Bushmans River – Estcourt to Weenen road
Bushmans River – Estcourt to Weenen road · kwazulu-natal
Grade
III
Length
20km
Duration
3 hours in a K1, 5 to 7 hours in a kayak
Type
pool drop
About
Most-paddled section of the Bushmans. 5km wildwater race course starts just below the put-in weir; K1 races also start here. Rapids small but fairly technical, with short pools between. All can be read from the top - no scouting required. Classic KZN play section at medium to full levels. Several shorter take-outs exist closer than the Weenen road but sit on private farmland needing arranged access. One short take-out is on the Kemps road just past the Fort Dunfurd museum.
Access
Put-in
Lamberts Park weir. Drive out of Estcourt over the river. Turn left at the first road just before the Estcourt bacon factory, keep going left on to a dirt road that leads to the weir
Take-out
On the road from Estcourt to Weenen. Where the road comes very close to the river, there is a farm that can be used. The farmer is friendly, but first ask permission
Permits
Permission for take-out
Recent sessions
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