Bells Corner Canyon
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Also known as: Dugs Canyon, Bells Line Canyon.
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| | Difficulty:3A II (v3a1 II) Raps:3-5, max ↨82ft
Red Tape:No permit required Shuttle:None Vehicle:Passenger Rock type:Sandstone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Condition Reports: | 27 Sep 2025
"Easy solo trip. Car to car in 1 hour 15 minutes without trying. Despite, until recently, being an unpublished canyon, a small “goat track” in and |
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| Best season: | Jan-Dec
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-33.5418, 150.3847
-33.5466, 150.3848
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Introduction[edit]
A simple very short slot canyon with a surprising amount of vertical. Three abseils in short succession, all with somewhat “challenging” starts. The second abseil is the highlight: a descent in a dark slot lined with a few ferns!
Wetsuits are optional but be advised that the pools at the bottom of some of the waterfalls can waist-deep.
Approach[edit]
- Download the GPX or work out your own route
- A faint track exists along most of the route in (if following GPX)
Descent[edit]
| Problem number | Type | Metres | Location | Note |
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| 1 | Abseil | 5m | RC | Sling on tree |
| 2 | Down climb | 2m | RC | Avoid down climbing on river left... it's muddy and will deteriorate with excessive traffic. Stick to river centre. |
| 3 | Abseil | 30m | RR | Sling on tree. Pool at bottom can be waist-deep. |
| 4 | Down climb | 2m | RC | Log may be present to assist in down climb. Otherwise use "meat anchor" to assist first person if necessary, who can then provide a "spot" for rest of team. |
| 5 | Abseil | 10m | RC | Sling on bolder in floor. Pool at bottom can be waist-deep. |
Exit[edit]
Once down, you walk through a pretty corridor filled with tree debris, then you reach a nice sunny spot for lunch. Then you climb up the left and head back up a steep ascent with a fairly defined track back to the power line track, and then Bells Line of Road.
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
Trip reports and media[edit]
- https://adventureswithm.com/2017/04/11/dugs_canyon/
- https://www.wildbluemountains.com/2023/12/blue-mountains-dugs-canyon/