Kamienna/en

Kamienna is a river in Karkonosze mountains, left tributary of Bóbr river. There are several class 3-5 sections, depending on the water level. River flows along road 3/E65 from the border crossing with Czech Republic in Jakuszyce, to Szklarska Poręba, and afterwards to Piechowice.

Good water level is from snow melt during spring, and after heavy rainfall.

In the second half of April there is a whitewater competition called AMP Kamienna.

There are four main sections on Kamienna river. Usually, if the water level is ok, one paddles whole section from Szklarska Poręba (Upper Kamienna) till Piechowice (Lower Kamienna).

Spis treści 1 River sections 1.1 Motocross 1.2 Upper Kamienna (PKS - Start) 1.3 Competiotion Section 1.4 Lower Kamienna 2 Water level 3 GPS Coordinates 4 Map 5 See also 6 External links

River sections

Motocross

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• Take-out: ?
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• Difficulty: 4-5 ?
• Last update: r.

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The most difficult section. Runnable only with higher flows.

Upper Kamienna (PKS - Start)

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• Length: 2.8 km
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• Difficulty: 4-3 (4+)
• Last update: r.

Warning: possibility of trees!

One of the most interesting sections on the river. There is a road on the left bank of the river most of the time, sometimes not accessible though (a concrete wall).

• After ca 300 m after the put-in Kibel - the river goes through a narrow slot, with a nasty hole (in former times the hole was very powerful, now it is better). You can scout it in advance from the road - it is close to the Jelenia Góra sin post.

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  Kamienna - Kibel

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  Kamienna - Kibel

• Kazik's shoe
• A weir before Muzeum, runnable,
• One of the most difficult rapids is close to the electricity museum (so called Muzeum or Elektrownia). There is a big drop at the beginning, and afterwards river is quite steep all the time.

• A weir after Muzeum, runnable,
• Ponura Małpa camping ground

Competiotion Section

• Put-in: on the left bank of the river, balow mounth of the Szklarka stream, close to the car park
• Take-out: on the left bank of the river, after the Sabałowy Odwój hole, close to the "Las" hotel. This is the beginning of the next section. There is a bus stop on the road.
• Length: 800 m
• Time: 5-30 min
• Gradient:
• Difficulty: 3-4
• Last update: r.

• After the put-in a steep rapid with a few powerful holes.
• Afterwards, after left turn, so called Rynna - on left site a bedrock with a narrow channel, in the middle just a slide (easier).
• Afterwards a slide Płyta - there can be a hole at the end.
• Before the bridge river gets wider and shallow.
• Boulder garden before the end.
• Sabałowy odwój - a natural weir, with powerfull towback. Safety possible from the left bank of the river.

Lower Kamienna

• Put-in: after Sabałowy Odwój, close to "Las" Hotel
• Take-out: after the mini-gorde, close to the gas station (left bank of the river)
• Length: 1.5 km
• Time:
• Gradient:
• Difficulty: 3-4
• Last update: r.

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• Weirs
• Just before the end - mini-gorge

Water level

Open full gauge page: http://bystrzegauges.appspot.com

A gauge one can find below the small bridge in Piechowice town.

• NNW: 80 cm (runnable only the short Competitions Section),
• NW: 100-110 cm?
• MW: 130-150 cm??
• HW: 200 cm??

The Motocross section runnable above 150 cm.

http://www.pogodynka.pl/polska/podest/zlewnia_gornej_odry

GPS Coordinates

Map

Open BystrzeMaps

See also

• AMP Kamienna/en,

External links

• pogodynka.pl - water level
• Weather forecast on Śnieżka mountain.
• On-line cameras in the neighborhood.