Du Faur Creek
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Introduction[edit]
This canyon is described in limited detail in Canyons Near Sydney by Rick Jamieson.
Du Faur Creek Canyon or Clatterteeth Canyon is a beautiful canyon located at Mount Wilson. Like a lot of other canyons there, you can park your car at the fire shed and start your walk in from there.
Clatterteeth has at least two possible starts and at least two possible ways to finish it, all depends on how long of a day you want. Both ways of starting this canyon go via the same access track, along the Bogey Hole fire trail, til you head down a ridge to a saddle.
Approach[edit]
Once at the saddle, you can go either left, or right, right is a shorter trip, but you miss out on a lot of fun canyon sections. Left, you go down into a feeder creek, then into October creek, then down into Du Faur Creek. October Creek has some stunning sections of canyon, but it does add on a bit of time to the whole adventure. This is the way we went, via October Creek.
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Exit[edit]
Eventually, you come to where Joe's Canyon exits into Du Faur Creek, this is one of the possible exits, making for a shorter day.
Alternatively, you can continue downstream, experiencing more amazing swims and canyon sections til you reach Bell Creek, then downstream from there to the Wollangambie River, and exit at Horseshoe Bend.
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Background[edit]
The first descent of Clatterteeth canyon in 1964 by a Sydney Bushwalker Club group: https://history.sbw.org.au/wiki/196403?s[]=clatterteeth#the_first_descent_of_clatterteeth_canyon