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River sections, crags and trails across South Africa

283 sections

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Agly — Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (below Galamus) - Ansignan

Agly · Pyrénées-Orientales (66)

gorge

II

Ain — Haut Ain: Champagnole — Pont-du-Navoy

Ain · Jura (39)

gorge

III

Allier — Haut Allier : Alleyras → Monistrol-d'Allier

Allier · Haute-Loire (43)

gorge

II

Allier — Haut Allier : Chapeauroux → Alleyras

Allier · Lozère (48) / Haute-Loire (43)

gorge

III

Allier — Haut Allier : Monistrol-d'Allier → Prades

Allier · Haute-Loire (43)

gorge · dam controlled

II

Apies River

Apies River · gauteng

16 km · 6 to 8 hours · pool drop

IV

Arc — Gorges de l'Arc au Pont du Diable (Avrieux)

Arc · Savoie (73)

gorge

III

Arc — Haute Maurienne: Termignon → Bramans

Arc · Savoie (73)

II

Ardèche — Gorges de l'Ardèche : Vallon-Pont-d'Arc → Sauze (Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche)

Ardèche · Ardèche (07)

gorge

III

Ardèche (haute) — Haute Ardèche : Pont du Diable (Thueyts) → Pont-de-Labeaume

Ardèche (haute) · Ardèche (07)

II

Ariège — Tarascon-sur-Ariège - Foix

Ariège · Ariège (09)

IV

Ariège (Haute) — Mérens-les-Vals - Ax-les-Thermes

Ariège (Haute) · Ariège (09)

dam controlled

II

Arly — Ugine → Albertville

Arly · Savoie (73)

gorge

III

Arve — Chamonix (Les Praz) → Les Houches

Arve · Haute-Savoie (74)

gorge · dam controlled

II

Arve — Passy (Chedde) → Sallanches

Arve · Haute-Savoie (74)

IV

Asco — Asco village through the Asco gorge to Moltifao

Asco · Haute-Corse

gorge

IV

Ash River

Ash River · gauteng, free state

19km · 4 hours

IV

Aude — Défilé de Pierre-Lys (Axat - Quillan)

Aude · Aude (11)

gorge

III

Aude — Gorges de Saint-Georges (Usson-les-Bains - Axat)

Aude · Aude (11)

gorge · dam controlled

III

Beaume — Beaume : Pont des Deux Aygues → Rosières

Beaume · Ardèche (07)

gorge

II

Berg River

Berg River · western cape

207 km (course of annual Berg River marathon) · 4 days in annual Berg River marathon

IV

Biaysse — Pont des Oules to Freissinières (upper) / Freissinières to Pallon (lower)

Biaysse · Hautes-Alpes (05)

III

Bienne — Molinges — Dortan

Bienne · Jura (39) / Ain (01)

gorge

III

Bléone — La Javie to Digne-les-Bains

Bléone · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)

IV

Blyde River Canyon

Blyde River Canyon · lowveld

9km · 3 hours to full day · pool drop

III

Bon Nant — Les Contamines-Montjoie → Pont de Bionnay (Saint-Gervais)

Bon Nant · Haute-Savoie (74)

gorge

IV

Bonne — Pont du Prêtre (Le Périer) → Pont Haut (Entraigues)

Bonne · Isère (38)

gorge

IV

Bréda — Pinsot → Allevard

Bréda · Isère (38)

Breede River

Breede River · western cape

II

Bruche — Schirmeck — Urmatt

Bruche · Bas-Rhin (67)

II

Buëch — Serres to Laragne-Montéglin

Buëch · Hautes-Alpes (05)

III

Buffalo River – Buffelshoek

Buffalo River – Buffelshoek · kwazulu-natal

9km · 3 to 6 hours · pool drop

II

Buffalo River – Dundee

Buffalo River – Dundee · kwazulu-natal

42km · 5 to 7 hours

V

Buffalo River – Fugitive’s Drift to Buffelshoek

Buffalo River – Fugitive’s Drift to Buffelshoek · kwazulu-natal

13km · 4 to 8 hours · pool drop

V

Buffalo River – Rorke’s drift to Fugitive’s drift

Buffalo River – Rorke’s drift to Fugitive’s drift · kwazulu-natal

12km · 4 to 8 hours · pool drop

IV

Bushmans River – Above Wagendrift Dam

Bushmans River – Above Wagendrift Dam · kwazulu-natal

5km · 2 hours · pool drop

III

Bushmans River – Estcourt to Weenen road

Bushmans River – Estcourt to Weenen road · kwazulu-natal

20km · 3 hours in a K1, 5 to 7 hours in a kayak · pool drop

III

Bushmans River – Wagendrift Dam to Estcourt

Bushmans River – Wagendrift Dam to Estcourt · kwazulu-natal

8 km · 2 to 3 hours in kayak, 30 to 45 min in K1 · pool drop

IV

Bushmans River – Weenen road to Weenen

Bushmans River – Weenen road to Weenen · kwazulu-natal

23km · 5 to 7 hours · pool drop

IV

Bushmans River – Weenen to Tugela River

Bushmans River – Weenen to Tugela River · kwazulu-natal

19km · 4 to 6 hours · continuous

III

Caledon River

Caledon River · free state

35km · 3 to 5 hours

IV

Cavu — Cavu slides (Tagliu Rossu to lower D168a bridge)

Cavu · Corse-du-Sud

III

Cère — Basse Cère : Laval-de-Cère → Port de Gagnac

Cère · Lot (46) / Corrèze (19)

gorge · dam controlled

II

Cèze — Gorges de la Cèze : Tharaux → Montclus

Cèze · Gard (30)

gorge

III

Chalaux — Barrage de Chaumeçon — Chalaux village

Chalaux · Nièvre (58)

dam controlled

II

Chassezac — Chassezac : Chambonas → Casteljau (Mazet-Plage)

Chassezac · Ardèche (07)

gorge

III

Chéran — Gorges d'Alby → Rumilly

Chéran · Haute-Savoie (74)

gorge

III

Chéran — Le Châtelard (pont d'Escorchevel) → Pont de Banges (Allèves)

Chéran · Savoie (73)

gorge

IV

Clarée — Plampinet / Val-des-Prés to La Vachette

Clarée · Hautes-Alpes (05)

gorge

III

Corrèze — Corrèze : Bourg de Corrèze → Tulle

Corrèze · Corrèze (19)

gorge

II

Creuse — Creuse : Glénic → Jouillat

Creuse · Creuse (23)

gorge

Crocodile River – Gorge

Crocodile River – Gorge · lowveld

III

Crocodile River – Kwena Dam to Montrose

Crocodile River – Kwena Dam to Montrose · lowveld

33km, 24km · 3 to 5 hours, 2 to 4 hours

III

Cure — Haute Cure: Barrage des Settons — Gouloux

Cure · Nièvre (58)

dam controlled

II

Cure — Moyenne/Basse Cure: Pierre-Perthuis — Sermizelles

Cure · Yonne (89)

dam controlled

II

Dordogne — Dordogne : Argentat → Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne

Dordogne · Corrèze (19)

dam controlled

III

Dordogne (haute) — Haute Dordogne : Spontour → Pont de Saint-Projet

Dordogne (haute) · Corrèze (19)

gorge · dam controlled

III

Doring River

Doring River · western cape

64km · 3 days with a kayak, 4 to 5 relaxing days with a croc or raft · pool drop

IV

Doron de Bozel — Brides-les-Bains → Moûtiers

Doron de Bozel · Savoie (73)

gorge

II

Doubs — Goumois — Soubey (Franco-Swiss Doubs)

Doubs · Doubs (25) / Canton du Jura (CH)

V

Dourbie — Grandes Gorges de la Dourbie : Dourbies → Saint-Jean-du-Bruel

Dourbie · Gard (30) / Aveyron (12)

gorge

III

Doux — Gorges du Doux : Lamastre → Boucieu-le-Roi

Doux · Ardèche (07)

gorge

II

Drac (upper) — Pont du Fossé → Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur

Drac (upper) · Hautes-Alpes (05)

IV

Dranse — Bioge → plaine de Thonon (Pont de la Douceur)

Dranse · Haute-Savoie (74)

gorge · dam controlled

III

Dranse d'Abondance — Abondance → Vacheresse

Dranse d'Abondance · Haute-Savoie (74)

gorge

III

Dranse de Morzine — Morzine → Saint-Jean-d'Aulps

Dranse de Morzine · Haute-Savoie (74)

gorge

II

Drôme — Saillans to Crest

Drôme · Drôme (26)

IV

Durance — Gorges de Prelles / Briançon gorge (Prelles to L'Argentière-la-Bessée)

Durance · Hautes-Alpes (05)

gorge

III

Durance — Sunshine Run (Saint-Clément-sur-Durance to Embrun)

Durance · Hautes-Alpes (05)

Dusi River (including lower part of the Umgeni River)

Dusi River (including lower part of the Umgeni River) · kwazulu-natal

V

Dwars River

Dwars River · western cape

7 km · 4 hours · pool drop

IV

Eau d'Olle — Col du Glandon → Lac de Grand Maison

Eau d'Olle · Isère (38)

III

Elands River – Gorge

Elands River – Gorge · lowveld

5km · 1 to 3 hours · gorge

II

Elands River – Sappi to N4 bridge

Elands River – Sappi to N4 bridge · lowveld

24km · 2 to 3 hours

III

Elands River – Waterval-Boven to Sappi

Elands River – Waterval-Boven to Sappi · lowveld

22km · 3 to 5 hours · continuous

IV

Ellé — Les Roches du Diable (Locunolé)

Ellé · Finistère (29)

gorge

III

Ellé — Moyen Ellé: Le Faouët (Grand Pont) — La Loge Coucou

Ellé · Morbihan (56) / Finistère (29)

I

Epte — Bray-et-Lû — Gasny — Giverny

Epte · Val-d'Oise (95) / Eure (27)

II

Eygues (Aygues) — Rémuzat to Nyons

Eygues (Aygues) · Drôme (26)

gorge

III

Eyrieux — Haut Eyrieux : Barrage de Chervil → Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut

Eyrieux · Ardèche (07)

gorge

IV

Fango — Barghiana (Ponte Vecchiu) to the D81 five-arch bridge near Galeria

Fango · Haute-Corse

III

Fier — Les Gorges oubliées: Lovagny → Val-de-Fier (Moye)

Fier · Haute-Savoie (74)

gorge · dam controlled

II

Fier — Pont de Dingy (Dingy-Saint-Clair) → Pont de Brogny (Annecy)

Fier · Haute-Savoie (74)

gorge

VI

Fium'Orbo — Defile de l'Inzecca gorge (below Sampolo dam)

Fium'Orbo · Haute-Corse

gorge

V

Fium'Orbo — Middle Fium'Orbo (D344 spur bridge above Ghisoni to head of Sampolo reservoir)

Fium'Orbo · Haute-Corse

gorge

II

Gardon — Gorges du Gardon : Russan → Collias

Gardon · Gard (30)

gorge

III

Garonne — Fos - Saint-Béat (upper Garonne)

Garonne · Haute-Garonne (31)

gorge · dam controlled

III

Gave d'Aspe — Bedous - Escot (Gorges de Sarrance)

Gave d'Aspe · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

gorge

IV

Gave d'Aspe — Etsaut - Bedous

Gave d'Aspe · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

III

Gave d'Oloron — Navarrenx - Sauveterre-de-Béarn

Gave d'Oloron · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

II

Gave d'Oloron — Préchacq - Navarrenx

Gave d'Oloron · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

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Gave d'Ossau — Arudy - Oloron-Sainte-Marie (lower gorges)

Gave d'Ossau · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

gorge

II

Gave d'Ossau — Laruns - Lac de Castet

Gave d'Ossau · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

gorge

V

Gave de Cauterets — Cauterets - Pierrefitte-Nestalas

Gave de Cauterets · Hautes-Pyrénées (65)

IV

Gave de Larrau (Haute Saison) — Logibar - Licq-Athérey

Gave de Larrau (Haute Saison) · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

gorge · dam controlled

IV

Gave de Pau — Gorges de Luz (Luz-Saint-Sauveur - Pierrefitte-Nestalas)

Gave de Pau · Hautes-Pyrénées (65)

gorge

III

Gave de Pau — Lourdes - Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre

Gave de Pau · Hautes-Pyrénées (65)

III

Gave de Pau — Pierrefitte-Nestalas - Agos-Vidalos (Ecolorado)

Gave de Pau · Hautes-Pyrénées (65)

II

Gave de Pau — Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre - Lestelle-Bétharram

Gave de Pau · Hautes-Pyrénées (65) / Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

II

Giffre — Samoëns → Taninges

Giffre · Haute-Savoie (74)

III

Giffre — Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (below Gorges des Tines) → Samoëns

Giffre · Haute-Savoie (74)

gorge

III

Golo — Barchetta gorge (Barchetta to Casamozza)

Golo · Haute-Corse

gorge

III

Golo — Ponte Castirla to Ponte Leccia

Golo · Haute-Corse

dam controlled

VI

Golo — Scala di Santa Regina gorge

Golo · Haute-Corse

gorge

V

Golo — Upper Golo (Calasima / Albertacce)

Golo · Haute-Corse

III

Gouritz River

Gouritz River · western cape

7km · 2 hours · pool drop

V

Gqunube River

Gqunube River · eastern cape

10km · 4 to 5 hours · continuous

III

Grande Nive — Bidarray (Pont Noblia) - Louhossoa

Grande Nive · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

gorge

III

Grande Nive — La Classique: Louhossoa - Itxassou (Pas de Roland)

Grande Nive · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

IV

Gravona — Bocognano to Ucciani (D1 bridge)

Gravona · Corse-du-Sud

III

Great Brak River

Great Brak River · eastern cape

15km · 3 to 4 hours · pool drop

III

Great Fish River – Grassridge Dam to Cradock

Great Fish River – Grassridge Dam to Cradock · eastern cape

80km · 2 day race (many shorter options as well) · pool drop

II

Great Fish River – Halsowen to Mortimer

Great Fish River – Halsowen to Mortimer · eastern cape

22km · 2 to 4 hours · pool drop

I

Great Fish River – N2 to ocean

Great Fish River – N2 to ocean · eastern cape

30km · 4 hours with high water, 6 to 8 hours with low water · pool drop

IV

Great Kei River – Kubusi River to N2

Great Kei River – Kubusi River to N2 · eastern cape

20km (16+4) · 3 to 4 hours · pool drop

IV

Great Kei River – N2 to ocean

Great Kei River – N2 to ocean · eastern cape

80km · 2-day race, 3 to 4 day trip · pool drop

III

Groot River

Groot River · western cape

15km · 4 to 5 hours · continuous

IV

Guiers Mort — Fourvoirie → Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Guiers Mort · Isère (38)

gorge

IV

Guiers Vif — Saint-Christophe-la-Grotte → Pont de Saint-Martin (Les Échelles, gorge de l'Échaillon)

Guiers Vif · Savoie/Isère (73/38)

gorge

V

Guil — Combes de Château-Queyras & Ange Gardien (Château-Ville-Vieille to Le Veyer)

Guil · Hautes-Alpes (05)

gorge

IV

Guil — Lower Guil (Maison du Roy to Mont-Dauphin / Durance confluence)

Guil · Hautes-Alpes (05)

gorge

IV

Guil — Triple Chute to Maison du Roy

Guil · Hautes-Alpes (05)

gorge

IV

Guil — Upper Guil (Abriès to Aiguilles)

Guil · Hautes-Alpes (05)

IV

Guisane — Le Monêtier-les-Bains to Briançon (Serre Chevalier valley)

Guisane · Hautes-Alpes (05)

gorge

V

Gyr — Pelvoux (Pont Lambeuf) to Vallouise

Gyr · Hautes-Alpes (05)

III

Gyronde — Vallouise to L'Argentière-la-Bessée

Gyronde · Hautes-Alpes (05)

II

Hérault — Gorges de l'Hérault : Moulin Bertrand (Causse-de-la-Selle) → Pont du Diable (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert)

Hérault · Hérault (34)

gorge

IV

Isère — Aime → Centron

Isère · Savoie (73)

gorge

III

Isère — Bourg-Saint-Maurice → Aime (via Gothard, Landry, Bellentre)

Isère · Savoie (73)

IV

Isère — Bourg-Saint-Maurice slalom course (Stade Claude Peschier)

Isère · Savoie (73)

III

Jonte — Jonte : Meyrueis → Le Rozier

Jonte · Lozère (48)

gorge

III

Jukskei / Highveld Crocodile River – Friday’s Farm to Laughing Waters

Jukskei / Highveld Crocodile River – Friday’s Farm to Laughing Waters · gauteng

7km · 1 to 2 hours in a K1, 3 to 4 hours in a croc · pool drop

II

Jukskei / Highveld Crocodile River – Lanseria to Friday’s Farm

Jukskei / Highveld Crocodile River – Lanseria to Friday’s Farm · gauteng

9km · 1 to 2 hours in a K1, 3 to 4 hours in a croc · pool drop

II

Jukskei / Highveld Crocodile River – Laughing Waters to Broederstroom

Jukskei / Highveld Crocodile River – Laughing Waters to Broederstroom · gauteng

13km · 2 to 3 hours in a K1, 4 to 5 hours in a croc · pool drop

II

Jukskei / Highveld Crocodile River – Woodmead School to Lanseria

Jukskei / Highveld Crocodile River – Woodmead School to Lanseria · gauteng

10km · 1 to 2 hours in a K1, 3 to 4 hours in a croc · pool drop

IV

Kaaimans River

Kaaimans River · western cape

5km · 1 hour · continuous

II

Klip River

Klip River · gauteng, free state

21km · 2 to 4 hours · pool drop

IV

Krom River

Krom River · western cape

2.5km from put-in to low-level bridge · 1½ hour · continuous

III

Léguer — Losser (Belle-Isle-en-Terre) — Tonquédec

Léguer · Côtes-d'Armor (22)

IV

Letaba River

Letaba River · lowveld

7km · 3 to 5 hours

V

Liamone — Vico to Punta de Truggia

Liamone · Corse-du-Sud

II

Liebenbergsvlei River

Liebenbergsvlei River · gauteng, free state

45 km · 4 to 6 hours · continuous

III

Lignon du Velay — Lignon du Velay : Le Chambon-sur-Lignon → Tence

Lignon du Velay · Haute-Loire (43)

gorge · dam controlled

II

Little Fish River

Little Fish River · eastern cape

27km · 3 to 4 hours in a K1 · continuous

III

Loire (haute) — Gorges de la Loire : Goudet → Pont de Chadron

Loire (haute) · Haute-Loire (43)

gorge

II

Lot (haut) — Haut Lot : Bagnols-les-Bains → Mende

Lot (haut) · Lozère (48)

III

Loteni River

Loteni River · kwazulu-natal

17km · 2 to 3 hours · continuous

III

Loue — Haute Loue: Mouthier-Haute-Pierre — Lods — Vuillafans

Loue · Doubs (25)

gorge

III

Maronne — Maronne : Barrage du Gour Noir → Tours de Merle

Maronne · Corrèze (19)

gorge

III

Méouge — Gorges de la Méouge (Barret-sur-Méouge to Buëch confluence near Ribiers)

Méouge · Hautes-Alpes (05)

gorge

III

Meurthe — Haute Meurthe: Le Rudlin — Fraize

Meurthe · Vosges (88)

IV

Middeldeur/Twee River

Middeldeur/Twee River · western cape

3.6km · 6 hours · pool drop

IV

Molenaars River

Molenaars River · western cape

7 km from put-in at low-level bridge · 1½ hour, with playing 4 hours · continuous

II

Mooi River – Mooi River town to Sierra Ranch

Mooi River – Mooi River town to Sierra Ranch · kwazulu-natal

20 km · 2 to 4 hours · pool drop

III

Mooi River – Zulu Falls to Muden

Mooi River – Zulu Falls to Muden · kwazulu-natal

18 km · hours · pool drop

II

Moselle — Haute Moselle: Archettes — Épinal

Moselle · Vosges (88)

III

Moselotte — Saulxures-sur-Moselotte (Les Graviers) — Pont du Nol (Zainvillers/Vagney)

Moselotte · Vosges (88)

III

Mpompomani to Goodenough’s Weir

Mpompomani to Goodenough’s Weir · kwazulu-natal

34km · 3 to 5 hours · pool drop

IV

Mutale River

Mutale River · lowveld

25km · Long 1 day, easy 2 day · pool drop

IV

Nahoon River

Nahoon River · eastern cape

12km · 2 to 3 hours · continuous

IV

Neste d'Aure — Arreau - Sarrancolin (gorge)

Neste d'Aure · Hautes-Pyrénées (65)

gorge

III

Neste d'Aure — Saint-Lary-Soulan - Arreau

Neste d'Aure · Hautes-Pyrénées (65)

V

Ngudwini River

Ngudwini River · kwazulu-natal

10km · 3 to 4 hours

III

Nive des Aldudes — Banca - Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry

Nive des Aldudes · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

II

Nivelle — Dancharia - Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle

Nivelle · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

IV

Nzinga River

Nzinga River · kwazulu-natal

24km · 4 to 6 hours · continuous

III

Olifants River – Above Strijdom Tunnel

Olifants River – Above Strijdom Tunnel · lowveld

45km · 2 to 3 days · pool drop

IV

Olifants River – Bobbejaan to Loskop Dam

Olifants River – Bobbejaan to Loskop Dam · lowveld, gauteng

34km · Long one-day, easy two-day trip · pool drop

II

Olifants River – Citrusdal

Olifants River – Citrusdal · western cape

35km · 3 to 5 hours · pool drop

V

Olifants River – Visgat

Olifants River – Visgat · western cape

40km · 10 hours / best to do overnight · pool drop

IV

Olifants River – Witbank to Bobbejaan

Olifants River – Witbank to Bobbejaan · lowveld, gauteng

26km · 5 to 7 hours · pool drop

IV

Onde — Entre-les-Aygues to Vallouise

Onde · Hautes-Alpes (05)

Orange River – Augrabies Gorge

Orange River – Augrabies Gorge · northern cape

III

Orange River – Augrabies Rush

Orange River – Augrabies Rush · northern cape

2 sections of 8km · 4 to 5 hours · pool drop

II

Orange River – Blouputs to Raap-en-Skraap

Orange River – Blouputs to Raap-en-Skraap · northern cape

60km · 2 to 5 day, depending on craft

I

Orange River – Goodhouse to Vioolsdrif

Orange River – Goodhouse to Vioolsdrif · northern cape

70km · 2 to 4 days

III

Orange River – Hopetown

Orange River – Hopetown · free state, northern cape

83km on race section, over 100km on full section · 2-day race, short tripping sections · gorge

II

Orange River – Mayaputi Bridge to Aliwal North

Orange River – Mayaputi Bridge to Aliwal North · free state

120km · 3 to 7 days, depending on craft and water level

V

Orange River – Neus Falls

Orange River – Neus Falls · northern cape

800m · 10 min to 1 day

V

Orange River – Onseepkans Gorge

Orange River – Onseepkans Gorge · northern cape

40km · 3 to 4 days

III

Orange River – Pella to Goodhouse

Orange River – Pella to Goodhouse · northern cape

90km · 5 to 7 days

II

Orange River – Vioolsdrif down

Orange River – Vioolsdrif down · northern cape

75 or 120 or 160 km · 4 to 8 days

II

Orb — Gorges de l'Orb : Tarassac → Roquebrun

Orb · Hérault (34)

gorge

II

Orne — Clécy — Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom

Orne · Calvados (14)

II

Orne — Pont-d'Ouilly — Clécy (Suisse Normande)

Orne · Calvados (14)

III

Palmiet River

Palmiet River · western cape

25 km from farm, 4 km from reserve · 6 to 8 hours, or 1 to 2 hours for last section with playing · pool drop · dam controlled

III

Palmiet River - Grabouw Section

Palmiet River · Western Cape

8.5 km · 3–4 hours · gorge

V

Polela River

Polela River · kwazulu-natal

23km · 4 to 6 hours · pool drop

V

Porto — Below Ota (Spelunca gorge outflow) to Porto

Porto · Corse-du-Sud

gorge

V

Prunelli — Bastelica to Lac de Tolla

Prunelli · Corse-du-Sud

gorge

V

Restonica — Restonica gorge to Corte

Restonica · Haute-Corse

gorge

III

Rizzanese — Lower Rizzanese (Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano to Spin'a Cavallu / N196 bridge)

Rizzanese · Corse-du-Sud

dam controlled

V

Rizzanese — Rizzanese gorge (Zoza to Rizzanese reservoir)

Rizzanese · Corse-du-Sud

gorge

V

Roizonne — Lavaldens → La Valette

Roizonne · Isère (38)

III

Romanche — Bourg d'Oisans → Rochetaillée

Romanche · Isère (38)

gorge

III

Roya — Classic Roya (Pont de Gémion to Breil-sur-Roya slalom stadium)

Roya · Alpes-Maritimes (06)

gorge · dam controlled

V

Roya — Gorges de Saorge (Fontan to Pont de Gémion)

Roya · Alpes-Maritimes (06)

gorge · dam controlled

III

Sabie River – Lower section

Sabie River – Lower section · lowveld

8km · 3 to 5 hours

IV

Sabie River – U1 section

Sabie River – U1 section · lowveld

7km · 3 to 5 hours · pool drop

III

Saison — Licq-Athérey - Tardets-Sorholus

Saison · Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

III

Salat — Seix - Kercabanac

Salat · Ariège (09)

IV

Salat (Haut) — Salau - Couflens

Salat (Haut) · Ariège (09)

III

Scorff — Pont Kerlo (Plouay) — Pont-Scorff

Scorff · Morbihan (56)

III

Séveraisse — La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar → Saint-Firmin

Séveraisse · Hautes-Alpes (05)

III

Séveraisse — Valgaudemar (Le Bourg / Villar-Loubière to Saint-Firmin)

Séveraisse · Hautes-Alpes (05)

II

Sioule — Gorges de la Sioule : Châteauneuf-les-Bains → Ebreuil

Sioule · Puy-de-Dôme (63) / Allier (03)

gorge

VI

Solenzara — Upper Solenzara (D268 Bavella road to D268/D69/D119 junction bridge)

Solenzara · Corse-du-Sud

gorge

St. Lucia Estuary

St. Lucia Estuary · kwazulu-natal

IV

Taravo — Middle Taravo (below D757 toward the N196 bridge)

Taravo · Corse-du-Sud

IV

Taravo — Upper Taravo (Bains de Guitera to D26 bridge west of Olivese)

Taravo · Corse-du-Sud

gorge

II

Tarn — Gorges du Tarn : Les Vignes → Le Rozier

Tarn · Lozère (48) / Aveyron (12)

gorge

II

Tarn — Gorges du Tarn : Sainte-Enimie → La Malène

Tarn · Lozère (48)

gorge

III

Tavignano — Corte to Vecchio confluence

Tavignano · Haute-Corse

gorge

IV

Tavignano — Lower gorge (Chez Milou camping to N200 bridge near Faio / Pont de Piedicorte)

Tavignano · Haute-Corse

gorge

VI

Tavignano — Upper Tavignano gorge (hike-in above Corte)

Tavignano · Haute-Corse

gorge

IV

Tech — Le Tech - Arles-sur-Tech (haut Tech)

Tech · Pyrénées-Orientales (66)

III

Teebus River

Teebus River · eastern cape

25km · 4 to 5 hours

IV

Têt — Villefranche-de-Conflent - Prades

Têt · Pyrénées-Orientales (66)

gorge

IV

Thomas River

Thomas River · eastern cape

24km · 4 to 6 hours · continuous

V

Tina River

Tina River · transkei

80km

IV

Tinée — Saint-Sauveur gorge (Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée to Bancairon reservoir)

Tinée · Alpes-Maritimes (06)

gorge · dam controlled

V

Tradouw River

Tradouw River · western cape

11km · 6 hours · continuous

V

Travo — Travo classic (D645 bridge below Chisa, 6 km)

Travo · Haute-Corse

gorge

II

Trieux — Pabu (Guingamp) — Pontrieux

Trieux · Côtes-d'Armor (22)

II

Truyère — Haute Truyère : Le Malzieu-Ville → Viaduc de Garabit

Truyère · Lozère (48) / Cantal (15)

gorge

V

Tsitsa River – Lower Gorge

Tsitsa River – Lower Gorge · transkei

70km

V

Tsomo River – Lower

Tsomo River – Lower · eastern cape

45km · 2-day trip · pool drop

V

Tsomo River – Middle

Tsomo River – Middle · eastern cape

21km · 4 to 6 hours · pool drop

V

Tsomo River – Upper

Tsomo River – Upper · eastern cape

32km · Long day · continuous

V

Tugela River – Canyon

Tugela River – Canyon · kwazulu-natal

55km · 2 to 3 days · pool drop

III

Tugela River – Drakensberg section

Tugela River – Drakensberg section · kwazulu-natal

16km · 2 to 3 hours · continuous

V

Tugela River – Gorge

Tugela River – Gorge · kwazulu-natal

23 km · 6 hours, or easy 2 day trip · gorge

III

Tugela River – Middeldrift to Mandini

Tugela River – Middeldrift to Mandini · kwazulu-natal

60km · 2 days · pool drop

I

Tugela River – N3 to Colenso

Tugela River – N3 to Colenso · kwazulu-natal

22km · 2 to 3 hours

III

Tugela River – Red Ravine

Tugela River – Red Ravine · kwazulu-natal

30km · Long 1 day, easy 2 day · pool drop

V

Ubaye — Gorges du Lauzet (Le Lauzet to Serre-Ponçon lake)

Ubaye · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)

gorge

IV

Ubaye — Racecourse (Le Martinet to Le Lauzet-Ubaye)

Ubaye · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)

III

Ubaye — Upper classic (Jausiers / Barcelonnette to Le Martinet)

Ubaye · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)

II

Umgeni River – Albert Falls Dam to Wartburg road bridge

Umgeni River – Albert Falls Dam to Wartburg road bridge · kwazulu-natal

16km · 2 to 3 hours · pool drop

Umgeni River – Howick Gorge

Umgeni River – Howick Gorge · kwazulu-natal

V

Umgeni River – Mamba gorge

Umgeni River – Mamba gorge · kwazulu-natal

9km · 3 to 4 hours · pool drop

III

Umgeni River – Midmar to Howick

Umgeni River – Midmar to Howick · kwazulu-natal

7 km · 2 to 3 hours · pool drop

III

Umgeni River – Wartburg road bridge to Nagle Dam

Umgeni River – Wartburg road bridge to Nagle Dam · kwazulu-natal

20km · 3 to 4 hours · pool drop

V

Umkomaas River – Deepdale to Hella-Hella

Umkomaas River – Deepdale to Hella-Hella · kwazulu-natal

35km · 5 to 8 hours · pool drop

IV

Umkomaas River – Hella-Hella to Josephine’s Bridge

Umkomaas River – Hella-Hella to Josephine’s Bridge · kwazulu-natal

1) 14 km 2) 26 km · 1) 3 to 5 hours in a kayak, depending on water level and the time spent playing. 2) 3-5 hours in a K1. · pool drop

IV

Umkomaas River – Impendle to Lundy’s Hill

Umkomaas River – Impendle to Lundy’s Hill · kwazulu-natal

38km · 8 hours if the river is not high. Long 1 day, easy 2 day trip. · pool drop

III

Umkomaas River – Josephine’s Bridge to Riverside

Umkomaas River – Josephine’s Bridge to Riverside · kwazulu-natal

36km · 3 to 4 hours in a K1 · pool drop

III

Umkomaas River – Lundy’s Hill to Deepdale

Umkomaas River – Lundy’s Hill to Deepdale · kwazulu-natal

10km · 2-5 hours, depending on playtime · pool drop

III

Umkomaas River – Riverside to Mpompomani

Umkomaas River – Riverside to Mpompomani · kwazulu-natal

24km · 2 to 4 hours · pool drop

V

Umkomazana River

Umkomazana River · kwazulu-natal

16km · 3 to 5 hours, depending on water level · pool drop

V

Umtamvuna River

Umtamvuna River · kwazulu-natal

44km · 8 to 10 hours, depending on water level. Preferably a 2 day trip. · pool drop

III

Umzimkulu River – Centocow to Stoke’s farm

Umzimkulu River – Centocow to Stoke’s farm · kwazulu-natal

18km · 2 to 3 hours · pool drop

III

Umzimkulu River – Drakensberg Gardens to Second Coleford bridge, aka Drakensberg Challenge

Umzimkulu River – Drakensberg Gardens to Second Coleford bridge, aka Drakensberg Challenge · kwazulu-natal

60km · 2 day race

II

Umzimkulu River – Islington Store to Umzimkulu

Umzimkulu River – Islington Store to Umzimkulu · kwazulu-natal

22km · Less than 2 hours in a K1 · pool drop

IV

Umzimkulu River – Oribi section

Umzimkulu River – Oribi section · kwazulu-natal

15km · 3 to 5 hours · continuous

IV

Umzimkulu River – Polela to Centocow

Umzimkulu River – Polela to Centocow · kwazulu-natal

10km · 3 to 4 hours · pool drop

IV

Umzimkulu River – Stoke’s farm to Islington Store, aka Waterfall Section

Umzimkulu River – Stoke’s farm to Islington Store, aka Waterfall Section · kwazulu-natal

1) 5km 2) 30km · 1) 2 to 3 hours 2) 6 to 7 hours · pool drop

V

Umzimkulu River – Thrombosis Gorge

Umzimkulu River – Thrombosis Gorge · kwazulu-natal

1) 8km 2) 25km · 1) 2-4 hours, depending on amount of scouting. 2) 6-7 hours · pool drop

V

Umzimkulu River – Umzimkulu to Oribi

Umzimkulu River – Umzimkulu to Oribi · kwazulu-natal

110km · 3 to 5 days · pool drop

IV

Umzimvubu River – Dikela to Port St. Johns

Umzimvubu River – Dikela to Port St. Johns · transkei

70km from put-in at low-level bridge · 5 days for full section

IV

Umzimvubu River – N2 to Welsh bridge

Umzimvubu River – N2 to Welsh bridge · transkei

90km

V

Umzimvubu River – Welsh Bridge to Dikela

Umzimvubu River – Welsh Bridge to Dikela · transkei

85km

IV

Vaal River – Barkly West

Vaal River – Barkly West · free state, northern cape

18km · 4 to 6 hours · pool drop

II

Vaal River – Barrage to Parys

Vaal River – Barrage to Parys · gauteng, free state

44km · 4 to 7 hours

III

Vaal River – Kloppers to Vischgat (or Groenoewers)

Vaal River – Kloppers to Vischgat (or Groenoewers) · gauteng, free state

9 or 15 km, depending on the take-out · 1 to 2 hours racing in a K1, 3 to 5 hours in a different craft

III

Vaal River – Parys downstream

Vaal River – Parys downstream · gauteng, free state

12-15 km · 2 hours to full day

IV

Valserine — Chézery-Forens — Confort

Valserine · Ain (01)

gorge

III

Var — Gorges de Daluis (Guillaumes to Pont de Gueydan)

Var · Alpes-Maritimes (06)

gorge

IV

Vecchio — Middle Vecchio (Pont du Vecchio to D43 bridge near Noceta)

Vecchio · Haute-Corse

V

Vecchio — Upper Vecchio (Vivario to Pont du Vecchio)

Vecchio · Haute-Corse

IV

Vénéon — Bourg d'Arud → Les Ougiers

Vénéon · Isère (38)

III

Verdon — Castellane to Pont de Soleils

Verdon · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)

gorge · dam controlled

V

Verdon — Grand Canyon (Pont de Carajuan to Pont du Galetas / Lac de Sainte-Croix)

Verdon · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) / Var (83) border

gorge · dam controlled

IV

Vésubie — Saint-Jean-la-Rivière to Plan-du-Var (final gorge)

Vésubie · Alpes-Maritimes (06)

gorge

IV

Vézère (haute) — Haute Vézère : Barrage des Bariousses → Pont Lapeyre (Treignac)

Vézère (haute) · Corrèze (19)

gorge · dam controlled

II

Vire — Tessy-sur-Vire — Condé-sur-Vire (Roches de Ham)

Vire · Manche (50)

III

Vis — Vis : Madières → Saint-Laurent-le-Minier

Vis · Hérault (34) / Gard (30)

gorge

IV

Wilge River – Verena bridge to Loskop Dam

Wilge River – Verena bridge to Loskop Dam · gauteng

28km · 5 to 7 hours · pool drop

IV

Wilge River – Zemvelo Reserve to Zusterstroom

Wilge River – Zemvelo Reserve to Zusterstroom · gauteng

25km · 4 to 6 hours · pool drop

I

Wilge River – Zusterstroom to Verena bridge

Wilge River – Zusterstroom to Verena bridge · gauteng

15km · 2 to 3hours · pool drop

V

Wit Els River

Wit Els River · western cape

18km · 1 to 2 days · continuous

V

Witte River

Witte River · western cape

8km · 4 to 5 hours with people who know the river, 8+ hours when scouting · continuous

III

Yonne — Yonne below Barrage de Pannecière — Montreuillon

Yonne · Nièvre (58)

dam controlled

Frequently asked questions

What is a river section on Jatelo?

A river section is a mapped stretch of river with its put-in and take-out, difficulty grade, length and notable rapids — the way paddlers describe a run.

What do the difficulty grades mean?

Whitewater grades run from I to VI, from easy moving water to extreme and rarely-run. Each section shows its grade so you can match a run to your ability.

Can I see live river conditions?

Many sections show live information — flow gauges, webcams and weather forecasts — on the River Feed, so you can check conditions before you drive out.

Are all South African rivers covered?

Coverage focuses on commonly-paddled South African rivers and is growing. Paddlers can add new sections and suggest live-data sources to fill gaps.

How do I find rivers near me?

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