The last section of the Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive takes you over Noah Range on Cape Tribulation Road. The crossing in the Daintree Rainforest is marked on the approach by a brown sign, Noah Range.
Heading north, Noah Range is crossed starting from Noah Beach, just north of Noah Creek and the Madja Boardwalk. The drive is only a couple of kilometres and climbs only a short way of the distance of the peak (around 100 metres from the 440+ metres of the peak).
The steep sides of Noah Range go to the water’s edge, so the range crossing climbs part way up until crossing the range to the next flatter shoreline.
The video below is the drive between the two points marked. Taken from within the campervan we were using, the range crossing looks like it is a flat road. It isn’t particularly steep, but it is steeper than it appears in the video.
There isn’t much to see for Noah Range. It is basically a section of road and there is nowhere to stop for views. Noah Beach just before is worth stopping at and there is the Madja Botanical Walk shortly before that. Frustratingly, both are without a brown sign.
To Get There
From the Daintree Discovery Centre, head back to Cape Tribulation Rd for 19.8km and the brown sign for Noah Range will be on the side of the road as it starts to cross Noah Range.
From the Daintree Ferry, head north from the river on Tribulation Rd for 29.2km and the brown sign for Noah Range will be on the side of the road as it starts to cross Noah Range.