Canyon Lookout is a great viewpoint, with a safety rail, that looks across the volcanic gorge toward Mount Warning and the Tweed Valley. From where the trees break and expose the cliffside, there are layers of ancient basalt and rhyolite cliffs and waterfalls after rain.

Gertie

November 12, 2025

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Extensive views from canyon lookout as far as the Gold Coast and Coollangata.

Dina

June 15, 2019

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As you can see at the end of my hike there's no view when bad weather😅

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