Mystique Canyon
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| Raps:3, max ↨130ft
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Best season: | July - Oct
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Introduction[edit]
Great little part day outing. Includes 3 rappels, the first one having a crazy rooster tail and the last one being a choose your own adventure with 3 fall lines! Be bear-aware! More information can be found at Canyoningthe406.com.
Approach[edit]
Follow Pine Creek trail to Pine Creek Falls. The beginning of this route starts at the first falls.
Descent[edit]
Rappel 1: GHOST off a rock outcropping out of the watercourse and next to the large rooster tail. Rappel 120 feet from the anchor into the mist below.
Rappel 2: Ghost off a log jam DCL or in high flow use the tree DCR to avoid the wedged log that becomes a STRAINER. Using the DCR tree will harm local vegetation, use only when needed.
Rappel 3: Use one of 3 water courses to rappel. DCL is the suggested option. This rappel is 130 feet from a slung central tree in the water course. Rappel over the edge and into a rain corridor. Be mindful of the people below.
Exit[edit]
Leave the way you came
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
https://www.canyoningthe406.com/mystique-canyon
Trip reports and media[edit]
Background[edit]
Likely an ice climbing route in the winter. burr.