Summary

Found in Regional NSW near Bundanoon.

History

Any interesting history for the region?

Features

What are the standout bushwalking features?

Access

How do you get there? Include all access points if there are many?

Maps

NSW, National Parks and Wilfelife Service: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/-/media/npws/maps/pdfs/parks/morton-national-park/morton-national-park-map.pdf

Accommodation

Where can I stay there? or near there?

Camping

Other

Contact details

NSW, National Parks and Wildlife Service: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/morton-national-park

Walks in Morton National Park

Medium

8 km return

2.5 hrs

Mt Budawang

A moderate steady ascent up to the highest mountain in the Budawang range.

Hard

8.9 km return

5 hrs

Mt Carrialoo

A nice half day adventure with 50% steep incline up a firetrail and 50% light bush bashing and scrambling to the summit of Mt Carrialoo.

Medium

5.6 km return

3 hrs

Pigeonhouse Mountain

A well marked trail/series of steel ladders and catwalks to the summit of Pigeonhouse Mountain where you will be rewarded with some of the best views of the Budawangs.

Medium

2 km return

40 mins

Riverview Walk

A pretty walk across Fern Tree Gully through eucalypt forest to Riverview Lookout.

Easy

5.7 km return

2 hrs

Shoalhaven River View

Views of the Shoalhaven River Gorge and across to the Ettrema Wilderness Area. Wilderness areas are large, remote and essentially unchanged by modern human activity.

This walk is part of the Three Views Trail which has to be one of the easiest, most accessible and rewarding walks in Kangaroo Valley. The trail passes through open woodland and sandstone heath vegetation with spectacular wildflower displays in late winter and spring. There are three separate cliff edge sites with dramatic views over the Shoalhaven gorge towards the Ettrema Wilderness. The trail follows the Brooks Plateau and Moolatoo Trig fire trails within Morton National Park and is virtually flat, making it ideal for people of all ages and fitness levels; however, there are unfenced cliff edges. You can spend one or two hours doing the shorter walks or spend most of the day exploring all three.

Easy

4 km return

80 mins

Tallowa Dam View

Tallowa Dam is the centrepiece of the Sydney Catchment Authority Shoalhaven scheme and was completed in 1976.

This walk is part of the Three Views Trail which has to be one of the easiest, most accessible and rewarding walks in Kangaroo Valley. The trail passes through open woodland and sandstone heath vegetation with spectacular wildflower displays in late winter and spring. There are three separate cliff edge sites with dramatic views over the Shoalhaven gorge towards the Ettrema Wilderness. The trail follows the Brooks Plateau and Moolatoo Trig fire trails within Morton National Park and is virtually flat, making it ideal for people of all ages and fitness levels; however, there are unfenced cliff edges. You can spend one or two hours doing the shorter walks or spend most of the day exploring all three.

Very Hard

14 km return

10 hrs

The Castle

An ascent up one of the best and most challenging day walks in NSW.

Medium

3.5 km return

90 mins

West Rim Track

For a delightful walk through pristine eucalypt forests and lush rainforest, the easy/moderate West Rim walking track offers spectacular views of dramatic gorges and waterfalls in Morton National Park, near Robertson. The nearby Fitzroy Falls Visitor Centre offers loads of information on the local highlights, as well as delicious meals, making this walk ideal for family outings and a highlight of a car tour of the Southern Highlands. (You can also combine the East and West Rim trails for a longer walk - the West Rim track is much more scenic - and much more popular. On a public holiday it gets busy!)

Following this gently undulating track, you’ll trace the western edge of the horseshoe shaped escarpment leading to Renown lookout. With lookouts along the way, there’s plenty of opportunity to stop and enjoy the sweeping views of deep river valleys and waterfalls.

Enjoy the lush ferns and towering forest canopy of coachwood, bloodwood and lilly pilly. Look for the flowering boronia as well as the purple flowering chocolate lilies, with their distinctive scent, in the spring.