Discover Kyogle

Kyogle combines discoveries in town with drives through the Border Ranges countryside. Examples of the Art Deco era line the main street, while regional routes offer glimpses of the rainforest and Border Ranges National Park. There are also mountain bike trails, cultural offerings and places to exercise and play. When choosing your destination, you can weigh up whether you’d prefer to explore the town, get active outdoors or combine both.

Kyogle and the Border Ranges countryside

The World Heritage-listed Border Ranges Park is shared by New South Wales and Queensland. Its southern entrance is at Barkers Vale, about 25 km from Kyogle. The Border Ranges Scenic Drive is a half-day trip from Kyogle, with plenty of opportunities to see Border Ranges National Park along the way. The Lions Road Scenic Drive offers views of the Border Ranges World Heritage Rainforest from Kyogle, as well as access to the historically significant Border Loop Railway Lookout. When planning your trip, it makes a difference whether you focus on a drive from Kyogle or a visit to the park’s southern entrance.

Walks, art and local history

If you’d like to explore Kyogle on foot, you can choose between two self-guided tours. The Foundation Stone Detective Tour takes you through eight areas of the town. The Art Deco Walk takes about 1.5 hours and follows both sides of the Summerland Way. Together with the Art Deco examples on the main street, it offers a way to combine architecture with exploring the town.

The Kyogle Historical Museum on Bloore Street tells the story of Kyogle and the district up to the period before 1900. Photographs, maps, stories and memorabilia provide a glimpse into the past. For a different cultural perspective, Uncle Andrew Johnston welcomes people to Country in Kyogle and offers an insight into smoking ceremonies. The Roxy Gallery provides a professionally managed exhibition space for local and regional artists. It is upstairs in the Kyogle Memorial Institute Hall and is accessible by lift from the foyer on the Summerland Way.

Activities for different day plans

On the eastern edge of Kyogle, Kyogle Mountain Bike Forest is in Boorabee State Forest on Yongurra Road. Its volunteer-maintained, downhill singletrack trails are designed for all skill levels. If you’re looking for an active time outdoors, it offers a different focus from a walk through the town’s Art Deco streets.

Centrally located ANZAC Park brings together several ways to exercise and play. It has a fenced children’s play area, a skate park, a BMX pump track, basketball and netball courts, and outdoor fitness equipment. Numerous waterbirds are often seen in the lagoon. Kyogle Memorial Baths has a toddlers’ pool and a main pool. If you’re staying with children, you can factor these specific options for play, sport and swimming into your choice of daily activities, without everyone having to share the same interests.

Market days and holiday rentals in Kyogle

Kyogle Farmers Markets take place weekly on Saturdays from 8 am to 12 pm. Kyogle Bazaar Markets are scheduled for the fourth Saturday of each month. If you’d like to plan a market visit, you can take these different schedules into account. Kyogle Cinemas adds another option in town: a local cinema complex with two theatres and air conditioning.

If you’d like to include the town, its cultural offerings and activities at ANZAC Park in your trip, you could look for a holiday rental in Kyogle. If your focus is more on drives from Kyogle into the Border Ranges, it’s worth considering this style of trip when choosing your base. Which accommodation suits you will therefore depend first on which of Kyogle’s different sides you’re most keen to discover during your stay.

More destinations: Neutral Bay, Gordon, Argoon, Mystery Bay, Eschol, Ramsgate, Breadalbane, Coorabell.

For the overview of the wider region: New South Wales.