Sydney Falls

Sydney Falls consists of wide sheets of bedrock, which water rolls over and down a series of medium & large steep ramps. Waterfallsdb states it's on Kotsuck Creek, but maps call it Needle Creek. It's a very visually appealing waterfall, but in practice one hard to enjoy canyoning. Enjoyable natural anchor placements are confounded by the width & height of the falls. After Sydney falls the creek briefly narrows, then continues downstream with much creek walking and the occasional moderately interesting feature. There's a brief spurt of interesting features at the junction of Boundary Creek & Needle Creek. An alternative suggestion to interested parties would be to leave the approach trail when crossing Boundary Creek, and drop down into the river there. There jumps to do, and gorgeous pools in hang around in, before creek walking downstream. You could avoid bringing technical gear too. Upstream of the Boundary Creek bridge needs exploring yet! tl;dr - 4* beauty, 2* canyoning

The approach along the Owyhigh Lakes Trail is excellent. A lovely trail to follow at a consistently moderate gradient. Given the high potential but inevitably disappointing canyon, it's probably fair to say the trail is one of the highlights of the route.