Things to do around Coolatai

Village walks, bushland and day trips such as Kwiambal National Park and Macintyre Falls.

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Coolatai bushland & Ottleys Creek country

Quiet bushland around Coolatai with birdlife, reptiles and creek-side country walks.

Immediate Coolatai surrounds — rough-barked apple groves, creek country and wildlife habitat.

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Wallaroo Hotel — village social hub

The living pub at the heart of Coolatai — meals, rooms and verandah yarns in a village surveyed in 1902.

Continuing hotel lineage from the 1903 Coolatai village hotel — still the social centre.

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Bike Territory Castletop

Guided and self-ride off-road biking with cabin and camping options at Castletop.

Off-road ATV and trail-bike experiences with camping/cabins near Upper Horton.

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Bingara district fossicking

Self-guided fossicking for gold, gems and crystals on permitted Bingara district spots.

Gold, gems and crystal fossicking around Bingara — classic Fossickers Way family activity.

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Cranky Rock Recreation Reserve

Granite boulder reserve with viewing platform, walks, birdwatching and camping near Warialda.

East of Warialda — granite boulder landscape and camping popular with Gwydir travellers.

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Cunningham’s Track (Gwydir Country)

Follow roadside markers where Allan Cunningham’s 1827 track crosses modern Gwydir roads.

1827 explorer route that passed near Coolatai — interpretive road signs across Gwydir Shire.

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HF Batterham Memorial Lookout

High lookout over Gwydir and Stoddart’s valleys with picnic facilities (no toilets; not for caravans).

Steep bitumen climb to valley views — sunset and moonrise favourite above Bingara.

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Horton Falls

Horton Falls lookouts, gorge walk options, BBQ area — spectacular after rain.

Swimming holes, lookouts and walks south of Coolatai country via Upper Horton.

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Kwiambal National Park

Remote national park with Macintyre Falls, riverside swimming, walks and campgrounds.

Popular day trip from Coolatai and Yetman — gorges, falls, swimming and camping.

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Macintyre Falls

Lookout, picnic area and boardwalk access to a plunge pool on the Macintyre River.

Signature nature stop for Coolatai–Yetman visitors exploring Kwiambal.

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Myall Creek Massacre Memorial

National Heritage memorial path and plaques commemorating the 1838 Myall Creek massacre.

National Heritage memorial ~23 km from Bingara — essential, respectful history for anyone exploring Gwydir Country.

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The Living Classroom

Living Classroom food, soil and nature campus with walks, learning programs and bunkhouse stays.

150 ha food-production and education landscape on Bingara common — great for families and school groups.

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