Box Creek Canyon
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Also known as: Box Creek Falls.
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| | Difficulty:4B III (v4a2 II) Raps:0-9, max ↨213ft
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| Condition Reports: | 15 Dec 2024
"Water levels where fairly high which made for a fun trip - we were doing training so a bit slower then the average party. An efficient party with whit |
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| Best season: | Oct-Apr
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-33.9452, 149.9970
-33.9584, 149.9937
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Introduction
Box Creek is a sequential series of granite slab waterfalls in the Kanangra Boyd National Park. It's one of the easiest Kanangra canyons and a great option if you want a gentler second day after tackling one the bigger Kanangra canyons.
It's also a great training area for those looking to progress their skills when the water levels are higher.
Water levels
Box Creeks’s catchment is approximately 15 sq. Km.
Water levels can range from a trickle to a pumping cascade. High flow conditions increase the technical difficulty requiring advanced canyoning skills.
Video of the Box Creek in high water level:
Approach
Park and walk as per the GPX.
The access road is usually easily drivable for any vehicle that is taken on the Kanangra Walls road.
Descent
- Start at the top, go to the bottom ;)
- Escape is possible from almost every drop
- Problem 4 has a redirect bolt on the RL wall a few metres down. Useful for when the flow is up
- While P9 is 65 metre you can do it with a 60 metre by joining your ropes, extending out the anchor by 5 metres and going single rope. Leave the ropes in place and collect them on the way back up.
- Do not leave tape, rope etc attached to the anchors. With the exception of P1 all anchors have maillons and rap rings.
- Bring some thick cord and maillon to rig a sling off the thread on P1. Remove it on your way out. Sling should not be left on the thread anchor in order to reduce visual impact.
- The drop lengths in the topo are for higher water. In low water they may appear to be too long.
Exit
- Walk back up from bottom of P9 via river right/true right back to start of canyon
- Return to carpark via entry route
Red tape
Beta sites
Trip reports and media
- http://david-noble.net/blog/?p=12499
- https://ozultimate.com/tom/bushwalking/2015/20150125_box_creek_falls/photos.htm
