Category Archives: Blue Mountains

The Devils Eye Arch – 26 January 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had finished our canyoning trip early, so on the wayback down the mountains we decided to visit two other sites. The first was to see a natural arch at Katoomba. This is very close to The Devils … Continue reading →

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Hat Hill Canyon – 26 January 2023

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Dave Noble

It was nice to visit this canyon at Blackheath again. Bob and myself headed up the mountains and parked near Hat Hill on the road to Perrys Lookdown (Hat Hill Road). A hot day was forecast, and we wanted to … Continue reading →

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Claustral Canyon – 18 January 2023

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was going canyoning with Bob and Doug. A hot day was forecast, so we headed to Mt Tomah and Claustral Canyon. We set off from the carpark about 9:30 am, and were soon on the track down to the … Continue reading →

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Magnifying Glass Canyon – 10 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was the fifth day of our canyoning trip – but by now we were in the Central Blue Mountains rather than the Northern Blue Mountains. Bob and myself decided to visit Magnifying Glass Canyon. My only previous visit to … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 9 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

Our intention on this day was to visit Rocky Creek Canyon. But that is a rather short trip, so we first visited two short canyons, not too far away. The first two canyons can be visited a number of ways. … Continue reading →

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Bowens Creek Canyon – South Branch, Upper Section – 2 January 2023

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Dave Noble

This is always a nice canyon to revisit – one that offers good value. For the effort involved you get to visit a fair bit of canyon. It was essentially a repeat of a trip I had been on back … Continue reading →

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Coxs River Walk – SUBW Xmas Trip 17-18 December 2022

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was the weekend of the Sydney University Bushwalker’s annual walk to a campsite on the Coxs River. The walk is to a pleasant spot and its also great social occasion – good to catch up with fellow bushwalkers – … Continue reading →

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Wotta and Birrabang Canyons – 7 December 2022

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Dave Noble

The canyoning season has started late this year – at least for Bob and myself. The cool weather has not been that encouraging. But, with a warm day forecast, Bob suggested visiting Wotta Canyon in the Blue Mountains. It is … Continue reading →

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Mt Banks Traverse – 4 December 2022

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Dave Noble

Some friends were keen to do this walk on the ledges on the south side of Mt Banks, and invited me to join them and show them the way in the tricky spots. I had done the traverse earlier in … Continue reading →

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Wentworth Cave Walk – 30 November 2022

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob had been keen on a walk to Wentworth Cave on the Grose River for a while, and had worked out a route from the north. This part of the larger Grose Wilderness has the name “The Devils Wilderness”, and … Continue reading →

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