Difficulty:

The difficulty rating lets you know what
the paddle is going to be like.
NOTE: A night paddle will automatically have a minimum
difficulty rating of 3
- Easy –
A straight forward paddle from start to finish.
- Average –
There may be a slight
on-coming current occasionally with twists and turns.
- Challenging –
Experience will help on
this paddle as there will be low bridges lots of twists and
turns and several areas of oncoming currents and shallows.
- Difficult –
A real challenge for the
experienced only, lots of strong oncoming currents, shallows
with lots of twists and turns. You must have your own board.
NOTE: Check in 15 minutes early for a safety briefing and
equipment check
- Extreme –
A serious mental and
physical challenge. Requires experience and stamina. There
may be a combination of cross country portage, weirs, strong
currents, shallows and rapids. You must have your own board
and leash
NOTE: Check in 15
minutes early for a safety briefing and equipment check
Terrain:
The terrain rating lets you know what to
expect on the paddle in terms of cross country, locks, weirs and
portage.
- Easy -
No potage, weirs or off
road – A straight forward paddle from start to finish
- Average -
There will be some
portage around locks and / or weirs.
- Challenging –
There will be a number of
locks and / or weirs to contend with and
may also include an element of night paddling
- Difficult –
There will be some
visible and invisible obstacles such as fallen trees and the
like to navigate over / under or around, with no viable exit
from the paddle rout except for the start / beginning and
may also include night paddling.
NOTE: Check in 15 minutes early for a safety briefing and
equipment check
- Extreme –
There will be many visible and invisible obstacles such as
fallen trees and the like to navigate over / under or
around, low bridges, there will also be a number of portage
points with no viable exit from the paddle rout except for
the start / beginning and may also include night paddling.
NOTE: Check in 15
minutes early for a safety briefing and equipment check
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