South East Forests National Park

Walking

Many of the park's walking tracks are described below. For experienced walkers there is wilderness walking in the Waalimma Wilderness. At the end of Waalimma Road you can set off for the Genoa wilderness. Park the car and hike down Genoa Gorge or up onto Nungatta Plateau into the Genoa wilderness. There are no marked trails and this part of the park is for self-reliant, experienced walkers. It is wise to let the Bombala office know details of your expedition.

Walking tracks

Six Mile Creek

Plant communities: wet eucalypt forests

Location:  shown on Nunnock to Myanba Gorge map

Carters Creek

A short boardwalk into the Carters Creek area and beautiful old growth forests/rainforest to the north of Pipers Lookout.

Also known as Rutherfords walking track.

Plant communities: wet eucalypt forests, rainforests

Pipers Lookout

This is a short walk to a series of lookouts over the escarpment and valley below. This part of the park contains moist forests important as wildlife refuges during drought and fire. The walks to the lookouts are wheelchair accessible.

Plant communities: wet eucalypt forests

Location:  shown on park map

Wolumla Peak

Picnic beneath the silvertop ash (Eucalyptus sieberi) and walk 500 m to the top of Wolumla Peak for great views, or for the more adventurous, take a walk down Wolumla Peak Fire Trail to see some outstanding old-growth forests.

Plant communities: dry eucalypt forests

Goodenia Rainforest walking track

Fire/closure alerts currently apply to this location. See details below.

Set out on the Goodenia Rainforest walk and discover a magnificent stand of cool temperate rainforest that is unique in this part of NSW.

An excellent track for walking with children, this easy 1.2km nature walk leads down into a lush gully of ferns and understorey species. Enjoy the shade provided by the dense lilly pilly canopy and keep an eye out for moss-covered rocks, vines and quirky-looking beetles as you explore.

As you walk, listen out for the wonderful stream of mimicked calls performed by the superb lyrebird or the whip-crack song of the eastern whipbird.

The walk starts at Goodenia Rainforest picnic area, so if you have time before or after the walk you could stop for a picnic or barbecue lunch.

Plant communities: rainforests

Location:  shown on park map


Events, activities and alerts at this location
Closure

Storm damage and road maintenance

Access to the coastal parts of the park, below the escarpment, are open with the exception of Kingfisher Road. For enquiries regarding coastal area access, contact 02 6495 5000.

Postman's Camp 4WD access  only.

Mataganah Fire Trail is closed due to an impassable crossing on the Wog River.

Enquiries regarding escarpment access may be directed to the Bombala Office on 02 6458 4080 between 09:00 and 12:30.

Myanba Gorge

Wheelchair access: medium
This track has a boardwalk suitable for wheelchairs.

A more strenuous walk, this track takes in breathtaking views deep into Myanba Gorge and the Towamba Valley. This part of the park has a dry scrub forest that's unique in the region, with most of it in this area.

Plant communities: dry eucalypt forests

Location:  shown on Nunnock to Myanba Gorge map

Pheasants Peak

Follow the trail through the tall eucalypts and the huge granite boulders where you can look across the Monaro Plains towards the Snowy Mountains and down the south coast escarpment.

Plant communities: dry eucalypt forests

Nunnock Swamp walk

Explore this extraordinarily special wetland perched right on the edge of the escarpment. Stroll along an easy 5km loop and stop at the viewing platforms along the way. In late spring and early summer the wildflowers bloom in a mass of colour across the grasslands.

Plant communities: freshwater wetlands, grasslands

Location:  shown on Nunnock to Myanba Gorge map