Murray Scrub lookout

Murray Scrub lookout is in Toonumbar National Park. To get there from Kyogle:

• Leave the Summerland Way and travel west via Kyogle and Murray Scrub Road (approximately 35km). Where Toonumbar Forest Drive meets Murray Scrub Road, follow Toonumbar Forest Drive for approximately 8km.
• To reach the northern end of the park, take Coxs Road, which leaves the Summerland Way about 8km west of Grevillea to join Toonumbar Forest Drive.
• Follow Toonumbar Forest Drive from the park entrance for approximately 9km

Road quality

• Unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• Dry weather only

Parking

Parking is available in a small, hard-packed ground carpark at the lookout.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Toonumbar National Park. Here are some of the highlights.

Autumn

Take a spectacular scenic drive through the rainforest on Toonumbar Forest Drive Picnic at Sherwood lookout and soak up the spectacular views to Mount Lindesay and the McPherson Range .

Spring

Witness the burst of colour of new red leaf tips on giant red cedars from the soaring vantage point of the Murray Scrub lookout. Or gaze up at the glowing canopy from down below on the Murray Scrub walking track.

Summer

Camp at Iron Pot campground where you can drink from and swim in the pristine waters of Iron Pot Creek. On a hot summer day, enjoy a walk through the cool, shady rainforest at Murray Scrub walking track. .

Winter

Watch mist rise from the rainforest valleys below from Murray Scrub lookout.

Step-free access

The lookout area is flat and step-free, but there are no pathways. From the carpark, you'll need to cross over hard-packed ground to reach the timber lookout platform.

• Murray Scrub lookout factsheet
• Murray Scrub lookout map (1.3MB pdf)

Disability access level - easy

Murray Scrub lookout is flat and step-free, but there are no pathways. From the carpark, you'll need to cross over hard-packed ground to reach the lookout platform.