Mt Warning National Park

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Mt Warning National Park is in the Tweed Coast Hinterland North Coast of New South Wales, Australia

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A sunrise hike to the top of Mt. Warning, the world's largest extinct shield volcano, rewards the visitor with a view of the first rays of sunlight to hit the Australian mainland. Mt Warning and the surrounding rainforest also starred as the feature location of the animated film "FernGully: The Last Rainforest" (1992).

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The base of Mt. Warning is a lush rainforest reaching up to the cliff-like rim of the crator.

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The park contains sub-tropical flora and fauna including numerous tropical birds and occasional sightings of the Pademelon Wallaby.

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[edit] Get in

Take the Pacific Highway to Murwillumbah. Kyogle Road runs west for 12 kilometres to Mount Warning Road. The parks entrance is 6km.

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None

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The hike to the summit is 2 hours in and 2 hours back.

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No camping is allowed inside the park.

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