Summer Creek Canyon is a short canyon down Summer Falls in Cononodale National Park, Queensland. It has two nice 30-35m pitches down the main falls, and then a series of smaller drops down a lower cascades section (all in the range of 10-20m). It’s a relatively short and simple day out, so a great one for canyoners visiting the Sunshine Coast.
The canyon has not been fully developed yet, so you will need to bring the appropriate equipment to build and/or replace anchors.
Summary Details:
- Number of pitches: 5, all optional
- Longest pitch: 33m
- Recommended ropes: 1x65 or 70m rope
- Wetsuits: No, except for high flow or the depths of winter
- Grading: v4a3II* (low-moderate vertical flow, pitches over 30m, sharp rock; swims up to 30m; total time of 4h; locally significant)
- Time: 2-5h
- Recommended Season: December-April when there’s been decent rain
- Rock type: Heavily foliated metamorphics of some kind (I’m an environmental scientist not a geologist)
Click HERE to download topo.
Click HERE to download notes.
Table of Pitches
| Pitches | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 32m | Sling eucalypt TR, part 1 of Summer Falls |
| P2 | 33m | Sling fig TL, quite wet, part 2 of Summer Falls |
| P3 | 16m | Sling eucalypt TL, not currently equipped with a sling |
| P4 | 18m | Single expansion bolt TR |
| P5 | 15m | Holes for two concrete screws (Hilti HUS3-H 6x65mm) TL |
| P6 | 12m? | Low angled cascade shortly after P5, currently uneqipped |
| P7 | 12m? | Low angled cascade shortly after P5, currently uneqipped |
