when the power lines still ran up that way. It was an awesome walk. Back then, the electricity board had an old WW1 tank that they used in the wet season for line maintenance. Oh, and not one car passed me in either direction over the 2 days.
That’s is so interesting, it would have been a much different trek back in the 80’s. Sounds like the perfect place to be 😁
@@Keithy_W I was surprised to see that they've been grading/dozing it. I saw images a while back where the jump-up was an absolute mess from people attempting just after the wet season. Silly buggers.
We drove up in 82 in a 6wd Studibaker towing a 3t fridge trailer and a Ford Blitz. It was wet and greasy af
It would have been a brilliant drive back then!
@@Keithy_W I knew people that lived near 'Pole 89(?)' which is near Gold Hill. We tried to drive up there once after some rain...still impossible. We tried for about two hours to get up the jump-up because it was only another 5 km to the camp. In the end, we had to go back and drive the long way 'round. That hill was super-slippery when it was wet :)
Awesome video mate, did the creb track dry season 2019 on our way to the top. I was with a group of enduro bike riders, spectacular views up round the top of the track, very similar to bush areas of Nz. As much as I enjoyed the whole trip, doing the Frenchman’s and the telegraph track an all the infamous water crossings, the creb track was by far The most scenic of all, next time I think I’ll spend more time around the Daintree and cook town district.
It would have been an epic trip on a bike! Definitely on my list too. I agree, the CREB has some great scenery and a general atmosphere that makes you want to keep going back
I'm heading to Cairns next winter in a stock NX Pajero with AT tyres. I was going to do the Bloomfield track but am a little nervous about attempting the CREB especially solo.
You will get through the Bloomfield no worries. So long as it’s not belting rain. The CREB though, maybe if you could find someone else in the area who is travelling through?
@@Keithy_W Thanks for the advice mate. Yea very young family I'm not keen to get stuck, have seen how treacherous it can get when wet.
10:00 Mate, in the tourist season we used to get cars stopping IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD on the main street of Cooktown to stop and take photos. And yeah, I've had it on the road from The Lion's Den to Bloomfield before they put down bitumen. Tourists stopping in the middle of the road to take photos...
It sounds like a very dangerous stretch of road back in the day.
Love it my man!!!..... here in Ireland we have plenty of green areas and that’s because it bloody rains 99.99999% of the year 🤣
Love Cooktown! Thanks for the tour of the Creb track. Looks a bit rugged for the Hyundai rental I usually have up there 😂
Cheers mate! You’d be surprised where you’ll get a Hyundai 😝
Fantastic video mate, really brilliant stuff.
Cheers mate 👍
Thanks for good info mate. Me and the wife were heading up there from Vic later this year and your the first vid I’ve seen that told me dates and about towing trailers. Unfortunately we are towing a Cub camper so will need to re assess . Cheers.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it mate. Hopefully you can find somewhere to leave the Cub for the day and do the drive. It’s definitely worth doing if you are in the area.
Love the crab track only done it once but being in cairns I’ll be definitely doing again hopefully this year
Good work mate 🙏
It’s a pretty awesome track hey 👍 it’s a shame we can’t drive it until late in the year.
Thanks mate 👌🏼
Great video mate as always mate!!
One thing is bugging me though - that prawn is a Macrobrachium sp., not a red-claw yabbie (Cherax quadricarinatus) ;)
Thanks mate! Always glad when someone pulls me up on my incredibly dodgy knowledge of species 😁
Nice work mate. 🙌🏼👍🏼
Cheers mate
Great video and narrative, planning to do the track this August if all goes well
Cheers mate! You’ll love it, it’s a great drive. Make sure to take your time and take it all in 😁
Bloody good vlog mate
Cheers mate 👍🏻
another great video mate
Thanks Maaate!
I reckon that 60 series makes the vid 👌🏼
We were up there from Melbourne in 1976, and were told we could get to Cooktown in our HR Holden, by a local on a motorbike. Looking at it now I’m so glad the old man decided against it before the Daintree River crossing.
Has anyone ever done it in a normal car?
It would have been a much different experience back in the 70’s. What a great time!
From all that I’ve heard over the years the creeks and Daintree River stops normal cars from getting to the track. If they could get over the water, the track itself is often more difficult than a normal car would be able to drive.
I thought you were too kind when describing the behaviour of the other convoy when they stopped on the track.
I’ve gotta agree with you on that one mate 😉
Gday mate do they ever open the track alittle earlier as I'll be there mid may?
G’day mate, often they don’t open it early. For the better part of the dry season they repair the track. It’d be hard to predict this year, it changed hand back to the traditional owners last year. The optimist in me would assume it may open late August/September, but it’s anymore guess.
You could chance it and arrive in hopes it opens early, but definitely don’t drive it without permission - they will not stop to ask questions while they drive the bulldozers to repair it.
Cheers
Keithy
Hey mate, great video. No macho "send it" BS, just good info. Just a couple of questions as a do a lot of solo trips: what are the most challenging sections of the creb? And is it wise to do it without a winch if going solo? Cheers!
Thanks mate, appreciate it 👍🏻
The CREB is pretty basic, as far as tracks go. The weather is the challenge. If it’s wet, even if I had a comp truck I’d be steering clear. It’s a slip-n-slide with a fart of water.
There are a few small creek crossings, although not extremely deep, they can be a challenge if you’ve not done that before. Crossing the Daintree River can also be daunting. Take a curved line through the crossing (it keeps the depth low) and you’ll be right.
You should be fine without a winch as long as you have a 4wd with good all-terrain or mud tyres, and it’s not wet or even damp.
Cheers
Keithy
@@Keithy_W legend. Cheers, man. I'll give it a crack.
Let me know how you go mate. I’ll likely head up myself very soon, I’m about due for another CREB run 😂
Well said if you want to pull up and walk around and take photos for a half hour just park so other cars can get past and everyone will be happy
could a 2wd handle this??
If you don’t like your driveline and have snow chains, yes. Otherwise, no I would never attempt to do this without 4wd engaged
Can you tow a camper on this track?
No you cannot tow a camper on the CREB track, it’s too steep and dangerous.
You can take a camper trailer, as long as it's dry. Have done it many times. But with oncoming traffic makes backing up a bit tricky! If it's wet forget it! Unless you have wheel chains.