Battery Falls / Bangalore Creek Canyon Exploration 15/05/2011 / miscellaneous
On the 14th of May, I took a trek to find 'Battery Falls' on the Upper Little Nymboida River and check out the entrance to the Bangalore Creek canyon. After missing the turn off to Battery Road on the overgrown / dirt tracks of the Ulong-Timmsvale Road and venturing too far, I finally found the turn (unmarked) and continued along in the hope to find the track to Battery Falls. The track is approximately 2km up Battery Road and is marked with a small sign.
Battery Falls is rarely visited (little know of its existance) and was an amazing sight dropping approximately 10-12m. After some quick investigating I deemed the waterfall definitely paddle-able (but required some more water due to the shallowness at the top of the falls). The line is a bit rocky but has an auto boof ledge at the bottom of the fall into a large clear pool. The water was real cold, but I will be back to descend this one in the near future.
Following Battery Falls, I drove to the the Bangalore Creek picnic area and walked to the Bangalore Creek Falls viewing area. This is also known as the start of the Bangalore Creek Canyon which can be descended via the use of ropes and abseiling. I plan to do this at some point, but I will need to buy some gear (ropes, harness, etc) and learn to abseil.
