Fortress Creek Canyon Adventure

Join a full day tour exploring the exciting Fortress Creek Canyon. Arriving via bushwalk this tour is fully interactive, having you perform brief swimming legs and even a short abseil down the canyons cavernous depths. Jump into the pristine pools and make short swims across the length of the magnificent river on this excellent adventure.

The 30 minute walk-in is leisurely and scenic, offering great views of the magnificent Grose Valley and the many hanging swamps. You will then descend to the start of the canyon, where you will reach a small creek. You will soon marvel at the scenery as you follow the creek's clear, fresh water. Sometimes it is only ankle deep, while other sections require short swims. The first water-jump is just ten minutes from the start.

Take a deep breath and take the plunge - guaranteed to waken the senses! Deeper in the canyon, the main section features a spectacular water-jump into a deep pool, a superb swim through a narrow rock gorge, a short subterranean journey beneath the rocks and an easy short abseil into a rock pool (no previous abseiling experience required).

The lunch area located at the canyon's end is one of the most spectacular and breathtaking views in the mountains, for the creek eventually spills over an edge 100 metres up the huge sandstone cliffs that border the Grose Valley.

The lunchtime panorama takes in the awesome 550 metre walls of Mt Banks - the highest mountain in the Blue Mountains - and Blue Gum Forest, heart of the Blue Mountains National Park. Here you will change into your dry clothes again and tuck into a well earned lunch.

The walk out quickly ascends onto Fortress Hill and then Fortress Ridge. The view of the area from here is simply awesome. After an hour or so you will have reached the departure point.