Hinterland villages & S P E C T A C u l A R WAT e r Fa l ls
Approx. Driving Time 2.5 hours
Approx. Duration 5 hours
Distance 250km
Experiences Galleries, Scenic Lookouts, Walking Tracks, Historic Sites
Areas Wauchope, Byabarra, Comboyne, Ellenborough , Wingham, Taree
Road conditions Mostly sealed roads. (Unsealed road from Comboyne to Elands)
Start your tour in the bustling rural township of Wauchope. Take some time to explore the town and discover its many ‘country treats’ before continuing west along the Oxley Highway approximately 12kms, and turn left onto the Comboyne Road, which will take you through the village of Byabarra.
A little further on you reach the township of Comboyne, nestled below Mt The mountain road is winding and has approximately 19kms of gravel surface. Bulli. Call in at the Comboyne Community Centre to collect maps and more This road is not recommended for caravans and large trailers. information on the area. Comboyne is a small village with less than 200 From Ellenborough you can retrace your drive back to Port Macquarie or residents but is well known for its local café, the Udder Cow, which offers fresh continue onto historic Wingham via Bulga Forest Drive. Dating back to 1844, country food and great coffee. Wingham is a picturesque town laid out around a traditional English village From Comboyne head west via Innes View Road to Boorgana Nature Reserve. green. Parts of this reserve were gazetted in 1904, making it the second oldest in Today there remain many examples of its fine heritage buildings, an excellent NSW. local museum and a great emerging café culture, the perfect place to ‘step From the main picnic area you can stroll down the 2.7km walking track, which back in time’. Wingham Brush, the last remnants of subtropical floodplain descends into the magnificent rainforest. About half way along this track rainforest in NSW with its ancient Moreton Bay figs, is also well worth a visit. Rawson Lookout overlooks the 40 metre drop of Mumfords Creek. Be warned There is a viewing platform from the top and a timbered walkway to the however that the walk back is uphill! bottom of the falls with lookouts and rest areas along the way, but again For an even more impressive waterfall, visit the 200 metre Ellenborough remember, the walk back is uphill! Falls at Elands, approximately 30kms further west via Wingham Road. From Wingham drive to Taree and join the Pacific Highway for the trip back to Ellenborough Falls is one of the longest single drop waterfalls in Australia. Port Macquarie.
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