Bushmans River – Wagendrift Dam to Estcourt
Bushmans River – Wagendrift Dam to Estcourt · kwazulu-natal
Grade
III
Length
8 km
Duration
2 to 3 hours in kayak, 30 to 45 min in K1
Type
pool drop
About
Short K1 / slalom practice run. Mostly class 1-2 with a few easy class 3s. Flats are slightly long. A fairly high weir about two-thirds of the way can be run at very low flows; otherwise portage. The weir just before the take-out is easily shootable at low levels but best portaged at high levels, carrying on river left. Two slalom-practice rapids are road-accessible: Red Banks (first, on the polo cross fields - keep vehicles off the fields) and Black Rock (second). Both have nice play-waves at higher levels.
Access
Put-in
Take-out
Permits
Ask permission at entrance to dam
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