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Grey / Upper Grey, II-III

Wed, 2006-05-17 21:58 — jonathan
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Grey
Info
Portage?: 
No
Class: 
II-III
Level: 
Needs extra water
Gauge: 
Visual
Time: 
3-4 hours
Put in: 
Bridge on gravel road off SH7
Take out: 
Easier to keep going through the gorge...
Character: 
Scenic, boulder gardens, small gorges
Hot tip: 
Take a fishing rod

This is a scenic trip through beech forest and beautiful gorges with fun boulder garden rapids. It can easily be combined with the Gentle Annie gorge section as an overnight or longer day trip. This is recommended since the walk out at the Gentle Annie gorge put-in makes the paddle far more worthwhile! Keep an eye out for trees which come down this section regularly in high flows.

To get to the put-in; drive from Reefton towards Springs Junction on SH7. A few kilometres before Springs Junction the road goes down a steeper hill and round a left-hand hairpin bend. At this hairpin bend there is a small gravel road to the right; tuirn down this. Drive until you reach the bridge over the river. Put in here.

To get to the take-out; just keep going when you get to the Gentle Annie put-in!

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