30m | 7hrs | Public access
More than 25 small waterfalls, in a very low flow gully
Mt Peel Area/Rangitata Valley
Category: 0 Star Canyons
Canyons which might be worth a look if you happen to be in the area and have done everything else nearby.
Ryolite Canyon v4a1I
50m | Public | 4hrs
Kopu road, Coromandel Range
Long Drop Canyon v4a2II
35m | 5hrs | Public Access
Arthurs Pass
Great low-flow beginner canyon
Billy Goat Creek v3a1I
2x20m | 4.5hrs | Public access
Red rocks area, Wellington town belt
Micro mission, close to town, no wetsuits needed
Wardens Creek v4a2III
One large pitch at the end
Arthurs Pass, Canterbury.
Little Mt Peel Stream v3a2IV
A long walk for not much canyon, more like a ‘canyon tramping’ trip.
Little Mt Peel, Canterbury
Cave Stream v1a2I
Caving! non technical ‘underground gorge walk’
Approx 1 hr and can be done without wetsuits.
Cragieburn, Canterbury
Tairua River – 2nd Branch v2a1III
Private land access
2x 10m pitches
Coromandel Ranges
Puketutu Stream v3a2III
Private land access
A couple of waterfalls 1 x slide but otherwise a very average day out carrying gear. This was a biggish day for not much canyon
Tiny T Canyon v4a2II
47m (2×60)
3h45m
Public access
Arthurs Pass
Low flow side canyon from Temple Basin
Paget ridge canyon v3a2I
25m
2hrs
Public access
Lake Tennyson, Clarence Valley
Short, simple intro trip.
Paton Stream v3a2IV
50m
7hrs
Private access
Tairua Valley, Coromandel Range
An old dam site and one decent 50m pitch with a great view