LONG WALKS CARING FOR THE PARKS - more than 4 hours, more than 8 kms -  Leave your pets and firearms at home, as they are not per- mitted.

BORDER RANGES NATIONAL PARK  Enjoy the wildlife but do not disturb plants, animals, bush- great walks ------rock. Aboriginal sites or historic places. All are protected. Booyong Walk - 10.5km one way, 5hrs Please do not feed the wildlife. Linking Sheepstation Creek with Forest Tops, this track  Be careful with fire. Use only fireplaces provided. Observe of the northern provides an easy introduction to the rainforests of the any total fire bans. park. It is best to start at Forest Tops. This walk incorporates the  Firewood is not provided. Bring your own firewood or better Palm Forest Walk and provides access to the Rosewood Loop. rivers region still use gas stoves. Firewood collection is not permitted. Start at either Sheepstation Creek or Forest Tops Camp Area.  Drive carefully and keep to public roads. All vehicles must be NIGHTCAP NATIONAL PARK registered and drivers licensed.

------ Keep the park clean and safe for wildlife. Please take your Minyon Loop - 7.5km, 4.5hrs rubbish home. Walk through changing vegetation to the base of Minyon  Observe all signs, as they are there for your safety and to Falls. To walk only to the base of Minyon Falls begin at help you enjoy your visit. Minyon Grass. This is a 4km return walk taking around 2hrs. Both walks have steep climbs out of the valley floor. The loop begins  Keep to walking tracks, as they are designed to have minimal impact. at either Minyon Grass or Minyon Falls.  Be considerate of other park users - keep your noise to a Historic Nightcap Track - more than 20 km one way, 1.5 minimum. days, hard. This walk between Mt Nardi and Rummery Park can be started at either end. The track overlaps parts of the original trail used by postal workers between Lismore and Murwillumbah in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Bush camping is permitted but visitors must use portable stoves and carry out their own rub- bish. Start the walk at either Mt Nardi Picnic Area or Rummery Park. Advise Nat. Parks previously 0266 270 200 For updates on fires, floods and park closures please contact MOUNT WARNING/WOLLUMBIN NATIONAL PARK National Parks & Wildlife Service, Alstonville (02) 6627 0200 ------Summit Track - 8.8km return, 4-5hrs Out of respect for the Bundjalung law and culture the Bundjalung ask that you consider choosing not to climb Wollumbin. If you do climb, be aware that it is a steep 4.4km Lismore Visitor Centre Nimbin Visitor Centre (one way) climb, with a challenging final rock scramble. Walk p 02 6626 0100 p 02 6689 1388 starts at the end of Mt Warning Rd. w visitlismore.com.au w visitnimbin.com.au

Bush Safety - Carry sufficient water and food supplies for the proposed walk. Drinking water is not provided in the parks. Wear appropriate clothing and footwear. It is recommended that you include a first aid kit in your pack. Take your mobile phone and call 000 in an emergency. #lismorenimbintourism MT WARNING/WOLLUMBIN NATIONAL PARK the ridge towards the western escarpment. From the lookout there SHORT WALKS Access to the parks is from the Murwillumbah to Kyogle Road. are views into Collins Creek and west to Mount Lindsay and Mount - Less than 1 hour, less than 2 kms ------Barney. Lyrebird Track - 250m, 20mins Brindle Creek Walk - 5km, 3hrs BORDER RANGES NATIONAL PARK The track crosses Breakfast Creek before winding through Follow Brindle Creek through lush rainforest. Antarctic Tweed Range Scenic Drive, which runs through the park is 38kms palm forest to a platform set amongst the lush subtropical Beech and waterfalls are among the attractions of this walk. west of Murwillumbah off the Murwillumbah-Kyogle road or rainforest. Brush turkeys foraging amongst the leaf litter are a com- You will need a vehicle at both ends of the walk to retrace your 28kms north of Kyogle via Wiangaree on the Summerland Way. mon sight. The track starts opposite the Summit Track at the end of steps. Start the walk at either Antarctic Beech or Brindle Creek ------Mt Warning Road. Picnic Area. Falcorostrum Loop - 750m, 30mins This walk winds its way through one of the largest stands of VICTORIA PARK NATURE RESERVE Rosewood Loop - 6km, 3hrs Antarctic beech in the park. Falcorostrum orchids can be The park is 7kms south of Alstonville, off the Wardell road. The loop winds down to a creek past dense rainforest re- see clinging to the trunk and branches of these ancient trees, the ------growth. You can take a swim a swim here but be warned only place they’re found. Walk starts at Bar Mountain Picnic Boardwalk Loop - 300m, 20mins that these waters are cold. Walk starts at Sheepstation Creek Area. Travel beneath a canopy of towering trees on a wheelchair Camping Area. accessible boardwalk. The Pinnacle Lookout - 200m, 20mins NIGHTCAP NATIONAL PARK AND This short walk is one of the highlights of the park. No oth- BROKEN HEAD NATURE RESERVE WHIAN WHIAN CONSERVATION AREA er walk in the region offers such a dramatic encounter with The reserve is 4kms south of Byron Bay. Follow the Coast Road and ------turn into Broken Head Beach Road. the Mount Warning caldera. Epiphytes, Hoop Pines and stands of Pholis Gap - 4km return, 1.5hrs ------gnarled Antarctic Beech are features of this loop walk. This walk The track meanders through rainforest before splitting off The Three Sisters track - 1.2km one way, 45mins each way starts off Tweed Range Scenic Drive. the Mt Matheson Loop and descending towards the escarp- The views are incredible – a wonderful coastal panorama of Border Loop - 1.2km, 45mins ment edge. Pholis Gap offers views of Mount Warning and sur- secluded beaches, rocky coves and dense rainforest. This short loop walk starts at the picnic area and passes rounding valleys. The walk starts at Mt Nardi. Mt Nardi is 12km Track starts from the south end of the picnic area at Broken Head through grassy wet eucalypt forest dominated by Brushbox from Nimbin on a narrow sealed road.

Blue Gums and Tallowwood, before entering a stand of subtropi- CAPE BYRON STATE CONSERVATION AREA Mt Matheson Loop - 3km, 1.5hrs cal rainforest. Border Loop Picnic Area is on Lions Road, north of Travel east from Byron Bay township and follow signs to Cape Byron. The Mt Matheson Loop heads out through the lush rainfor- Kyogle. ------est encircling Mt Matheson. The Pholis Gap and Historic Palm Valley Loop - 200m, 15mins Nightcap tracks split off from this walk. The loop originates at Mt A pleasant stroll through a Bangalow Palm Forest. The walk NIGHTCAP NATIONAL PARK AND Nardi. starts at the Palm Valley (The Pass) Picnic Area. WHIAN WHIAN STATE CONSERVATION AREA Boggy Creek Walk - 4km return, 1.5hrs The parks are approximately 30kms north of Lismore and 30kms MEDIUM WALKS This track leads to Minyon Falls along beautiful Boggy Creek. southeast of Murwillumbah. - 1-4 hours, 2km to 8km - The track starts in Blackbutt forest and includes a series of ------small waterfalls and pools along the quiet creek. The track starts Protesters Falls - 1.4km return, 45mins BORDER RANGES NATIONAL PARK at Rummery Park camping area within Nightcap National Park. This easy walk winds its way through Bangalow Palms to ------CAPE BYRON STATE CONSERVATION AREA the base of the falls. Swimming is not permitted in the area Palm Forest Walk - 2km, 1hr ------as it is home to the endangered Fleay’s Barred Frog. This walk Walk through rainforest and eucalypt forest to Brushbox Cape Byron walking track - 5km, 2hrs starts at Terania Creek Picnic Area, 14.5kms from The Channon Falls passing a sandstone rock into which the early cedar The magnificent cliff top walking track winds its way on a dirt road. getters carved their names. The walk starts at Sheepstation Creek through diverse plant communities, offering panoramic Camping Area. views of the ocean and north coast hinterland. Join this loop walk Bar Mountain Circuit - 3.5km, 3hrs at Wategos Beach, Captain Cook Lookout, or The Pass. Branching off the Falcorostrum Loop, wind your way down