Loup of Fintry
Summary
A short escapable gorge with some challenging ghosted anchors.
Canyon Descent:
70m
Highest Drop:
18m
Canyon Length:
200m
Minimum Ropes:
1X 70m
Flood Risk:
Medium
Access Type:
Public
Rock Type:
Basalt
Catchment:
16.5 km2
*No Water Level Indicator
Duration: in, down and out:
IN: 5 mins DOWN: 1hr OUT: 10 mins
Anchors
Ghosted
Notes
Urban Clearway at gate, 1/4 mile downhill legal space big enough for a minibus.
Two viewpoints are above the falls so easy to inspect the water levels and water coverage across the gorge.
Description
Park and walk in. Trees 5m back from first waterfall. Or miss first fall and abseil off trees. River left - 3 waterfalls 5-7m or River Right - second waterfall (dry in low flows) 18m. To large car sized boulder. Then gorge walk 1-3m pool drops and small boulders till the river flattens out. Climbing backup from large boulder <10mins, hands required. May be unclimbable in high flows. Page information - Intra Adventures
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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.
Short, scenic & easy access. Some trees and boulders for anchor building dotted about. We did the falls starting river right in 3 pitches & then climbed back up from river left. You can climb behind some of the falls in low/medium flow