Wonga walk

Wonga walk starts at the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre in the western precinct of Dorrigo National Park. To get there:

From Armidale:

• Drive east along the Waterfall Way for approximately 90 minutes
• Turn left into Dome Road approximately 2km after you pass through Dorrigo

From Coffs Harbour:

• Travel south along the Pacific Highway
• After crossing the Bellinger River, take the Waterfall Way exit to Dorrigo via Bellingen
• Turn right at Dome Road and continue for approximately 1.6km to the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre.

Parking

Parking is available at Dorrigo Rainforest Centre, including several designated disabled spots.

There is also one accessible parking spot in a bitumen carpark at The Glade picnic area.

The weather at Dorrigo National Park can vary from warm to mild to cool, depending on the time of year you visit. The summer months usually have the highest rainfall.

Spring

The rainforest is alive with birdlife - walk the Lyrebird Link for a close up view.

Summer

Escape the summer heat along one of the waterfall tracks and feel the coolness envelope you.

• Wonga walk factsheet
• Wonga walk map (1.4MB pdf)

Disability access level - hard

Wonga walk includes 4 walking tracks.

Only one of these walks, Walk with the Birds boardwalk, is suitable for wheelchair users, prams and people with reduced mobility. This section is a 2m-wide and mostly bitumen seal track, with a 200m elevated section of fibre-reinforced plastic boardwalk. There are rest points and no steps.

People with reduced mobility will need assistance along the other parts of Wonga walk:

• Satinbird stroll is a 600m bitumen path with a steep section as it approaches the Glade picnic area
• Lyrebird link track is a 1.5m to 2m-wide track with a moderately steep fibre-reinforced plastic ramp at the start of the walk as it descends to the rainforest floor. The large Baliminda Platform along the walk has 3 steps with a handrail that lead to its outer edge.
• There are steps near Tristania Falls.