Macquarie Pass is a beautiful full day canyon down in the Southern Highlands. You can split the canyon in two if you want shorter days by either completing the upper section or lower sections, or two both and have one hell of a day!
I have only been through each section once during the first year of my canyoning adventures, and both times were absolutely fabulous!
The upper section of the canyon begins with abseiling Clover Falls. It is the tallest waterfall abseil in the trip and is one hell of a way to begin the canyon.
There are some epic nooks and crannies you get to weave through doing this canyon.
It’s pretty much just waterfall after waterfall fun at this stage! We got lucky with some pretty decent water flow which made things quite fun.
After no time at all the upper section comes to an end! The lower section begins with Rainbow Falls, and this is where you first arrive once you hike in down Clover Hill Trail.
The abseils after this point come in quick succession! The best part about the lower section is it is away from any of the tourist tracks, so you are experiencing these places for the first time and usually unseen from any bushwalker.
The twin falls are one of my favourite parts of the lower section.
There is also an epic cavey slot section which I really frothed about. She was such a newbie canyoner back then!
Then you emerge out of the canyon at jump rock and hike out to the Southern carpark. You will need to do a car shuffle to do both sections together in one day!
Rachmartee 
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