peninsula-canoe

 LOW - you would scrape your hull  and have plenty of clearance above your head and paddles as you pass beneath Skooltjie Bridge

MEDIUM - You should still just be able to get under Skooltjie Bridge

HIGH - You paddle over the top of Skooltjie Bridge

Day 1

Total distance = 39Km

Map point

Low time

High time

Description

1

0H00

0H00

Skooltjie Start - in batches downstream of the bridge

2

0H10

0H05

Klei Rapid - approach at top from left-after drop head right. High go on RHS

3

OH15

0H10

Small tree block then bigger block - go right. Only go left when very low

4

0H30

0H20

At "Johns Ribs" shoot right of centre - mind the rocks. Watch trees on LHS

5

Oh35

0h25

In pool after Johns go LEFT - half way down go RIGHT at block

6

0H40

0H30

Grensplaas on LHS. After pool take RH channel and mind treeblock

7

0H50

0H40

At Big Gumtree on RHS go LEFT into side channel. DO NOT GO STRAIGHT

8

1H00

0H45

There are three treeblocks in this channel

9

1H05

0H50

After a hard Left and Right arrive at Walter se Plaas weir - splashie on

10

1H08

0H53

3 mins after weir at treeblock take a Right into RH side channel to avoid block

11

1H20

1H00

Roostuin Weir - Splashie on - shoot Left of island

12

1H30

1H05

Big House on RHS is 10 mins from Hermon

13

1H40

1H10

Hermon Farm on RHS

14

1H45

1H13

Hermon Bridge with weir below it - shoot weir Right of centre

15

2H05

1H30

Red Train bridge

16

2H30

1H50

"S" bend - hard Left then Right - row of Beefwoods on RH bank

17

2H45

2H00

Big Stone Pine - river takes a Left just before it

18

2H55

2H08

Farm on LHS - big floats in river - 20 mins to end

19

3H07

2H14

Shortcut on RHS

20

3H10

2H23

Electricity box on LH bank

21

3H15

2H25

Pipe Bridge and Zonquasdrift Bridge - End of Day 1

Day 2

Total distance = 45Km

Map point

Low time

High time

Description

22

0H00

0H00

Zonquasdrift start - batch start

23

0H20

0H15

Enter forest - at second treeblock take on LHS

24

0H35

0H25

After second hard LH turn go thru fallen tree on LHS

25

0H40

0H27

After block river goes left and splits - take LH split

26

1H00

0H45

At Silver Tank on stand - LH bank go Right and stay right in channel

27

1H20

1H05

Pass farm on LHS

28

1H25

1H10

Shortcut on LHS you see Gouda Bridge

29

1H30

1H15

Gouda Bridge - 1/3 distance for day

30

1H32

1H17

Stay left on LH bend after bridge

31

1H50

1H30

Black Rock - portage Right, or take middle shute and LEFT at palmiet island

32

2H10

1H45

Long straight - low green hill in distance - palmiet islands - go left into channel

33

2H11

1H46

Alternatively go straight and stay Right until around LH bend

34

2H58

2H28

Above Trainbridge stay Right - only go Left when VERY full

35

3H00

2H30

Go under Trainbridge on RHS of bridge pillar-2/3 distance for the day

36

3H01

2H31

Just after bridge is Hard Left and Right - carefull of palmiet

37

3H03

2H33

At Spectator rocks on LHS go Right - when very full stay Left

38

3H15

2H40

Back into forest on LH turn stay Right and cut back left. Before block cut Right

39

3H20

2H45

After forest river turns Left and at palmiet islands go Right and stay Right

40

3H40

3H00

After Hard Left enter Ysterpen Rapid - staright down the middle

41

3H50

3H05

After rapid, keep Left until treeblock

42

3H51

3H06

Take treeblock on LHS

43

4H10

3H15

Drie Heuwels Weir - take LH shute then head Right when low

44

4H15

3H18

After LH sweep at palmiet islands take first Left and follow flow

45

4H20

3H20

Hit top of dam - when you see finish you have 1Km to go

46

4H30

3H30

Bridgetown finish - the place with no town and no bridge!!!!!