Glenridding Gorge

Sport Canyon

Grade: 4 C PG II / V3 A3 III ★★★

Summary

A short but worthwhile gorge featuring some interesting abseils and small jumps.

Canyon Descent:

110m

Highest Drop:

20m

Canyon Length:

740m

Minimum Ropes:

1x 40m

Flood Risk:

Extreme

Access Type:

Public

Rock Type:

Andesite

Catchment:

9.6km2

Water Level Indicator

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Duration: in, down and out:

IN: 30 mins DOWN: 1hr OUT: 20 mins

Anchors

Bolted

Notes

Rigged for high + low flow, Easy for experienced team to descend in normal flow (0.20m) see water level indicator for reference. Check levels prior to a descent, can get very high after rain!

Description

You have to park in Glenrriding village and walk up past YHA on the main path. You will arrive at a small man made water weir, going over the river, with a metal / concrete bridge. From here there are 4 pitches with a mix of deep and shallow pools with a deep canyon feel to it. You then arrive at a much flatter part of the river, just below the YHA, best exit is up the tributary back to the track.

View Route

Third pitch of glenridding beck from the metal bridge.

Descending the first pitch into the gorge.

The second pitch, with a wet and dry option.

The third pitch, crossing the flow

The fourth pitch (TR).

A small jump into a deep pool.

This Canyon is Guided

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Disclaimer No responsibility or liability is taken for any harm, death or loss of property from using the information found on Canyon Log. Topo features, descriptions and notes may not be accurate and could be misleading. You must carry anchor building materials, be experienced and use your own judgement when canyoning. Flooding can completely change the layout, features and conditions. Insufficient experience may result in death.

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Matt Dingley

September 28, 2024 8:27 am

Canyon Experience :

Descended 28-09-2024

For reference, we attempted a previous descent with water level guage showing 0.5.
This was massive, backed off.

Today guage showed 0.3 and this was fun and easily managable abseiling in the flow.

Anchors in good condition, will need reassessing after Winter floods.

MartinP

August 6, 2023 4:44 pm

Great little canyon, shame it isn’t longer. Combined this and Swarth Beck for a good day out.

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August 23, 2022 11:27 pm

Descended on 12/08/22, Levels were low, all anchors are in good condition, we choose to use the tree as our anchor for A1, couldn’t find anything suitable on the dam. overall it makes for a great trip, just a shame it isn’t longer.