Max drop 20m. 2h45m round trip. Public access.
Category: 2 Star Canyons
Tiropahi Canyon v4a6III**
27m | 4-5hrs | public access. Charleston area.
High volume gorge with one compulsory rappel. Challenging return route.
Waiohine Middle Gorge v1a4VI**
No ropes, Difficult tubing/floating 2 (long) days or 3 (more reasonable) days round trip. Mt Holdsworth Rd end, up over Mt Holdsworth to Mid Waiohine Hut, down the gorge to Totara Flats then back to Mt Holdsworth Rd end. Assess the flows at the Waiohine Gorge flow gauge I haven’t been down it yet, so refer…
Granity Creek v3a3III**
Highest drop 20m 7-8hrs Public Access Tricky off track walk into the head of a granite stream with some waterfalls. Then plunges into a very deep and impressive marble slot canyon for an hour or two. This canyon is fully described in the Canyoning in NZ guidebook. [Update 28 March 2016: First descent by; Andy…