A rarely paddled section that contains one of the biggest, runnable waterfalls in Australia.
Paddlers have stared at the 21-metre-high Dangar Falls from the lookout for decades, nudging their mates saying ‘You should run that dude…, I’ll set-up cover’, but it was finally Lachie Carracher who stepped up to the plate in March 2018 to make the first descent. He then returned in 2020 with Andre Hemmerle to claim the second and third descents, respectively. Both times, the spectacle gained national media attention. 
There is a reason the falls have seen so few descents. It is a serious undertaking requiring years of practice running smaller and similar drops to gain the skills required to nail the correct line, control rotation and get the correct entrance angle. It may also take days, weeks or years waiting for the desired, high-water level for a clean run. This is a drop for experienced waterfall specialists only. 
Dangar Falls is also special to the Gumbaynggirr people who called it Biyurrgung-Birrungan-Gumburr guluun-ngaarlu naan.gal, meaning Gods Rainwater. 
The section below the falls contains several grade III rapids and one grade IV+ waterfall approximately 1km downstream of Dangars Falls (Lone Falls) that is usually (and with difficulty) portaged. 
Popularity:★
Quality:Falls ★★★★★      
Quality:Overall★★ 
Reliability:★★
Grade:III but with an optional grade IV and VI
Length3km
Elevation and average gradient690m at put-in, 640m at take-out, 17m/km average but most of that is in two main drops
Paddling time:1-2 hours (not including the time spent mind-paddling the falls).
Gauge and level:About 1m on the Bielsdown@Charlstd electronic gauge. 
Put-in:Dangar Falls (top or bottom is your choice).
Take-out:Bridge where Coramba Road crosses the river, about 4km north of Dorrigo.
Shuttle:Easy 2WD on sealed roads. 2 minutes each way going north on the same (Coramba) Road plus allow an extra 5 minutes to circle back to the Dorrigo Bakery. The easiest shuttle in this book.
Maps:Map 11 Bielsdown River and Wild Cattle Creek
Dorrigo 1:25,000