Polblue Falls

Polblue Falls Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

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‌	Difficulty:‌3C1 III PG (v4a4 I) Swift water Raps:‌5, max ↨131ft Metric Overall: 5-7h Approach: 0min Descent: 4h Exit: 2h No Red Tape:‌No permit required Shuttle:‌None Vehicle:Passenger Rock type:Basalt
Start:	-31.9255, 151.3876
Parking:	-31.9255, 151.3858
Condition Reports:	26 Jan 2026 "R4 bolts missing nuts and hangers.. Went off sling around boulder all the way to bottom of R5 (approx 45m) group before is had done same but got r
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Best season:	Oct-Mar winter spring summer fall Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Regions:	Pacific Australia New South Wales  Northern NSW Barrington Tops

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Introduction

Polblue Falls is a exciting trip to explore the Barrington Tops. It has got 2 juicy slot waterfalls to abseil.

Approach

Can camp at Horse Swamp campsite and walk on higher-easier ground directly to 1st abseil. Park at Polblue picnic area and walk down to the river. It might be good to put the wet suit on, depending on temperature.

Take care basalt is very slippery when wet.

Location

Descent

500 meters walk.

R1: 7m 2 bolts RR (left arm of creek)

R2: 5m 2 bolts RL (left arm of creek)

R3: 32m 2 bolts RR

800 meters walk.

R4: 10m 2 bolts RL (slippery, optionally use access line from sling in large boulder) Do not abseil all the way down from here or the higher sling, rope pull very difficult.

R5: 28m 2 bolts RR (good small ledge for 2 persons)

R6: 10m 2 bolts RL

R7: 20m 2 bolts RR

R8: 10m 2 bolts RR on wall left side of exit gully (climb back up this last one to exit the canyon)

Exit

After R8, climb back up to small rocky exit gully just left of right of the bolts. Follow up left of rocky ridge till you reach 1290m altitude, then traverse to reach Tubrabucca Rd where it crosses the side creek coming from Butchers Swamp. Walk on the dirt road back to the car.

Background

First Descent - Laurie Alderton Chris Alderton Steve Cooper Heather DaSilva Adam Curr

Incidents

Credits

Polblue Falls

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