Goorgana Walking Track

Attraction
Goorgana walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Kerrie Metzler
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Nightcap National Park

1 current alert · Checked 14 Oct 2026, 5:05 am

  • Elsewhere in the parkClosed areasUntil 31 Dec 2026

    Nightcap Range Road closed in both directions due to major landslip repairs

    Nightcap Range Road is closed to traffic in both directions due to a major landslip associated with the 2022 flood event. The closure affects the section of Nightcap Range Road between the Rummery Road intersection and Telephone Road trailer parking area.

    Access to Minyon Falls and Rummery Park is via Minyon Falls Road only.

    An estimated repair date has not been determined. For more information, please email NPWS Richmond River Area or call on 02 6627 0200.

About

Exhilarating Goorgana walking track will, quite literally, take the most experienced mountain hikers to new levels. Taking in some of the most iconic peaks in the rugged western terrain in Nightcap National Park, this steep, challenging track is definitely not for the faint-hearted.

This unmarked track leads from the lookout along Pholis Gap walking track and is best-suited to small groups of highly-skilled bushwalkers who can confidently navigate without directional signage. Taking in Mount Nardi, there are spectacular views to Wollumbin-Mount Warning in the north.

Goorgana walking track has overgrown patches, a maze of old logging tracks, and steep slopes which will challenge even the most skilled walkers. This World Heritage rainforest is teeming with wildlife for you to see, including peregrine falcons, long-nosed potoroos and pademelons.

Nightcap National Park · Whian Whian State Conservation Area · North Coast

Goorgana walking track is ideal for experienced bushwalkers keen to tackle the challenging iconic peaks in Nightcap National Park.

Difficulty
Grade 5 · Very hard
Distance
18km return
Time
12hrs - 1 day

What to bring

  • Hat
  • Sunscreen

Plan your walk

Access, facilities and practical details.

Frequently asked questions

6 questions

Get in touch

Alstonville office

02 6627 0200npws.richmondriver@environment.nsw.gov.au

Russelton Industrial Estate, 7 Northcott Crescent, Alstonville NSW 2477

Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Where you'll be

Newton Drive

Nightcap NSW 2480