Registrations for this event are not yet open. Entries open at Sat 01 Aug 2026 17:54.
*Number of participants is limited based on leader availability and kayak transport capacity*
**Trip is dependent on weather conditions**
***Trip is to join a community event, so many/not run as a lumc trip***
Trip Leader: Michael Clark
Trip leaders email : mjc.clarkspark@gmail.com
Time: leave Friday evening, return Sunday evening
Experience required: Beginner / Intermediate rafting; Advanced kayaking
Pre-requisities for rafting:
- You must be able to swim 50m (2 laps of pool) in moving water,
Additional pre-requisities for kayaking:
- completed intro to kayaking or equivalent
- comfortable kayaking with minimal issues in grade 2+ rapids
Destination: Mitta Mitta
Gear: Confirm with trip leader if gear hire is available
Gear list here http://www.lumc.org.au/activities/kayaking-and-rafting/
Approx cost: about $120-150 (including gear hire - depends on how expensive fuel gets)
Further trip details:
Packest is a festival predominantly focused on packrafting, however it is open to any paddlers to attend.
For more info see https://www.facebook.com/share/15XWSZ1h7J/
The plan is to leave Melbourne Friday evening, and drive up to the campsite, and then paddle various rivers on Sat and Sun, predominantly in inflatables
More info will be added closer to the trip, and the trip opened then - for now just keep the date
If you want to go on this trip you will have to have attended one of the Intro to kayaking sessions or have equivalent knowledge (how to perform a wet exit at minimum), be able to swim at least 50m in strong currents, and have previous whitewater experience. We plan to take a mix of rafts and kayaks, with more experienced paddlers being in the kayaks, and less experienced in the rafts.
More details will be added closer to the date.
If you have any queries then please get in touch.
Cheers
Michael
It is your responsibility to ensure you have the right gear. Trip leaders can answer questions you might have. If you dont have the right gear you may get left at uni and leaders might be unwilling to take you in the future.
Note: Club trips are for current LUMC members. You can sign up to membership here https://www.lumc.org.au/membership/ If you can't find your username/password email clubofficer@lumc.org.au for help