Wivenhoe Dam Wall to Savages Crossing

Leg 13. The Wivenhoe Spillway Common remains closed following the February 2022 flood, so we re-commence the journey on a private property a few hundred meters below the Wivenhoe dam wall. Expert riverman Garry Fitz joins to educate us on the flora, fauna and geography along the trail, and Dan Owbridge tells us about the One Tree Canoe Company and its operations on the mid river. The river banks are still raw from the flood waters and we navigate through areas of erosion and snags of fallen trees, with moderate success. The leg finishes at Savage's crossing, just as a gentle afternoon rain begins to fall.