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Historic Nightcap Track

In the Nightcap Range

Local route18 km · 11 miBest Apr–Jan

Next nearby hike: Byan Yangala Loop 0.6 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Nightcap Range →

New South Wales, AustraliaNew South WalesByan Yangala Loop · New South WalesGidjuum Gulganyi Walk · New South WalesEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jan · highs 16–26 °C (61–79 °F)

  1. J26°19°196
  2. F25°19°229
  3. M23°17°205
  4. A21°15°192
  5. M18°12°175
  6. J16°9°135
  7. J16°8°87
  8. A17°8°71
  9. S20°11°73
  10. O22°14°98
  11. N24°16°150
  12. D25°18°184

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
18 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Nightcap Range (Scenic Rim › Central Great Dividing Range; GMBA)
Nearest town
8.0 km SW of Mullumbimby Creek (Byron, New South Wales) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jan
Country
Australia
Region
New South Wales
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Route centre
-28.5691, 153.3338
Route start
-28.5985, 153.3783
OpenStreetMap
relation 20185055
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Byan Yangala Loop

0.6 mi · 0.9 km · New South Wales

Gidjuum Gulganyi Walk

4.2 mi · 6.8 km · New South Wales

Albert River Circuit

26 mi · 42 km · Queensland

West Canungra Creek Circuit

29 mi · 47 km · Queensland

Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk

29 mi · 47 km · Queensland

Lower Portals

47 mi · 76 km · Queensland

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