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Popular Walks
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Mt Ngungun
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Mount Coolum
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Mt Warning Summit Trail
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Mt Cordeaux
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Twin Falls Circuit
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Popular Walks
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Mt Ngungun
(1138 ticks) -
Mount Coolum
(858 ticks) -
Mt Warning Summit Trail
(758 ticks) -
Mt Cordeaux
(654 ticks) -
Twin Falls Circuit
(625 ticks)
Sub-Regions
Walks in Blue Mountains National Park
(New South Wales)
400
m
return
15
mins
Wind Cave
The interesting cave is formed by a tall and long section of wind carved stone. The cave is much taller than it is deep, and there are some nice rock formations. It is a fairly long drive in for a short walk, so you might be better combining this with a walk to Anvil Rock.
Walks in Boonoo Boonoo National Park
(New South Wales)
700
m
return
30
mins
Boonoo Boonoo Falls
A short easy walk from Falls picnic area along the southern side of Boonoo Boonoo Gorge to the viewing platform where you have great views of the 210m waterfall.
Legend has it, Banjo Patterson proposed to his sweetheart Alice Walker. Over the sound of the pounding waterfall, Banjo was relieved to hear, or at least lip-read, an unmistakable ‘yes’!
1.9
km
one-way
Cockatoo Walk
A circuit that takes you from Morgan's Gully Picnic Area to Cypress Pine Camping Area. May be walked as a circuit, but much nicer to walk along the creek and return through the same route.
400
m
return
30
mins
Platypus Hole
A short walk down and along Boonoo Boonoo River, where at dawn and dusk you might spy a platypus.
12.2
km
return
4
hrs
River Track
Using the park’s fire trail system, the Boonoo Boonoo River Walk connects Cypress Pine Campground to the Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area, offering excellent swimming, hiking and picnicking opportunities.
In summer, what better place to relax than by a river! The Boonoo Boonoo River Walk, can be accessed via several places along Falls Road. Spring is a great time to experience this walk, as the park is a haven for wildflowers, including a variety of wattles, pea flowers and rock orchids.
The track leads you through dry eucalypt forest and vegetation in the riparian zone – the interface between the land and the waterway – a little way back from the river. Make the most of the two river visits by having a dip, a swim, or, at the very least, by splashing someone in your group.
If you’ve approached the river quietly, you may be lucky enough to spot a platypus. Around sunrise and sunset, wallabies and kangaroos might be seen grazing close by or drinking at the river.
Walks in Border Ranges National Park
(New South Wales)
1
km
return
30
mins
Helmholtzia Loop
Helmholtzia loop walking track takes you on a short, easy walk through a beautiful section of Border Ranges National Park. It takes you across pristine Brindle Creek on low bridges and into World Heritage rainforest.
The name of this track comes from the helmholtzia plant that grows in the area. Also referred to as the stream lily, this rare plant is found only in the rainforest of north-east NSW and south-east Queensland. Helmholtzia are large strap-leafed plants which require a reliable water supply and are usually found along the banks of creeks and in gullies.
Helmholtzia loop walking track is also home to hoop pines, stands of Antarctic beech and abundant epiphytes - a plant that grows on another without being a parasite, while sourcing moisture and nutrients from the atmosphere and nearby debris.
Be sure to bring your binoculars along for a spot of birdwatching and keep your eyes and ears out for some endangered frog species including Fleay's barred frog and pouched frog.
4.5
km
return
2.5
hrs
Bar Mountain Circuit
Located at the Border Ranges National Park, Bar Mountain circuit winds its way down the ridge towards the western escarpment. Starting from Bar Mountain picnic area, you’ll be walking beneath towering eucalypt giants and Antarctic Beech trees on your way to Bar Mountain lookout. At the lookout, you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views of Collins creek, exquisite wilderness, Mount Lindesay and Mount Barney, all part of the World Heritage-listed rainforest.
10.5
km
one-way
5
hrs
Booyong Walk
A rainforest walk linking The sheepstation Creek campsite with the Forest Tops campsite in the Boarder Ranges National Park.
1.2
km
return
30
mins
Border Loop Walk
A short walk through wet eucalypt and rainforest close to the Queensland/New South Wales border in the Border Ranges National Park.
6.9
km
return
3
hrs
Brindle Creek Walking Track
A beautiful walk starting at Brindle Creek Picnic Area, Border Ranges National Park. Stunning rainforest with well maintained track. Numerous easy creek crossing and a waterfall with large boulders you can sit on for a relaxing lunch break mid walk. The track is moderate (easy in many places).
If you love waterfalls and ancient rainforest, then you can’t go past Brindle Creek walking track in the high country of Border Ranges National Park. Following the creek line, this medium walk passes through unspoilt wilderness from Brindle Creek picnic area to Antarctic beech picnic area in the north-east of Border Ranges National Park, near Kyogle.
Passing the turn off to Helmholtzia loop, you’ll think you stumbled into a timeless rainforest wonderland. Here you’ll see huge hoop pines and massive ancient Antarctic beech trees whose trunks grow thick and hairy with lichens and fragrant ferns. Keep your eye out for the huge helmholtzia lillies that thrive in the damp moist air. This high mountain plateau is a cloud factory all year round and you could be enveloped in mist even in the middle of summer.
Unpack a picnic beside picturesque Evans Falls where the swimming hole below the waterfall is ideal for a dip. Further along at Selva Falls, clean mountain water cascades over large moss-covered boulders.
