In a few words
« Small canyon in the Papenoo valley»
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Level: Easy
Geographical location: Pk 13, Papenoo 200 m above sea level
Meeting point: 7:00 am at the Uranian cemetery parking lot
Activity time (walking + breaks): 2h30 in all
Transport time (from Papeete): 1h drive + 45 min 4x4 track
Points of interest: Abseiling down waterfalls (6), de-escalation, meal at a waterfall at the end.
Canyoning Level: initiation V2A1I
Description
“Located in the middle of the island, a charming little valley where life is good”.
We start the climb on a small carriage track to a dam, then continue along the more or less winding river with a few fords. We’ve recently reopened the trail with a chainsaw, which makes things a lot easier. A steep climb to the left will take us up to the waterfalls, where we’ll gear up and abseil down, three to go. We then head back towards the dam, where we have three abseils to do, and arrive at the bottom of the river, where we climb back up the track. Arriving at the fork, we take a small tributary on the right to eat at the foot of another waterfall. Return to the car parked opposite.