Ussher
Point is on the eastern coast in northern Cape York.
It is a nice
coastal point with
white-sand beaches, some sand dunes, coastal
heath vegetation and some beautifully red cliffs, north of Jardine
River in the Northern
Peninsula
Area.
The
track in is quite slow, 60km long, and most tourists don't come in here.
The track takes a good few hours, ... and has some corrugation and
wash-outs.
... but is by no means horrible to drive.
And if
you do
drive all the way in, it's also worth turning off to Sadd
Point. As you first arrive at Ussher
Point,
... you come to an intersection with one track going south to the
beach, and another track to the cliffs north of it.
Ussher Point North
The track to the north is fun and has
spectacular views over the water and the coastline.
It first takes you to the top
of the cliffs
and the views are great but it can be a windy spot,
and sometimes there can be sandflies.
If you drive further
north, there is a steep, boggy track down to the cliffs, that area has no beach, it is just a headland.
Ussher Point South
Back at the intersection, the track to the south goes down to a lovely
beach :-)
Once down, the red cliffs are beautiful,
... with beautiful views to north,
And if you like to continue south there are a few more
beaches :-)
There are some caves,
... some remnants of WWII plane wrecks,
... and some not too bad treasure hunting :-)
You can easily drive all the way to the northern end of Orford Bay - the famous challenge on the East Coast Drive.
Be aware that getting back off the beach to Ussher Point can be boggy.
Full information about Ussher Point is in the Destination Guide.
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