Five Day Creek
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| | Difficulty:4B R (v5a2 IV) Raps:19, max ↨164ft
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| Condition Reports: | 8 Feb 2025
"3 bolts loose. All bolts now tight. Slept overnight at canyon exit to avoid dark exiting. |
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| Best season: | Oct-Apr (avg for this region)
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-30.5101, 152.4008
-30.5030, 152.3897
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Introduction[edit]
Approach[edit]
Park at the gravel carpark on Robinson's Knob Trail in Comara (-30.503007,152.389652), also marked as the 'New England Wilderness Walk' on some maps. Passing through the gate, walk downhill along Robinson's Knob Trail, taking the signed turn right onto the Cascades Walk. The track is a circuit - the left (upper/Eastern) fork provides a more direct route to the first abseil. As the track steepens and joins the creek, walk downstream to find the R1 anchors.
Descent[edit]
| Rap | M | L/R | Description |
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| R1 | 25m | Tree CR | thru flow, onto rock ledge |
| R2 | 15m | X CR | thru flow into shallow pool |
| R3 | 5m | tree CL | (no sling) (optional) traverse line, ok without line in lower flows |
| R4 | 28m | XX CR | dry into shallow pool. |
| Creekwalk (CW) 130m - steep scrambling/DCs | |||
| R5a | 10m | Tree CL | dry into shallow pool. Tree hard to access. |
| R5b | 22m | X CL | Difficult pull-down, recommend abseiling partway then DC 2nd stage on CL |
| CW ~50m - steep scrambling/DCs | |||
| DC 5m CR, thru chimney squeeze | |||
| R6 | 30m | X CL | dry. Bolt hidden around corner on left. |
| R7 | 35m | XX CL | thru flow onto boulder. Semi hanging. |
| R8 | 40m | XX CL | dry onto dry ledge. |
| CW ~100m - steep scrambling/DCs | |||
| R9 | 15m | Tree CR | |
| Confluence with tributary on CR | |||
| R10 | 90m | XX CL | 30m to ledge on CL to rebelay 1 XX, (or 60-65m if abseiling CL to rebelay 2). Rebelay 2 XX CL bolts vulnerable to floods. 60m to bottom. |
| R11 | 20m | log sling CL | thru flow, through shallow pool then dry ledge. |
| R12 | CM | (optional) 5m handline from log CM (no sling) to R13 | |
| R13 | 25m | X CM | dry into deep pool |
| R14 | 40m | X CR | thru flow into deep pool |
| R15 | 15m | log CL | thru flow into shallow |
| DC CR 5m (avoiding stinging tree grove CL). Scrub bash around cascades | |||
| R16 | 30m | Tree CL | dry to shallow pool |
| R17 | 17m | Tree CL | thru flow into deep pool, 3m optional slide at bottom on CL |
| R18 | 15m | Tree CR | dry into shallow pool. |
| Optional slide 5m into shallow pool (or DC on CL) | |||
| R19 | 35m | X CR | thru flow to deep pool |
| R20 | 10m | log CM | optional double rope |
Exit[edit]
After last abseil, walk around 500m downstream through an increasingly dangerous maze of Giant stinging trees, to roughly 500m elevation where the CL/eastern creek bank eases slightly. Climb steeply through the rainforest to gain the distinct spur, negotiating several 5-10m tall cliff bands which may require packhauling for some parties. Once atop the spur, follow it upwards, re-joining Robinson's Knob Trail and following it back to the parked car.
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
Trip reports and media[edit]
Facebook post of first descent
YouTube.com : Craving Karst, Five Day Creek // Remote NSW Rainforest Canyoning, April 2024