Highest drop 25m
Public access
4hrs
A longish walk to a short canyon; but an ideal spot to practice multi-pitch canyoning before venturing into longer canyons.
Dowload the Ryde Falls CanyonTopo drawn up by Grant Prattley.
If you find this site useful, please share the page, tell your friends, or
Walked in late the night before and camped at the bottom. Great for a night out of CHCH in the bush with mates.
Once at the bottom of the canyon, the effort to reward ratio is one of the highest I can think of in the area.
We lapped the canyon a few times. Teaching rigging to a few of the crew that we wanting to learn.
Walk up wasnt too bad, couple of downed trees but the ropes in place are still there and make life easier.
The slide at R2 was running today which is always a highlight.
Approach from main falls track (not campsite) was great, very clearly taped once on the spur and wading through the ferns to canyon entry. Anchors all in great condition. Thanks for the tips!
Additional hazzard on walk up to start of the canyon from the campsite (on the true left). The approach has been damaged by tree / rock slide. The once easy track is now slippery and partially obstructed by a large fallen tree. The approach is still viable, but for less able persons / those less steady on their feet a belay might be required to protect the scramble.