Viaduct Gorge
Summery
A short, steep approach leads to a wooded gorge with some good abseils and jumps.
Canyon Descent:
90m
Highest Drop:
20m
Canyon Length:
800m
Minimum Ropes:
1X 40m
Flood Risk:
High
Access Type:
Public
Rock Type:
Psammite
Catchment:
26.15km2
Duration: in, down and out:
IN: 30 mins DOWN: 1.5hr OUT: 5mins
Anchors
Natural / Ghosted
Notes
River - Dubh Eas. Water level indicator is for the local station, not the canyon itself, use as a rough gauge for the area. water levels in the canyon may vary.
Description
Approach by Car: Park on the small track on the TL side of the canyon, make sure you don't block access to the gates, there is room for about 2 cars here.
Approach by foot: Walk onto the main road, cross over the canyon then follow the gravel track that heads steeply uphill, when you get to the fork keep left and continue over the railway bridge, once across, continue to the next fork, turn right and head down hill for about 50m you'll then turn left onto a rough, overgrown track that contours around the hill, once you can clearly see the first waterfall find a safe way down the bank to reach the top, this is the start of the canyon.
Canyon descent: Lots of scrambling over slippery rocks, carefully check anchors and pools as both can be unreliable.
Exit: You can follow the river all the way to the road however once the gorge completely flattens out you'll find a nice gravel track on the TL of the canyon, this track will lead you back the car park.
Escapes: Middle section is inescapable, check flow first as canyon would be challenging in high flow.
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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.
Very scenic canyon and a great adventure feel to it. The middle enclosed section has some tricky abseils/downclimbs with some anchor building. Instead of the 5m jump marked on the topo we both abseiled off two rusty pitons that were in place as I couldn’t find any deep enough landing spot for the jump. Replaced some maillons along the way – I’d carry some + cord for this canyon
Is the jump you’re talking about? we took off from the TL and jumped out far, possibly the pool has changed since!
That’s the pool, from the edge of the white water it was about chest deep with lots of blocks underfoot
Descended on the 21/07/24. Team of 2, water levels were low, Path was fairly easy to follow. lot’s of slippery rocks in the canyon, The whole canyon can be ghosted, the few natural anchors that are in place are showing signs of age and should be used with caution. Topo has been updated