BONAVENTURE RIVER - GASPE PENINSULE QUEBEC (FULL)

Submitted by SandroW. on Sun, 02/03/2019 - 11:17

Whitewater

With a length of 125 km, this spectacular river is filled with breathtaking views, wildlife and classic class 2 and 3 rapids with NO portages. The Bonaventure River is a river located in Gaspesie National Park Quebec and flows into the Baie the Chaleurs.The river is relatively small and low the terrain alternates between Mountains and Valleys. We will be paddling during 5 days following the current trough swifts and rapids, salmon pools and beaches where will be camping every night.

The Basics

Event Location:

Bonaventure, Québec

Date(s) & Time:

Monday, June 17, 2019 (All day)

Registration Cut Off:

April

Event Duration:

2 days driving / 5 days River / 2 days driving

Difficulty Rating:

Intermediate

Participant Info

Who's Invited:

Anyone with River tripping experience

Maximum Group Size:

8 People / 4 boats

Minimum Group Size:

3 boats / 6 people

Itinerary

Itinerary description:

We will be leaving on June 15 in the morning and driving 2 days to Bonaventure Quebec where we will stay at the Cimes Aventure sunday night June 16.
June 17 we will have a 2 hours shuttle to Bonaventure Lake where we will be dropped off and from there we will paddle south during 5 days in direction back to Cime Aventure where our cars are parked
In total, this is a 129 Km trip and we will be paddling around 25km per day.

june 22 and 23 drive to south ontario.

Required Items to Bring:

-Personal clothing/layering
-Rain Gear
-Wetsuit or Drysuite
-Helmet
-Extra paddles
-Painters
-Throw bag
-Rescue Equipment