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Claustral Canyon

Tigersnake Canyon

Deep Pass Canyon

Claustral as the name suggests has an atmosphere of intrigue, it is a challenging journey beside the fertile basalt slopes of Mt Tomah. A short bushwalk over the Camels Hump and down into a rainforest environment slots us into the day.

The excitement soon begins, following the meandering water tract through Dismal Dingle (Caley 1804) down to the Black-Hole of Calcutta.

Claustral canyon is extensive. Enroute are a number of small climb-downs, water jumps and boulders to be negotiated, each requiring a carefully chosen route down.

Availability: Sept - May
Grade: Intermediate (previous abseiling experience and good fitness required).
Cost: $179pp _{Bushsports guide Abseiling into the Black Hole of Calcutta-Claustral Canyon}

Tigersnake Canyon
Dry canyon, great year round

Tigersnake is a beautiful and mainly dry canyon, far away from civilisation. A bushwalk across ridge-tops and dry sclerophyll forest, takes us to the backbone of canyon country. Isolated views into Capertee are glimpsed before we descend into a serene valley with trickling creeks and massive pagodas standing on guard. Here we set up our first of four abseils and enter Tigersnake Canyon proper.

Involved is a number of down-climbs ad abseils. The highlight of the trip is abseiling into a natural cavern where sunlight shafts of light illuminate the beautiful sandstone walls.

A good fun canyon full of surprises, several abseils, narrow chasms and great bushwalking, keeping your senses on edge whilst challenging yourself physically.

Availability: All year round
Grade: Intermediate (previous abseiling experience and good fitness required).
Cost: $179pp

Deep Pass Canyon
An eco-bushwalk into an historic valley!

Venture from the valley Rim down to the canyon base, investigating a intricately weather-worn canyon which becomes cool, narrow and constricted, rock hopping and gingerly stepping past crystal clear pools. Its diverse history involves Aboriginal art and remnants of pioneering life in this guarded fertile valley.

Fresh babbling brooks meander through the natural mountain pass where we explore caves and chasms that have been sculpted deep into the sandstone beds. Gain insight to the ecosystem observing yabbies, Lyrebirds, goannas and abundant wildflowers in a tranquil oasis with professional guides. Opportunity exists to swim or rest contentedly.

Extensions:

Wolgan View Canyon or Glow Worm Tunnel From Deep Pass we drive out to the Glow Worm Tunnel and bushwalk into Wolgan Valley, listening to the murmurs of early mining life.

Then follow up another canyon system, water worn through the ages to the incredibly engineered, kilometre long tunnel with thousands of glow worms displaying a starry network of brilliant phospherance.

Availability: All year Closed - Fire recovery

Grade: Introductory walk through. No previous experience required.

Cost: $159pp