Potential to be developed further. Nice section of river with swimming in summer. Or winter if that's your thing.
West facing cliffs and bouldering on the North West Bay river that get afternoon sun.
Access may be difficult with high river flows. Check flows at water.dpiw.tas.gov.au - search for "North West Bay Rivulet At Margate". It is suggested that flows higher then 1.0 cumecs will make access difficult, because crossing the river will be difficult. This level is a guess, feel free to update if wrong.
Head to the Sandfly cricket oval on Sandfly Road (C622) and enter the grounds on the left side. Park by the wooden gate under the 'Sandfly Preserve walking track' sign. Follow this trail. 10 minutes walk will bring you to an electric fence, take a right and keep walking along the fence. 20m along this you will see an easy path to the river. The crag will be visible to your right, on low flows you can rock-hop from here.
The operation and use of drones by park visitors on reserved land including national parks is not permitted
Peregrine Falcons nest from July - December each year. It’s important that climbers don’t climb near active nests during this period. Known sites (non exhaustive) are: Sand River (Far East, The Panopticon), Bare Rock (R of the Boneyard, L of Bisso of Orange), Rocky Cape, Pubic Wall/Duck Reach, Hillwood, Gunners Quoin, Lowdina.
Please note that Tasmania has notoriously patchy phone reception for particular service providers. Telstra is the most reliable. An emergency Personal Locator Beacon or similar is recommended kit when climbing in remote locations.
For more information - follow the link below for some local tips + tricks on how to better reduce your impact during your next Tassie climbing holiday
Cliffs originally discovered and climbed by Tony McKenny in 1995. Steve Thomas discovered the bouldering potential, and cleaned and mapped these with Chris Welsh and Eli Robson.
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theCrag.com is a free guide for rock climbing areas all over the world, collaboratively edited by keen rock climbers, boulderers and other nice folks.You can log all your routes, connect and chat with other climbers and much more...» go exploring, » learn more or » ask us a questionAuthor(s): Gerry Narkowicz
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Cracks, sea stacks, big walls, remote exotic locations, volcanic columns, no crowds and your choice of the predominant dolerite, some quartzite and a little sandstone to remind you of the mainland. Many a wilderness climbing experience can be had within a 2hr car trip from the main centers. By Gerry Narkowicz. This guide features 1280 routes.
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