Kyogle is a pleasant township on the Richmond River at the base of the Fairy Mountain.
Where is it?: Kyogle is located 758 km north of Sydney, 32 km north of Casino and 60 metres above sea level on the Richmond River at the base of the Fairy Mountain.
Lookouts: Captain Cook Memorial Lookout, located on the top of Fairy Mountain, offers excellent views over the town and the surrounding countryside.
In recent times this pleasant town has been promoted as The Gateway to the Rainforests. This claim is justified as it is surrounded by one of the largest remaining areas of rainforest in the state and the town boasts an annual rainfall of 1118mm.
Kyogle is sustained by the local timber industry. North Coast Plywood Products are an important local employer as are the rich timber forests around the town. The Kyogle Fairymount Festival is held each July.
Richmond Range National Park (40 km west): ideal for camping, bushwalking, birdwatching, photography. This Park includes the rainforests of Cambridge Plateau (they are included on the World Heritage List as part of the 'Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia'). The fauna in the region includes spotted-tail quoll, yellow-bellied and squirrel gliders, brush-tailed phascogale and Albert's lyrebird.
Edinburgh Castle
Toonumbar National Park (35 km west): a significant World Heritage Area, it contains two World Heritage-listed rainforests - the Murray Scrub and Dome Mountain Forest. The region is characterised by remnant volcanic forms - Mount Lindesay, Dome Mountain and Edinburgh Castle. The combination of rich volcanic soils and high subtropical rainfall means that the park contains over 400 species of flowering plant. The Murray Scrub Walking Track, where it is possible to see hundreds of strangler figs, starts just south of the Iron Pot Creek crossing. The walk lasts for about half an hour.
Hero Lookout, Border Ranges National Park
Border Ranges National Park: a popular and highly scenic World Heritage Park which incorporates 30 000 ha of rainforest in an 85-km east-west span along the NSW/Qld state border. It contains an extraordinary array of fauna and there are numerous walks.
Toonumber Dam: Located 31 km west of Kyogle the dam is notable because it is built from earth and rocks. It was opened in 1972 and dams the waters of Iron Pot Creek. Near the dam wall there are pleasant picnic facilities including barbecue sites, picnic tables and there are places where boats can be launched on the dam. A few kilometres away is the Toonumber Pine Forest with its lookout which offers visitors views across the Upper Richmond Valley and into Queensland. If you have a large group it is possible to book the Toonumber Waters Retreat, a recreation and conference centre. Contact (02) 6633 9135.
Moore Park Nature Reserve: Located off the Summerland Way near Old Grevillia 26 km north-west of Kyogle this tiny reserve has the most important example of black bean rainforest in New South Wales.
Border Loop: located only 1 km from the Cougal Siding (it is marked on the Lions Tourist Road from Kyogle to Beaudesert) this loop, like the Zigzag railway at Lithgow, is a method of getting trains across the Macpherson Range. It has an unusual circular viaduct which gives the trains the height to get through the mountains. There are picnic facilities at the Loop Lookout.
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