Honeycomb Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3B (v3a2) Raps:4, max ↨33ft
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| Best season: | Oct-Apr (avg for this region)
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Introduction
A good winter canyon, typically only thigh-waist deep pools, with fairly easy access from the Glow worm tunnel. Please be careful when abseiling into the downstream entrance of the glow worm tunnel, please do not damage a tourist, be polite and smile for photos - if you damage a tourist then the NPWS will be forced to close access to the canyon.
This has been a fairly well-known canyon for many years, having appeared on the internet multiple times, yet, somehow Rick Jamieson missed this in his final 5th edition of the guidebook in 2021.
The highlight of the canyon might be the return walk through the glow worm tunnel.
Approach
A vague footpad can be followed right to the head of the canyon from the highest point of the Pagoda track.
Descent
• The first abseil (tree anchor) is with pretty view but slippery. Drops into 1m deep pool
• The second abseil (bolts) squeezes down through a tight slot. Alternatively bridge across the slot on thin ledges and climb down around corner on left to avoid the squeeze and pool
• The third abseil (bolts) into a pool, or use a guided rappel to avoid the pool
• Continue down creek to Fourth abseil (60m Bolts.) Then make way down to tourist trail. Then left up to tunnel and back to car.
Alternative for shorter ropes (2x 25m) (original exit) When the canyon opens out after the third abseil follow the cliff line around to the left across a landslide section.
• Altenrate fourth abseil (tree anchor) is near the Glowworm Tunnel, where you can see plenty of glowworms inside the tunnel
• Altenrate Keep following cliff line around and walk off near eastern end of tunnel.
Exit
Walk up through the Glow worm tunnel and follow tourist trail back to car.
Red tape
Please do not damage any tourists when abseiling down on to the glow worm tunnel walking track. If you do, the NPWS will be forced to close access to the canyon.
Beta sites
Bush Explorers : Location and history
Trip reports and media
- David Noble : 2005, the Saturday canyon
- David Noble : 2008 Pagoda Canyoning
- David Noble : 2009 Wollemi NP canyon
- David Noble : 2012 Birthday Canyons, the Sunday canyon
- OzUltimate.com : 2005 Newnes Canyoning report and photos
- OzUltimate.com : 2006 South Wolgan Canyoning report and photos
- Sleep When We're Dead : 2016 Searching for a pot of honey at the end of the snowfall
- Sleep When We're Dead : 2017 Wandering around the plateau
- Sleep When We're Dead : 2024 Dry Honey Worms
- YouTube.com : Richard Pattison, Honeycomb Canyon movie
Background
Named by Andrew Valja and Dave Lockwood in 2001.