Rainforest Way

{{Short description|Series of scenic routes in Australia}}

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The Rainforest Way is a circular series of tourist drives that extends through South East Queensland, Australia across the border into the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rainforestway.com/routes/|title=Touring Routes|work=The Rainforest Way|access-date=2 March 2017|language=en-US}}

It follows roughly the caldera of the extinct Tweed Volcano in the north east corner of NSW, whose volcanic plug is Mount Warning. The area contains many National Parks, of which several are classified as World Heritage Sites. The drive features Gondwana Rainforests.{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/gondwana |title=World Heritage Places – Gondwana Rainforests of Australia – New South Wales and Queensland |publisher=Australian Government – Department of Environment and Energy |access-date=2 March 2017}}

Major towns travelled through as part of the Rainforest Way include:

• Gold Coast
• Beaudesert
• Tweed Heads
• Byron Bay
• Lismore
• Ballina
• Casino
• Kyogle
• Murwillumbah

Smaller towns travelled through as part of the Rainforest Way include:

• Ocean Shores
• Brunswick Heads
• Mullumbimby
• Uki
• Bangalow
• Bogangar
• Nimbin
• Suffolk Park
• Lennox Head
• Alstonville
• Woodenbong
• Bonalbo
• Urbenville
• Burringbar