Departs: 04 September 2010

Nightcap Ranges

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Stretching along the southern rim of the Tweed / Mt Warning Caldera, the Nightcap Ranges are a walker’s paradise and part of the Gondwana Rainforests World Heritage area. Designed by your local guide, this seven day circular walk leads you to hidden waterfalls, palm valleys, misty lookouts and lush subtropical and temperate rainforests. At week’s end, feel rejuvenated in body, mind and spirit while learning about the natural and human history of Northern NSW.

 

Starting at Doon Doon near Nimbin, we join the Historic Nightcap Track, part of the original trail used by travellers and postal workers between Lismore and Murwillumbah in the late 1800s. Camping at Rummery Park for two nights, we walk through Blackbutt and Brushbox forests to the base of spectacular Minyon Falls. Traversing the catchment of the Rocky Creek Dam, we follow old logging tracks into Terania Creek (site of environmental protests in the late 1970s).

 

We spend some time with locals Nan & Hugh Nicolson, authors of the Australian Rainforest Plants series and lifelong conservationists. Our journey continues via the Caldera Rim and the Walls of Jerusalem cliff top walk back to our starting point at Doon Doon.

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  • Quote: “Selected as World Heritage sites for their exceptional biodiversity or rarity, the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia provide habitat for more than 200 rare or threatened plant and animal species.”
  • Quote_Source: World Heritage Information Network
  • Highlights:
    • Walk the Historic Nightcap Track to Whian Whian State Conservation Area
    • View Minyon Falls from clifftop lookouts and from the pool at the base
    • Immerse yourself in World Heritage Gondwana rainforest, palm forests and stands of eucalypts & brushbox
    • Take in views of Wollumbin (Mt Warning) and other peaks of Australia’s Green Cauldron, part of a 20 million year old shield volcano
    • Option to explore your inner landscape through introductory yoga and meditation practices led by your guide
    • Meet local conservationists Nan & Hugh Nicholson

  • Dates: 4 – 10 September 2010 (6 nights)
  • Price:

    Twin share / person (ex Nerang)

    Early Bird:  A$2,000 * until 7/05/2010

    Regular:  A$2,300


  • Accommodation: Bush camping in 3 person tents (2 people / tent) with Thermarest mattresses
  • Rating: Moderate to Challenging
  • Rating_Notes: 8–15km per day with some steep climbs and limited options

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