I was heading up the mountains with John, Chuin Nee and Jasper, on our way to Ian Brown and Tom William’s slide show of their recent climbing trip at Greenland. On our way we stopped off at Glenbrook for a walk to Grey Hat Falls and the Crayfish Pool in Kanuka Brook. According to this link, the waterfall was named in 1970. It is also sometimes referred to as “Tin Hat Falls”. The pool below the falls was named the “Crayfish Pool” sometime later.
It is possible to visit the falls on a short walk from the Red Hands Cave fire-road, but we were keen on a longer walk, so we started from the NPWS Visitor Centre. We walked down to the Causeway and then along the track up Campfire Creek. The we continued up the creek via the Link Track and then climbed up to the Red Hand Cave fire-road. Next we walked a kilometre or two along the road to the track down to Kanuka Brook.
It was a hot day and we were glad to cool off with a swim in the Crayfish Pool below Grey Hat Falls. The falls were quite low after a recent dry spell. Looking up a the falls, there is a hidden camp cave on the left.
After a lunch, and another swim, we headed back up the track to the fire-road and then back via Red Hands Cave and Campfire Creek. Another swim at in Glenbrook Creek at the Causeway before the short climb back to the car.
More photos are on my website here.
Aboriginal sharpening grooves in Campfire Ck
Hi David,
I really enjoyed your blog. I am taking my 11 year old son to Newnes campground in a few days to walk, talk and laugh. I was hoping you could give me better directions to Grey Hat Falls. I am living in sydney
The track to the Falls is marked on open street maps. It is the west most track marked that goes off from the Red Hand Cave fire trail. There is a small carpark opposite where the track turns off. From there is takes about 20 minutes to walk to the falls. Mostly easy – but one short steep bit.