Mount Gower
The highest peak on the island at 875 meters. You must climb with a licensed guide, and it is considered Australia’s best one-day hike. The summit is a mossy forest wrapped in cloud.
Mount Gower is the highest peak on Lord Howe Island. The round trip is about 14 km and takes 8 to 9 hours. Along the way you cross coastal reef rocks and climb steep cliffs with ropes, the “Dangerous Track,” and finally pass through a mossy forest that is shrouded in cloud all year round, where many plants found only on the island grow. By regulation, you can only join a licensed guided group, which has limited numbers and requires advance booking. Good physical fitness is needed. From the summit you can look over the lagoon, Mount Lidgbird and, in the distance, Ball’s Pyramid.
Opening hours
Guided tours usually depart early morning, several times a week depending on weather
Nearby sights
- Mount Lidgbird
- Goat House Cave
- Erscott's Hole
- Intermediate Hill Lookout
- Mutton Bird Point
- Blinky Beach
- Lord Howe Lagoon
- Lord Howe Island Museum