The reopening of an iconic mountain on the New South Wales Mid North Coast following landslip repairs has seen eager paragliders and sightseers return to the summit once again. 

Road access to North Brother Mountain was closed due to a landslip sustained during the 2021 floods.

It reopened briefly last year but was quickly closed again in December after the road worsened in other rain events.

The flood-damaged route has now temporarily reopened to single-lane traffic allowing locals, visitors, and paragliders to finally revisit the popular attraction.

"It's probably the best north-easterly coastal site in the country, certainly in New South Wales," Mid North Coast Flyers president Mark Robertson said.

Mr Robertson said the ongoing road closures had a big impact on adventure seekers.

"A lot of people haven't come up the coast to Laurieton and Port Macquarie to have their flying weekends with their families just because that mountain has been shut," he said.

"It puts a lot of pressure on some of the smaller coastal sites."

Local paraglider Simon Freeney travelled to the mountain's summit as soon as the road reopened on Tuesday.

"It's great. We've been hiking up the mountain, but having access for people who can't hike up is great," Mr Freeney said.

Paragliding instructor Dave Wainwright also wasted no time in visiting one of his favourite sites.

"This is our main high flight site in the area, so without this we haven't been able to do high flights."

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has installed concrete barriers along the slip at Captain Cook Bicentennial Drive, allowing single-lane traffic.

"The landslip's been monitored since the rain event which worsened the slip in December last year," said the council's director of community infrastructure Robert Fish.

The council said 86 sites were impacted by landslips in the devastating 2021 flood and following weather events.

The temporary fix to Captain Cook Bicentennial Drive will remain while crews prioritise other damaged roads which provide important access to homes and residents. 

"If we need to close the road again in the future then we'll certainly do that," Mr Fish said.

Mr Robertson said it would be great to have the road "back to its full capacity". 

"Hopefully in the future they spend some time to get the landslip secured and fixed so that they have two-way traffic because it draws so many people up there for that view," he said.

'One of the best lookouts'

Laurieton resident Phil Brown and his wife have lived at the base of the mountain, situated in Dooragan National Park, for almost 20 years.

"We've been waiting so long. It's a big part of the attraction to the local area," Mr Brown said.

Tourists were also over the moon about the road's reopening.