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Climbs 23
Rocktype Sandstone (hard)
Altitude 314m a.s.l

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Without a Paddle main boulder © Henlebon

Crag features

A beautiful area, with a couple of large sandstone boulders at the base of a beautiful creek—along with plenty of scope for further minor discoveries.
After following the Approach Notes for The Creek:
"Engine" bloc is the first big bloc on the right just before the large rusted metal "engine box".
"Without a Paddle" bloc next to a small grassy area, see "approach notes" for further info.
"Oasis" bloc is tucked 25m downstream from "Without a Paddle", next to small orange pool and waterfall, over the water landing is need for this bloc, but well worth it at the grades.
"Falcon Boulder" (info in approach notes) is reached by following the path to The Creek, but taking a few wrong turns!

Landings for a good few problems have been washed away in high waters, but can easily be built up again with stones and wood in the drier months.

Approach notes

Warning: The approach is a little hard to find on first visit—there's multiple options, best to go with someone who has been before!
🚗 Parking is best in the car park here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QTddwC3KsRJxjCQp8 — from the car park cross the road and go over the small wooden bridge, carry on walking along the main path, parallel to the road (to your left as you step off the bridge).

For "The Creek":
When you can see a memorial stone (not a pile of stones, an actual concrete stone with a plaque), follow this path past it, down the steep hill, keep going down until you eventually can see a steep vague loose rocky track all the way down the steep hill. At the bottom, turn right along a smaller track and continue following this around the cliff side where you will come across a cracking waterfall at the end. "Without a Paddle" boulder is alongside the river at the bottom of the hill about 50m downstream of the waterfall—after eyeing up the waterfall, it's best to back track around 50m along the grassy path, to find the vague grassy path that leads down to the "Without a Paddle" bloc.
For "Falcon Boulder" (https://maps.app.goo.gl/TB1oWxCEHeJNEzhm7):
The same as The Creek approach, however, after the first main downhill (after the memorial stone) you'll reach a path that crosses you left to right. At this path turn right, follow it for around 50m, to then find a small path through the grass on your left, this will lead you to Falcon Boulder. (You should still be quite high up above "The Creek" below, Falcon Boulder overlooks The Creek, do not get near the edge!)

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