60m (2x60m)
3.5hrs
Public access
Golden Bay, Top of the South.
Steep, low flow v-profile canyon.
Tag: Top of the South
Cupola Creek v4a5IV***
15m (2×20 & throwbag)
12.5hrs
Public access
Travers Valley, Nelson Lakes NP
Magnificent slot canyon with bullet hard rock.
Paget ridge canyon v3a2I
25m
2hrs
Public access
Lake Tennyson, Clarence Valley
Short, simple intro trip.
East Sabine Awe-Chasm v4a5IV***
15m
12hrs (3hrs in canyon)
Public access
Nelson Lakes
Fyffe Gorge v2a3III*
40m (optional, can walk around)
6-7hrs
Public access
Challenging scramble up a deep limestone gorge to a swim up and explore a short but spectacular marble slot canyon. Options for canyoning short canyon sections on the descent, but all can be walked around.
Waterfall Creek v4a4III**
30m
6-8hrs
Public access: Courtesy call to guiding company requested.
More open, granite slab canyon, with lots of technical downclimbing and some excellent slides up to 17m.
Goldilocks Creek v3a2II*
28m
3.5hrs
Public access
Great introduction to vertical canyoning – low water flow, user friendly features and anchors, and can exit almost anywhere.
Banks Creek v1a3I*
No absiels
Public access
Nice lower gorge and some jumps, worth climbing up after a trip to Devils Creek.
Devil’s Creek TL fork
Only one abseil, not worth the effort
Foster Creek v2a3I
No absiels
Public access.
A short side trip from Doom Creek
Johnson Creek v1a3I
Stream walking, with some jump potential if you scramble up the gorge sides.
Middle Wakamarina v1a4I*
Float trip
Public access
Big jumps (from the rim) and long swims. Able to combine it with several of the other canyons/gorges in the area.