Saddles Portage
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Difficulty: Moderate |
| Distance from start of the stage : 33km Lat -29.613307 Lon 30.376643 |
Spectators/Seconds: Yes Optional Portage |
This portage is only really an option of the river is low or if you have overtaken the water release, and you are will to run it hard. It crest a hill and uses road and path tracks to cut out a loop in the river.
The blessing of reliable water from Henley dam has made this a little used portage. If you have a broken boat, then this may be an option, if you still have strength in your legs!
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Saddles 1 & 2 are two fairly friendly portages and give you a chance to stretch the legs.
At the top of Saddles 1 there is a dirt road which you need to stay on for as long as possible. It will start tracking back up stream a little and this is when you need to paddle across river, slightly upstream, and connect with the pathway on the other side and carry At the bottom of Saddles 2 there is a massive silver pipe – don’t put in here but rather put it 100 metres further downstream because there is a gnarly drop just after the put in below the pipe. |
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Follow the main path not the cattle paths. Paddle across the river and walk up the banks on the other side. |
