29 Dec 2025 "Coombadjah Canyon.. Monday 29/12/25 .. Sunny 25ºc. 0.3m³/s 26ml/d. 8hrs Car to Car with obstacle repeats and SRT training for novice ahead
Start at Coombadjha camping area, walk along washpool walk (tourist track). Go down the unnamed tributary on the map as per entry point on GPX (beware - it is full of giant stinging trees - do not touch them!). Once you get to Coombadjha creek go down
1km. This is where the abseils begin.
Descent
Coombadjha Creek
Rap
M
L/R
Description
10m
RL
Access bolt to get to abseil
R1
20m
RL
Go down two short slippery sections and then into overhang into pool. Can stay out of flow on RL with abseiling skill. Can jump 6m from overhang into boil. Possible jump on RR (will need anchor to get across flow and then scramble up. Jump is probably 10-ish metres).
R2
20m
RL
Out of flow.
R2 Alt; Jump
10m
RR
Sketchy into 2.5m deep water, very small landing zone. Check depth first.
R3
15m
RR
Two different options, high flow and low flow.
Jump
4m
RR
From river right after waterfall. Alternatively, 8m jump on the left. Can also just walk down on the right.
R4
20m?
RR
Through slot, only passable in low flows. Retentives at bottom of the pools in the slot.
R4 Alt; Jump
8m
Walk out right past slot and jump into big pool.
Slide
5m
Slide into small pool with spillover.
R5
6m
RL
Single bolt on spillover.
Exit
To exit, we bashed up next to each abseil until we got back to top and then walked back up Coombadjha
creek, up tributary and then back along tourist track.
Jump 8m - bash up through bush on RR.
R3 - bash up cliff on RL.
R2 and R1 - bash up cliff on RR right next to abseils.
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