Winter Canyons
Our Winter Canyons have been selected because they are mostly dry.
Water, if any, is less than thigh-deep.
Tigersnake and Kalang Falls are amongst the best abseiling canyons available
Abseiling &
Birrabang Creek
Grade: Easy/Moderate
Time: 9.30 am - 5.30 pm
A real gem amongst Blue Mountains canyons. With relatively
easy access, it provides excellent canyoning that can fit into a half day trip for
experienced abseilers.
You will spend the morning learning abseiling with abseils up to 30m.
After lunch, you will visit the Grose Valley, north of Blackheath. Birrabang Creek
flows into the valley through a rugged sandstone plateau. The walk to the canyon is
short, but a handline is needed at the end to reach the canyon floor. If there is time,
you can try a 25 metre abseil.
The first section of the creek bed is usually dry, but soon you'll be wading through
crystal clear water in which live big yabbies (freshwater crayfish) and the odd freshwater
fish. There's also an optional short swim through a pool in an underground cave.
The exit is an experience of Australian 'jungle' when you walk up through the rainforest,
long pants recommended!
Deep Pass & River Caves
Grade: Easy
Time: 8.30am - 5pm
This unique journey takes you through two canyons near the Wollemi Wilderness. Both are
stunning slot canyons and you don't get too wet.
After the drive to the Newnes State Forest, it is an enjoyable bushwalk to the
start of Deep Pass Canyon.
You will enjoy a healthy lunch after the first canyon, then it's on to River Caves Canyon.
This is one of the deepest slot canyons in the area. It is not a long walk and well worth
it for the fantastic impressions from deep inside this dark, mysterious canyon
Tigersnake Canyon
Grade: Moderate
Time: 8.00 am - 6.00 pm
Tigersnake is a very narrow, deep canyon with several long
abseils and some wet sections (wading only).
An hour of walking through the Wollemi National Park takes you to the beginning of the
canyon: a slot in the ground, barely one metre wide! Here you abseil into the canyon, with
a pool of cool water awaiting you at the bottom...luckily, it will only be ankle deep.
After some wading, another short abseil and a (short) downclimb, you arrive at the first
long abseil, this one situated next to a waterfall.
It's here that the canyon opens out into a beautiful rainforest gully until you
reach the second and spectacular long abseil: a big drop into the dark chasm, sliding down
between two canyon walls, just two metres apart.
The trip through the deep and dark canyon is a fabulous and unique experience.
A plentiful lunch surrounded by ancient tree ferns and towering rock formations allows
some rest for the steep exit.
Dione Dell or Kalang Falls
Grade: Moderate/Hard
Time: 7:00pm - 6:00pm
from Jenolan Caves (see details below)
These canyons offer serious multi-pitch abseils , long Waterfalls
and spectacular views in a wilderness environment.
These trips are for experienced participants only and require a good level of fitness,
for more information about these and other Winter canyons contact staff at the our booking
office.
What
to bring on Winter Canyons
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