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Mt Warning Summit trail

 (Mt Warning National Park)

A trail to the summit of Mt Warning that has beautiful 360 degree views of the great dividing range.

Getting there

You can drive to the base of Mt Warning in a normal vehicle by following roads out of Murwillumbah. 

Maps

Maps of the Tweed and Northern Rivers of NSW cover this area

Route/Trail notes

On the way through the walk you encounter subtropical and temperate rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest and heath shrubland! The final 10% of the journey involves scrambling up a rock fact using chains as a guide and help. The top of the mountain has well established seating and lookout areas that have 360 degree views

Permits/Costs

You do not need any permits and there is no associated cost? What's the cost?

Other References

There are a number of other web resources available that detail how to get to the base of the mountain and other history regarding its previous volcanic history?

Comments

emma on 21 Apr, 2012

Great walk, cloudy day so didn't get to see a view from the top but the environment during the trip up was beautiful.

WorldWalker on Apr, 2012

Good walk today. Perfect weather, great view.

WorldWalker on Mar, 2012

Cloudy today, but still a good walk. A bit of rain makes it slippery and a little more interesting.

Roandrew on 30 Dec, 2011

Pity it was so cloudy as there was no view from the top....and glad it was much easier on the way down :)

Kevin on 27 Nov, 2011

A great walk, did the climb in 1hr30mins. The rock climb near the top was a good workout and the view was extremely rewarding at the top. The owner at the Mt Warning camp site warned us about leeches as it is rainforest and we ended up seeing 2 snakes instead, ha!

The rabbit on 18 Nov, 2011

Cant remember the date but was earlier this year. Great walk and not too bad if you are fit. 1hr 16min up and 1hr 14min down. very important to watch where you place your feet. The chain part is the hardest part.

Nagle Clan on 9 Oct, 2011

A great walk on a beautiful day. Fantastic views from the top. Busy, with lots of other buswalkers and families on the track. The chained section is not for the faint hearted.

Linda on 17 Sep, 2011

Very challenging, but definitely worth it!

Paul on Sep, 2011

Best walk I have ever done. I am only new to the hype, and at the end thought never again. Two weeks later can't wait to get to the peak again. Great views and sense of accomplishment. I will try the walk again this month, time permitting.

gone walkies on Sep, 2011

Car park is very crowded.

Sandra Godsell on 31 Jul, 2011

Lovely day for it. Lots of families on the track. Good to see all the children, but very busy.

Graham on 26 Jun, 2011

Done this walk many times There not many places you can go to and have 360 deg views like this place.

Nic on 19 Jun, 2011

3rd time up did it for the sunrise this time was surprised at how many people actually showed up. Topped off by a Spanish guy playing his didgeridoo.

Petrina on 27 May, 2011

We started this climb at 11pm and reached the summit around 2am...the sunrise was amazing! It has a well defined track.

Petrina on 27 May, 2011

We started this climb at 11pm and reached the summit around 2am...the sunrise was amazing! It has a well defined track.

Petrina on 27 May, 2011

We started this climb at 11pm and reached the summit around 2am...the sunrise was amazing! It has a well defined track.

hazwing on 19 May, 2011

great view at the top. Not an overlong walk, some scrambling required. It think it only took us ~40mins to get to the top.

hazwing on 19 May, 2011

Please ignore my other comment about it only taking 40 mins. Posted about the wrong trail.

Mt warning summit took us about 5-6hours return. Nice place to watch the sunrise

Agile Chris on 1 May, 2011

Great walk but not easy because it's sometimes very steep. With kids aged 8-12 it took us 5.5 hours but it was well worth it. The last climb using the chains is exciting and the views were stunning. Overall just a beatiful challenge!

kc on 29 Jan, 2011

3am start to get to top for sunrise last part by chains not too hard just need to careful clouded in but waited about an hour for clearing weather top views
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