Dry Canyon Walk

This is a wonderful spot, a MUST VISIT. If you've ever wanted to get out into a canyon, but didn't have the skills, this canyon is for you. It's a wonderful experience that's accessible to most of us. This area was hit pretty hard by the fires early this year, but it's coming back and it looks wonderful. The COLOURS ARE AMAZING. It has also been known as "Wolgan View Canyon and Nobles Canyon". MORE info including extra photos and 360° Virtual Tours and eGuide: https://www.askroz.com.au/blog/dry-river-canyon-newnes-plateau KEY POINTS • Distance: 3km return • Time: Allow 1.5 - 2 hours • Best time: When the late morning, early afternoon • Kid-safe: Yes with supervision so long as they are confident walkers. • Dogs on-leash: No • Steps: Not many just the climb into the canyon • Accessible: No • Heights: just the climb into the canyon • Must do rating out of 10: 11 THE CANYON: Once you're in the canyon just follow it around and you'll come to the first amazing "slot" which runs for about 75m, that soon opens up into an open ferny amphitheater-like area. Keep walking as the best is yet to come. After about 200m you'll come to the entry to the best "slot", this is very high and very dark in patches with beautiful shafts of light coming down and lightening up the sandstone. This is a magnificent slot to walk through so take your time and take lots of photos. Be sure to look up as there are wonderful portholes that allow the light in to highlight the walls. At the end of the canyon, we understand that the track continues on to a point that offers views of the Wolgan Valley and Emirates Wolgan Valley One & Only Resort, although we didn't go to that point. Return the same way. The return walk is as exciting as the way in with the light bouncing off the walls in different ways. You could combine this with a visit to the Glow Worm Tunnel and make it a MIND-BLOWING adventure day. TIP: If you do that, visit the Glow Worm Tunnel EARLY, parking is a real issue. Then, do the canyon 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/AskRozBlueMountains/posts/3566786566698071 ACCESS: As an internet connection out there is almost impossible here is how you find it. Park here: https://w3w.co/notated.rather.sushi You take the road out as if you're are going to the Glow Worm Tunnel. Take your time for the first 20km is it has a million potholes and some muddy spots. After heavy or prolonged rain the road may be 4wd only. Once you enter the National Park, the road is fantastic. Leaving from the old Zig Zag/Clarence Railway Station/Bells Line of Road you drive 32.4km until you come across a small parking area on your left-hand side. You'll know you're getting close because not long before it, you'll drive through 2 narrow cuttings. There is space there for about 8 cars using both sides of the road. Park there and follow the track to the left down the hill. The track is poorly marked. There were a number of tape markers along the track for you to follow. Follow that track for about 10-15mins. You'll go past some amazing pagodas and "hippo rock". When you get to a large termite mound on your right, take the next track to your left in about 50m. Follow that around and you'll end up at the entry to the canyon.