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Northern Rivers & North Coast NSW hikes

The Northern Rivers region straddles the NSW/QLD border and shares the same Gondwana rainforest heritage as the Scenic Rim — think Nightcap and Border Ranges, waterfalls fed by high rainfall, and a coastline of quiet headland walks running down toward Coffs Harbour and Dorrigo.

21 trails across 8 areas: Angourie to Red Rock, Northern Rivers, NSW, Armidale, NSW, Dorrigo, NSW, Ebor / Coffs Harbour, NSW, Glen Innes / Grafton, NSW, Grafton / Glen Innes, NSW, Northern Rivers, Tweed Range Scenic Drive

Big Scrub Loop walking track

Nightcap National Park

Easy
Distance
1.29 km
Time
21 min
Elev. gain
17 m
Family FriendlyRainforest

Booyong walking track

Border Ranges National Park

Moderate
Distance
4.97 km
Time
1 hr 17 min
Elev. gain
42 m
Rainforest

Brindle Creek Walking Track

Border Ranges National Park

Moderate
Distance
2.59 km
Time
1 hr 3 min
Elev. gain
211 m
Rainforest

Byrrill Creek walking track

Mebbin National Park

Easy
Distance
0.45 km
Time
7 min
Elev. gain
3 m
Family FriendlyOvernight

Coombadjha Nature Stroll

Washpool National Park

Easy
Distance
1.42 km
Time
28 min
Elev. gain
65 m
Family FriendlyHistoricRainforestSwimming

Escarpment Walk

Guy Fawkes River National Park

Hard
Distance
7.23 km
Time
1 hr 54 min
Elev. gain
86 m
Waterfall

Falcorostrum Loop walking track

Border Ranges National Park

Easy
Distance
0.63 km
Time
11 min
Elev. gain
19 m
Family Friendly

Historic Nightcap Track

Nightcap National Park / Whian Whian State Conservation Area

Expert
Distance
16.89 km
Time
5 hr 5 min
Elev. gain
516 m
HistoricOvernight

Iluka Rainforest walking track

Iluka Nature Reserve

Easy
Distance
2.8 km
Time
43 min
Elev. gain
19 m
Family FriendlyHistoricRainforest

Minyon Falls walking track

Nightcap National Park

Hard
Distance
5.26 km
Time
2 hr 5 min
Elev. gain
414 m
RainforestSummitWaterfall

Palm Forest walking track

Border Ranges National Park

Easy
Distance
0.77 km
Time
16 min
Elev. gain
39 m
Family FriendlyRainforestSummitWaterfall

Peates Mountain via Rummery Road

Whian Whian State Conservation Area

Moderate
Distance
5.18 km
Time
1 hr 18 min
Elev. gain
32 m

Pinnacle Walk and Lookout

Border Ranges National Park

Easy
Distance
0.52 km
Time
8 min
Elev. gain
13 m
Family FriendlyHistoricRainforestSummit

Point Lookout Walking Track

New England National Park

Easy
Distance
0.13 km
Time
2 min
Elev. gain
0 m
CoastalFamily FriendlyHistoricSummit

Protesters Falls walking track

Nightcap National Park

Easy
Distance
0.53 km
Time
17 min
Elev. gain
81 m
Family FriendlyHistoricRainforestWaterfall

Rosewood Loop

Border Ranges National Park

Moderate
Distance
1.95 km
Time
42 min
Elev. gain
115 m
Rainforest

The Needles Walking Track

Gibraltar Range National Park

Easy
Distance
5.64 km
Time
1 hr 42 min
Elev. gain
153 m
Historic

Three Sisters walking track

Broken Head Nature Reserve

Easy
Distance
1.6 km
Time
32 min
Elev. gain
32 m
CoastalFamily FriendlyRainforestSummit

Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track

Wollumbin National Park

Moderate
Distance
9.96 km
Time
2 hr 46 min
Elev. gain
413 m
Summit

Wonga Walk

Dorrigo National Park

Moderate
Distance
4.93 km
Time
1 hr 39 min
Elev. gain
233 m
RainforestWaterfall

Yuraygir Coastal Walk

Yuraygir National Park

Expert
Distance
24.27 km
Time
6 hr 9 min
Elev. gain
161 m
CoastalOvernight