Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track
Wollumbin National Park
Overview
Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track will remain closed pending the development of a Memorandum of Understanding and further joint management arrangements, with future management of the park to be guided by Aboriginal custodians.
- Where
- Wollumbin National Park in North Coast
- Distance
- 8.8km return
- Time suggested
- 5 - 6hrs
- Grade
- Grade 5
- Please note
- Wollumbin is a place of great spiritual significance to the Bundjalung People. Visitors are asked to respect their wishes and choose not to climb the summit track.
- Border Ranges National Park and Nightcap National Park provide some of the best photo opportunities of Wollumbin in all its glory.
Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track is located 12km south-west of Murwillumbah, in Wollumbin National Park. The summit of Wollumbin is a sacred place to the Bundjalung People, and was declared an Aboriginal Place in 2014.
Wollumbin, which means 'cloud catcher' to some Aboriginal People, is a traditional place of cultural law, initiation and spiritual education for the people of the Bundjalung Nation. Under Bundjalung law, only certain people can climb the summit.
View the Environment and Heritage webpage for more information about Wollumbin National Park management.
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Also see
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Lyrebird track
Lyrebird Track is a closed until further notice due to visitor infrastructure being significantly impacted by recent flooding events.
General enquiries
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- Murwillumbah office
- npws.tweedbyron@environment.nsw.gov.au
Park info
- in Wollumbin National Park in the North Coast region
Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track will remain closed pending the development of a Memorandum of Understanding and further joint management arrangements, with future management of the park to be guided by Aboriginal custodians.
The remainder of Wollumbin National Park, including Lyrebird Track, is also closed until further notice due to visitor infrastructure being significantly impacted by recent flooding events.
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