Paravani/en

Paravani is one of the most interesting rivers in Georgia close to the border with Turkey, however the river is VERY polluted.

Spis treści 1 River sections 1.1 Upper 1.2 Lower 2 Water level 3 GPS coordinates 4 Map 5 External links

River sections

Upper

• Put-in: on the right bank of the river, below Akhalkalaki town, at the bridge made of train wagon.
• Take-out: on the right bank of the river, below the most difficult rapid
• Length:
• Time: 3 h
• Gradient:
• Difficulty: 4-4+
• Last update: 2012 r.

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  Beginning

The river flows close to the road all the time, one can road scout most of the rapids. The beginning is quite easy, then there is a rapid with an undercut in the middle - one can portage on the right bank of the river.

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  Rapid with undercut

Afterwards river gets steeper, boulder gardens and large holes. Most of the rapids can be scouted from kayak. Warning: in 2012 there were some construction works, and some concrete/metal obstacles in the river!

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At the end the most difficult section, steep and with large holes. It's difficult to setup a safety - on the left bank there is an undercut. You can scout from the left (there is last eddy on the left).

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  Last rapid (beginning)

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  Last rapid (end, middle)

It's worthwhile to do also the lower section.

Lower

• Put-in: at the end of the upper section
• Take-out: close to Khertvisi village, an the right bank of the river, close to the river mouth (there is also a castle on the left bank).
• Length: 10 km
• Time: 2 h
• Gradient:
• Difficulty: 2+ - 3+ (4-)
• Last update: 2012 r.

The section is definitely easier than the upper one, mainly class 3, but with few more difficult rapids.

Water level

GPS coordinates

Map

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External links