Canyoning - Wanderstories

Cairn Creek

Cairns Creek is a unique creek in Paluma Range due to the overflow of Gold Creek in flood.

Stony Creek Canyoning (below Wallaman Falls)

A journey down Stony Creek takes you to wonderful waterfalls and large open pools to bask in the sun and enjoy the refreshing water. This can be done as a shorter circuit and you do not have to abseil. However, the full length of Stony Canyon requires ropes.

Girringun National Park

Yamanie Creek Canyoning

Yamanie Creek features large granite drops and is home to the stunning Yamanie Falls.

Girringun National Park

Lookout Creek Canyon

This small stream showcases several aqua pools and a few small waterfalls. It's closer than you think but it requires a steep, difficult hike.

Paluma Range National Park

Chock Creek

This rugged rainforest creek is located in Paluma Range and flows into Crystal Creek. This creek was named after the chockstone feature in the creek.

Dinden National Park

Crystal Cascades Canyon

The Crystal Cascades is a waterfall located in a relatively unspoilt section of the upper Freshwater Creek, in the Redlynch Valley, west of Cairns, with numerous waterfalls and swimming waterholes popular with locals and tourists.

Girringun National Park

Flagstone Canyon, Flagstone Creek

Flagstone Canyon is a fantastic big drop and committing canyon for advanced canyoneers. The canyon features the impressive multi-terances Flagstone Falls with approximately 300 metres of elevation drop in 200 metres.

Girringun National Park

Garrawalt Canyon, Garrawalt Creek

Garrawalt Falls is impressive enough to look at, let along rappel down them. This majestic canyon provide long drops, rappels through water, and plenty of pack swims. This canyon will not disappoint.

Girringun National Park

Raspberry Creek Canyoning

This canyon has grand views and some unique rappels. Raspberry Falls is an open creek where that water cascades down the terraced, bare granite rock cliffs. The landscape is open and rugged. It's one of the larger systems that drop off the Sea View Range.

Girringun National Park

Disaster Canyon, Disaster Creek

Disaster Falls is a remote gem but its a mission to get to. The large drop off the range and the gorges make for a picturesque place to appreciate nature.

Bowling Green Bay National Park

Terraces Canyon

The Terraces is an idyllic trip with stunning waterfall after waterfall located in the Palm Creek area of Bowling Green Bay National Park.

Bowling Green Bay National Park

Cascades Canyon

The Cascades is just that! Cascading water over rocks, waterfall after waterfall. They are located in the Palm Creek area of Bowling Green Bay National Park.

Daintree National Park

Karnak Canyon, Little Falls Creek Tributary

Karnak Canyon is one of the prettier creek to follow in Far North Queensland. This is a tributary of Little Falls Creek and is relatively easy to access for a high reward canyon.

Mowbray National Park

Spring Canyon, Spring Creek

Spring Creek is hidden deep within the Mowbray Valley near Port Douglas in Far North Queensland. These falls make for a great one-way trip and provide private waterholes with great views along the steep descent.

Cairns

Canyoning around Cairns, Far North Queensland

There are several places around Cairns in Far North Queensland to go canyoning that many people don't know about it. Several of the creeks around the area have been bolted where there are no safe natural anchors to rappel from. Find your local canyoners and ask for beta on the

Girringun National Park

Tinkle Canyon, Tinkle Creek

This rugged but beautiful creek has some spectacular gorges and big drops. It's one of the larger systems that drop off the Sea View Range near Wallaman Falls.

Paluma Range National Park

Canyoning Mobile Creek - An Ollera Creek Tributary

Some refer to this tributary as Mobile Creek. The creek often has little flow so this makes for a perfect canyoning trip after heavy rain - within reason.

Wooroonooran National Park

Babinda Canyon, Babinda Creek

A stunning creek lined with granite drops, gorges, and slot canyons. Located upstream of Babinda Slides and Babinda Falls.

How To

Beginners' tips for canyoning in North Queensland

Canyoning involves a free-flowing watercourse that has drop offs, waterfalls, gorges, canyons and caves where you will be rock hopping, scrambling, jumping, abseiling and swimming. You're likely to get wet!

Paluma Range National Park

Station Creek to Waterview Creek

This loop will take you from Jourama Falls up towards Paluma Dam and then down Station Creek which flows into Waterview Creek. Highlights: The Black Hole & top of Jourama Falls.

North Queensland

Return Creek Canyoning

Return Canyon (Private Property) penetrates the valley rim with a rocky outcrop providing a stunning vantage point across the landscape and bestows the view with a glimpse down into the gorge. This stunning gorge drops off steeply with 100m terraced waterfall.

Townsville

Canyoning around Townsville, North Queensland

We at Wanderstories have spent the last few years exploring many of the creeks around Townsville, some being a hit and miss. Sometimes it can be hard to read a topographical map and look at aerial imagery and you expect to find non-scaleable cliff faces ending in an abseil but

Paluma Range National Park

Mount Houston and Hillary Creek

Hillary Creek is quite a beauiful creek when it's flowing. Mt Houston is similar to Mt Leach and doesn't have a view to offer. The summit's vegetation turns into bushland instead of rainforest.

Paluma Range National Park

Little Crystal Canyon, Little Crystal Creek

This section of Little Crystal Creek is an easy and quick beginner canyoning trip and play area. The waterfall at the bottom of the range is spectacular and offers a beautiful large and deep swimming hole.

Paluma Range National Park

The full length of Little Crystal Creek - Paluma Township to Base of Paluma Range

The crystal clear waters of this freshwater creek are ideal for a refreshing swim. The mountain water cascades under a picturesque heritage-listed stone arch bridge built in the 1930s depression. It's a popular place with the Townsville locals.