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Back to Nature
HOME TO THE MAJESTIC WOLLUMBIN MOUNT WARNING AND COMPRISING PART OF THE GONDWANA RAINFORESTS OF AUSTRALIA WORLD HERITAGE AREA – THE MOST EXTENSIVE SUBTROPICAL RAINFOREST IN THE WORLD WITH ANCIENT PLANTS AND ANIMALS FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME – THE TWEED HINTERLAND IS NATURALLY A PLACE FOR IMMERSING IN GREEN FORESTS AND FRESH AIR.
Chart your nature journey around some of the area’s gardens, nature reserves and must-visit National Parks for hikes, biking, a picnic, birdwatching or simply breathing in the Tweed’s innate restorative energy, fresh air and green landscapes. So lace up your walking boots, pack your sense of adventure and set off on a refreshing two day escape to discover the Tweed’s diverse, natural beauty.
DAY 1: Tumbulgum, Tyalgum, Crystal Creek
Ease in to your nature journey ahead and start the day riverside with a morning bite and coffee in Tumbulgum, overlooking the winding turns of the Tweed River, with thick rainforest and Wollumbin Mount Warning as constant backdrops. For keen paddlers, bring your own kayak or hire one here to glide along the Tweed River, taking in its vast bends and the tall subtropical rainforest of Stotts Island, home to native birds, lizards, snakes and frogs. You can also opt to explore smaller tributaries on the Rous River Canoe Trail. Head next to Murwillumbah, stopping by to take in the Tweed Regional Museum’s excellent Land|Life|Culture exhibit to better understand the area’s geological evolution.
It’s a pretty 20 minute country drive to Tyalgum, via Bray Park and along the Tyalgum Road as it traces the curve of the Oxley River. Time your visit for spring or autumn to tour the bursting colours and peaceful pockets within Tyalgum’s tranquil Garden of Light, a 25 acre property celebrating all manner of gardens, from cottage to Tuscan and even some Monet-inspired plantings. Enjoy lunch at Flutterbies before heading north along Limpinwood Road. Take in sweeping valley views from Tyalgum Lookout, found along Boxsell Road, then continue on via Chillingham to overnight at Crystal Creek Rainforest Retreat. Here you’ll be embraced by ancient Gondwana rainforest, with over eight kilometres of tracks and fern-lined gullies to explore. There’s also a babbling brook to recline by and glow worms to spot at night! VISITTHETWEED.COM. AU
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