Mt Warning Summit Trail

Wollumbin National Park

MOUNT WARNING SUMMIT TRAIL IS NOW PERMANENTLY CLOSED.

A trail to the summit of Mt Warning offers beautiful 360 degree views of the Great Dividing Range from the peak. Lots of steps, can be slippery. A steep climb to the summit using chains, but the views from the top is worth it!

Lookouts
Toilets
Scrambling or Climbing
No Dogs Permitted
No Camping Permitted
Rainforest
1156m
Maximum Elevation
730m
Total Climb

The Mt Warning Summit Trail is currently closed

See details on the closure from NSW National Parks here: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/-/media/visitor/files/pdf/wollumbin-summit-track-closure-extended-nov-2020.pdf

Getting there:

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

Wollumbin National Park is located 12km south-west of Murwillumbah, off Kyogle Road.

From Murwillumbah: take the Kyogle Rd towards Uki. Around 10km from Murwillumbah, before you reach Uki, turn right into Mt Warning Road. Continue 3.5km to the end of Mt Warning Rd, where you’ll reach Breakfast Creek car park in the National Park.

Maps:

Mount Warning

Route/Trail notes:

The walk up is through subtropical and temperate rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest and heath shrubland. The final 10% of the journey involves scrambling up a rock face 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:

None.

Other References/Comments:

Mount Warning Hike - track notes

Comments

A very enjoyable walk LOTS of stairs but were very much needed to assist the climb.
The chain up the rockface came in handy as it was quite misty and damp under foot when we arrived at the summit.
Even though visibility was very poor from the lookout I still had a sense of achievement on completion.
1hr 50mins to the top and 1hr 36mins to come back down,
Highly recommend walk!

Juanita on 7 Apr, 2018

My favourite hike! It’s best to go on a clear day for the best views. Not a very hard hike, except getting up the rocks can be a little bit difficult, but as long as you take it slow and steady you’ll be right.

K8 on 7 Apr, 2018

Long. The last 100m was fun, climbing up the rocks with chains. The rest was just looking gradually around the mountain steadily, not too interesting.

Mayu on Apr, 2018

Managed to make from Carpark to top in under an hour,
I am looking for hiking buddies if anybody was interested.

Roy on 17 Mar, 2018

Lots of washout and slips but still an awesome climb. For some reason I thought it was only steps till about half way..must have mentally blocked the rest out ;) 4th time up now!

Sally on 3 Mar, 2018

Great walk but steep st the end with the chain to get up . Hard on knees coming down but so worth it 👍

Wendy on Mar, 2018

2.5 hours up 1.5 hours back.

Heith Mineur on 11 Feb, 2018

Great hike! Highly recommend getting to the top for sunrise.

Sando on 26 Jan, 2018

Started the climb at 3 am! The climb was hard but we had lots of fun! We saw a red belly black snake and a long carpet python. The views were incredible at the summit! Took 2 hours to get up and another 2 to get back down.

Team Urech on 26 Jan, 2018

Great walk. Challenging in parts due to stairs and incline, a reasonable fitness level would be needed. Rock scramble is reasonably simple, a chain is there to help. Can get really busy, and it does get very cold at the top in winter!

sabrinaeb on 26 Jan, 2018

Easy walk. Well defined, with great views of surrounding area and the Lamington plateau.

0zzyDave1234 on 16 Jan, 2018

Did this with my 7 and 9 year old. Taxing walk, but nothing particularly difficult. The last ascend was very manageable and relatively safe. Make sure to bring plenty of water especially in summer.

tim on 8 Jan, 2018

A gruelling walk up but well worth it for the views. I loved the rock scrambling in the last stretch to the top.

Nadso on 7 Jan, 2018

Have completed this walk about 5 times over the last 10 years. Still enjoy it (especially the scramble near the top!)

Evie J on 6 Jan, 2018

Did it as part of a school camp when I was 15, awesome and tough climb but worth it for a summit breakfast at the end.

Matt Feros on 2018

Great walk. Rainforest canopy cover the whole trip. Be aware very wet underfoot so can be slippery. Lots of stairs...lots. Some of these are made from rocks and vary in size from very small to up to my knees. Take gloves to climb the chain to the summit, the view is worth it. Oh and take ear plugs in summer as the cicadas can be louder than a rock concert :)

Lee-anne on 9 Dec, 2017

A beautiful mountain. Great walk and lovely view from the summit. Hiked 3 times and will go again and again.

Mark Aryal on 11 Nov, 2017

Very easy, well maintained trail. Stairs for the first third of the trail, and super easy track for the rest. The last climb to the top looks intimidating but is worth it for the views. Horse flies were brutal at the top, only a few pictures then right back down. Took us 1.5 hours to get up and half that to get back down!

Courtlynn Powell on Nov, 2017

Lovely wildlife~ saw a 2m long carpet python, many birds and a bandicoot!

Lisa on 30 Oct, 2017

Started up at 3:45am. Raining, windy and pitch black the whole way up. Nobody else ahead, so lots of spiderwebs.
Reached the top at 5:15am and hunkered down to wait for dawn, but it was a wall of white as low cloud and fog flowed up the mountain.
Because of the rain I was glad someone suggested wearing gloves - made grabbing wet, cold rock on the final section easier.
The walk down was beautiful. Forest sounds punctuating the misty quiet.

Rey Leon on 22 Oct, 2017

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