River Caves Canyon - track notes

Entry

Park at the Natural Bridge car park. See Newnes Plateau & South Wolgan Fire Trails for information on how to drive to the starting point. From the locked gate at the Natural Bridge car park, walk along the fire trail to the Natural Bridge, which is just an obvious saddle. Head left down the hill and follow the creek. Just over a km of walking brings you to the main creek junction. Head left, and the canyon starts about 50m upstream.

Notes

There are no abseils in the canyon, but you will probably get wet up to your knees (you can get wetter if you want). The canyon has a few short sections, with a wide stream bed under high narrow walls.

Exit

The canyon ends at the creek junction. Turn left, and after about 150m, head left up a steep gully through a break in the cliffs. At the top of the cliffs, head up to the ridge, and then up along the ridge back to the fire trail. Left on the fire trail brings you back to your car.

Comments

River Caves is a nice canyon, and a very pleasant bushwalk. We did it in late October, and the display of waratahs in flower was amazing. The canyon is great for photographs, but you want to take a good tripod as most of the best shots are from in the water.

Rating: 3/5

Time

3 people, 2 experienced, 1 inexperienced, about 2.5h from car to car, including a lot of photos.

Tom Brennan : website@ozultimate.com: updated 20041025