Category Archives: Canyoning

Why Don’t We Do It In The Road Canyon – 2 February 2023

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Dave Noble

A hot day was forecast was forecast in the Blue Mountains, so Bob and myself headed up to Mt Wilson to visit Why Don’t We Do In The Road Canyon. It was nice and cool in the canyon, and the … Continue reading →

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Rocky Creek Canyon – 28 January 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was heading up to the Blue Mountains for camping weekend with my friend Wendy. Our aim on Saturday was to visit Rocky Creek Canyon. I had been down the canyon with Bob, a few weeks earlier, but as canyons … 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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Day 3 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 8 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

On the third day of our canyoning trip, we visited the canyon section in the West Branch of Deanes Creek. Bob had not visited this canyon before, but I could recall a trip with Rob Hynes, probably around 2004, where … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 7 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

The first day of our trip had been very good despite cool wet weather. The weather on the second day was better – still cool but mainly dry. Our plan was to visit Crooked Crevice Canyon and then Tiger Snake … Continue reading →

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Day 1 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 6 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had headed up to the Northern Blue Mountains with Bob for 5 days of canyoning. The weather on the first day of our trip was cool and a little wet, so we chose to visit a short and fairly … 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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