The PaddlerUK magazine September 2015 issue 4 | Page 40

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“My favourite river in the world would have to be Toaroha Canyon.
The Kokatahi, North Fork Payette and Stikine are all close
contenders but there is something about T Canyon that is
special to me.

Jordy Searle

Photograph: Jordy Searle Photograph: Ari Walker

Toaroha Canyon, NZ

“The beautiful but gruelling hike-in is a satisfying entrance fee, the
river and its waters are pristine and the whitewater is word
class. A free hut and hot-pools are the put-in and it's only
a 25-minute drive to fish and chips by the ocean from
the take-out. It is definitely the gem of the West
Coast (NZ).”