Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, Unincorporated area of New South Wales, Australia. Palm forest on Intermediate Hill.

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Intermediate Hill

Lord Howe Island


Another star exhibit for the Australian love of no-bullshit names, this hill (250m) offers some of the island's better views of Ball's Pyramid and a spectacular perspective over Mt Lidgbird from the platform at the top. The main access trail starts opposite the airport turn-off.


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1. Lord Howe Island Museum

1.99 MILES

At what passes on Lord Howe for a major road junction, this museum has an interesting if somewhat random display on local history, taking in whaling, wars…

2. Mt Gower

2.51 MILES

The southernmost of the two magnificent peaks dominating the island, Mt Gower (875m) is a spectacular sight. Though it looks sheer at first glance, it's…

3. Ned's Beach

2.51 MILES

A short stroll from town, Ned's Beach offers good snorkelling – you can hire wetsuits and gear from a little stall. Feeding the fish in the shallows here…

4. North Beach

3.46 MILES

This pretty crescent of sand is reached by a thigh-straining up-and-down walk over a ridge from town, but it's worth it, with barbecue facilities and the…

5. Ball's Pyramid

17.09 MILES

Sticking out of the middle of the ocean some 23km southeast of Lord Howe Island, the memorably jagged silhouette of this crag stands 551m high. A volcano…