Tugela River – Middeldrift to Mandini
Tugela River – Middeldrift to Mandini · kwazulu-natal
Grade
III
Length
60km
Duration
2 days
Type
pool drop
About
Final stretch of the Tugela to the sea. Long flat pools and wide rapids with multiple line choices. Almost exclusively a K1 run. All rapids go in K1 at any level but do not underestimate them. At high water large wave trains can cause long swims, though bad stoppers are easy to avoid. At low water sandbanks emerge between pools — reading the deeper channels becomes essential. Take-out: permission required for the farm take-out; otherwise use the bridge 10km further, reachable from Mandini. Recommended for competent K1 paddlers wanting to test river-running skills.
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Put-in
Take-out
Permits
Permission for take-out on farm where race ends
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