Kintrishi (Lower)
| Stretch: | Lower Gorge |
| Difficulty: | Class II+ to III- |
| Distance: | 2.7 miles |
| Flows: | No Gauge. Estimate at put-in: 500 cfs |
| Gradient: | 82 fpm average |
| Put-in: | Bridge over the river |
| Take-out: | At the bridge and school, just upstream of Kobuleti |
| Shuttle: | 4.5 kms (10 minutes one-way) |
| Season: | Spring and ? |
| Written: | © 2017 |
Our thanks to our trip leads at Two Blade Adventures.
Republic of Georgia 2017 Day 7 Afternoon:
The lower section of this river was mellow. I don't recall anything significant, just boogie in pleasant scenery down to a town. There really isn't a whole lot to say about it. It is really only broken apart because there is a power diversion going in upstream and the Middle run is going to be basically dewatered... forcing the runs to be considered separately.
That evening, we headed a little further North along the Black Sea and stayed in a hostel on the sea. We also had another wonderful dinner feast, and then spent the evening skipping stones on the sea before hitting the hay before the sun went down.
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Mi 0.0:
- Boogie from the bridge down.
- Gorge (III-). You enter another gorge. I actually found this section perhaps a little junkier than the upriver section. More hazards and more wood for sure.
Sieves (II+ to III-). This rapid is just after it opens up a little. There is a wall of large rocks, we snuck around to the left and dropped through a small slot to get around the bulk of it. Be on your toes for wood.
Small Ledge (II+). In the heart of the gorge is a small 2 to 3 foot ramping ledge. Super scenic spot.
- The rapids taper off and you have mellow boogie from here out.
Put-in / Take-out: Use the GPS coordinates in the map and a mapping program on your phone. The street names will not be legible anyways...
Put-in: 4.5 km above the take-out the road up the river crosses the river. Put-in is here. Though we didn't use this put-in since we did the whole river so I am not sure how you get down to the water.
Take-out: Just upstream of Kobuleti, there is a bridge. You can take-out river right just before the bridge. This is also the location of the school.
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