Mt Gower Trek

Inclusions:
Mt Gower Trek with guide

Not included:

Transport - Please make your way to Little Island Gate by 7:15am or arrange transport directly at an additional cost.

Tour Information:

Tour operates Wednesday and Friday. Tour is subject to weather conditions.

Walking group is limited to a maximum number of 15 hikers.

What to Bring:

● Back Pack

● Lunch

● Hi-energy snacks

● 5 litres of water (Refill on the mountain is possible)

● Hiking boots/running shoes (with good grip)

● All weather light jacket

● Comfortable trekking clothes (shorts recommended)

● Hat

● Camera

Tour Itinerary:
The Mount Gower Trek justly deserves its ranking as one of Australia’s top day walks. Taking approximately five hours to reach the summit at 875 metres and another four hours to return, this trek should not be taken lightly. During the trek you will enjoy the views of Balls Pyramid, Mt Lidgbird, the lagoon and the Island’s northern settlement area. You will also discover the mist forest on the summit of Mt Gower containing trees, ferns, mosses and orchids seen nowhere else on the planet. Your guide Dean was the Lord Howe Island Ranger for 16 years and his extensive knowledge will ensure a memorable day in which you will learn about the World Heritage Listed island’s values and its amazing natural history. As an A class bird bander and manager of the island’s Woodhen monitoring program for many years, Dean will reveal to you the secret lives of some of the Island’s rarer bird species. From March to September walkers will share the summit environment with a unique winter breeding seabird, the Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri), view the acrobatic flying behaviour of this bird and call a totally wild seabird out of the sky.