Pinnacle walk and lookout
Border Ranges National Park
Overview
Take the Pinnacle walk to the lookout for uninterrupted views over the World Heritage-listed rainforest, the crater escarpment, Wollumbin (Mount Warning) and the Tweed Valley.
- Where
- Border Ranges National Park in North Coast
- Accessibility
- Hard
- Distance
- 0.6km return
- Time suggested
- 30 - 45min
- Grade
- Grade 2
- Entry fees
- Park entry fees apply
- What to
bring - Drinking water, hat, sunscreen
- Please note
- The road to Pinnacle walk and lookout is a well-maintained gravel road; however, following heavy rains between December to May, the surface can be rough or slippery in parts
Without a doubt, the journey along the Pinnacle walk to Pinnacle lookout is one of the highlights of the whole park and not to be missed.
It’s a short walk through World Heritage-listed rainforest before the track reaches Pinnacle lookout. You’re bound to be mesmerised by uninterrupted views of the whole park along with spectacular 360° views all the way to the coastline, the crater escarpment and to Wollumbin (formerly known as Mount Warning).
If you’re an early riser, and even if you aren’t, it’s definitely worth making the effort to see the silhouette of Wollumbin when the sun rises – it’s a completely inspiring way to start your day in Border Ranges National Park.
Take a virtual tour of Pinnacle walk and lookout captured with Google Street View Trekker.
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Protecting threatened species
Find out what we're doing to ensure our parks are a permanent stronghold for threatened species conservation and recovery, and see how you can help.
Conservation program:
Endangered mountain frogs conservation
The subtropical rainforests of north-east NSW are a biodiversity hotspot with one of the highest concentrations of threatened frog species in Australia. NSW National Parks is working to safeguard the future of endangered mountain frogs restricted to these northern mountain areas.
