The Best Kayak/Canoe Trails in Courtenay, British Columbia (Canada)

Puntledge River (Lower), aka Courtenay River

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Distance

3.67nm

Elevation +

59f

TrailRank

39

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This is a short, easy paddle at the mouth of Courtenay’s urban, but wild and green, river. Kayaks, canoes, or SUPs can be rented at the start point. This is best done at a higher tide to smooth out the current and provid...

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Courtenay, Puntledge and Tsolum Rivers in a 16’ tide

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Distance

5.00nm

Elevation +

7f

TrailRank

37

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The Courtenay, Puntledge and Tsolum Rivers have their confluence at the northeast corner of downtown Courtenay, about a kilometer from the corner of 5th Street and England Ave. This is a truly urban river, but also a ver...

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