We traverse the southeastern rim of this volcanic crater ending our journey at the spectacular Minyon Falls.

Your professional guides will impart their knowledge of this truly amazing subtropical and warm temperate rainforest and its environmental and cultural heritage, while you are immersed in nature and pleasantly distracted by views of the impressive peak of Wollumbin and the lush Tweed Valley, and glimpses of the ocean and Cape Byron to the east.

7 km | Unicorn Falls to Sand Ridge Camp
Meals: morning coffee – lunch and dinner

We pick you up at around 8:30 and transport you through the Byron hinterland and into the Tweed Valley, the heart of the Wollumbin Caldera. We will stop at the village of Uki in the Tweed Valley for a morning coffee or chai; our last little bit of civilisation before we hike. We continue to the trailhead at Unicorn Falls carpark where we do a gear check and don our packs.  The start of our hike takes us through eucalypt forests and to the riparian-lined cascade of Unicorn Falls.

We leave the falls and make our way along the newly opened “old peoples track”. We have our first real break along Whisky Creek; this is the perfect spot to enjoy freshly made salad rolls for lunch.

After lunch we climb out of the valley and see a change in the vegetation before dropping back down to the unlikely named Hells Hole for a freshen-up in the creek and a mid-afternoon rest.  We then continue onto our first night camp arriving in time to settle into the first night in this ancient Gondwana Rainforest.

14.7km | Sand Ridge Camp to Yelgun Kyoongun Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Today is our most challenging day with over 1000 stairs to climb; so we start with a hearty breakfast and fresh coffee. We climb for the first hour reaching Grass Tree lookout with stunning views of Wollumbin across Mount Jerusalem National Park. We spend time walking amongst the ancient old-growth blackbutt forest skirting the warm temperate rainforest.

At the Tweed Valley lookout, we will stop for a well-earned rest and lunch soaking up panoramic views of the ever-present Wollumbin in the distance.

The forest has opened again, and most of the climbing has been done.  We can take a 500m side trip to a third lookout at Mount Jerusalem Cliffs with expansive views across Doon Doon Creek to Doughboy Mountain and the Border Ranges National Park on the opposite side of the caldera. Shortly afterwards we leave Mount Jerusalem National Park and transition into the Nightcap National Park and the vegetation changes again. We hike along the historic Postman’s Track section of the trail, with our last views of the Tweed Valley and we catch a glimpse of the ocean and maybe Cape Byron Light House on a clear day.  A highlight is the ancient Postman’s tree along the last section for the day before we reach our campsite for the night.

11.4km | Yelgun Kyoongun to Weeun Weeun Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

With most of the climbing done this is a great day to enjoy the wet and dry eucalypt forests as we ascend the ridgeline on a mixture of old fire trails and some newly constructed sections of the track.

We have a long break at a lookout that overlooks the Wanganui Gorge, yet another perfect lunch spot with its interrupted views across Coopers Creek to Goonengarry National Park.  we’ll arrive at Weeun Ween Camp mid-afternoon and have time to relax and explore.

11.6 km (return to the base of the falls) | Weeun Weeun to Minyon Falls
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Our last morning offers a bit of a surprise for breakfast before packing up, departing clifftops of the Wanganui Gorge we head towards Minyon Falls, a spectacular 130m single plunge waterfall. We will stroll through undulating terrain and eucalypt forest with several creek crossings again in the warm temperate rainforest.

We’ll stop for a treat for morning tea at Minyon Falls and enjoy the spectacular views. to top things off we take the opportunity to finish our hike by leaving our hiking packs with the logistics team and walking the last few kilometres to the plunge pool at the base of the falls with just day packs.  On the short walk, we will look at for Koalas and experience a forest of palm trees as we approach the face of the falls, enjoying the cool and refreshing water spray as we get close to the falls.

Lunch will be another surprise with amazing views of Minyon Falls from at Mnyon Grass, as we enjoy a fresh picnic lunch of local produce.  We depart the National Park in our private mini-bus driving through the hinterland on the southern side of the caldera, stopping for an afternoon refreshments before being dropped off mid-afternoon.   ection allows us to look for koalas and experience the forest of palm trees as we approach the base of the falls; enjoying the cool and refreshing water spray as we get close to the falls.