dalpura canyon

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The start of the route along the creek is fairly obvious: there’s a steep drop to the right, and going downstream looks like an abseil is required. On the opposide of Dalpura Creek is a steep cliff. The only way is up the creek…
This section of Dalpura Creek is fairly shallow, as it flows through the cool, fern-filled gully (the temperature is at least ten degrees cooler down here, compared to the ridge above). The water is clean and clear… unfortunately this is not the case further downstream. A old coal mine is located near here, which originally operated as the Hartley Vale No 4 mine from 1956 to 1960, then until 1987 as the Grose Valley Colliery and finally from 1990 to 1997 as the Canyon Colliery. One of two tunnels discharges polluted water into the lower section of Dalpura Creek, which has extremely high levels of zinc.
But the best is yet to come…. after passing underneath two leaning boulders, and following the track across the creek and along an impressively large, curved overhang…

Back up to Bells Line of Road
The waterfall at the end of the pool is the usual entry point, via an abseil into Dalpura Canyon. There’s an alternate track that bypasses the pool and allows an exit (or entry) on foot. Head back a short distance to the long overhang, and look for a steep track up the eastern side of the creek.
The track continues to follow the creek, past the abseil point at the top of the waterfall, and up a rocky gully. The track is not very obvious here, so you’ll want to have a GPS trail or topo map to ensure you’re going the right way.

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