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Paddling on Campus @ CUKC Wave, Rideau River

Thursday, March 18th, 2010 by Martin Cayouette

If you’re sitting on your couch and bored out of your mind you should spice up your life by heading down to Carleton University Campus! There is a perfect hole for ya! I would vote this hole as the second best spot in the City… Heavy D (a.k.a the Ruins) obviously comes first.

CUKC Wave

CUKC hole is only good at high water approx 4m on the Rideau at Ottawa gauge typically for a few days in the spring.  CUKC Wave is located on the Rideau River down stream from Hogs Back Falls and Back Bacon basically it’s right on Carleton University campus by Stacey Building and definitively worth checking out! (map available below) Remember you have to pay for parking during the week… We just found out there is free parking at Vincent Massey Park off Heron check the map below for more details. It’s a fairly easy ferry across and the best part you can save some money! I had the chance to go paddling between my classes today and wow was it ever worth it! and its LOOPABLE!!!

Please note there is no eddy access… you have to walk up every time… that’s the only downside.. the hole is super nice currently with a nice green shoulder.

Experience required because of the strong current and the water is still cold.

If your in Ottawa GO PADDLE the CUKC Wave!!!! WORTH IT!

Here are some pics from the today.

Photo Credit: David Petrasovic

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  1. Juraj Kobzik Says:
    March 20th, 2010 at 10:29 am

    Additionally, the rapids where bacon back comes in are super high right now, We put in below the falls at hogsback yesterday, and had a wicked time on them. Picture the wikiki wave train on the ottawa, but a bit bigger. There are a few nasty holes to watch out for on river right when you ferry out into the current, and possibly some more else where… there wasn’t much of a scout done before hand, haha. But definitely worth paddling done if you find your self bored and with some time on your hands. The ferry out into the middle of the current is pretty tough right now, just cause there is tonnes of water flowing at hogsback. Well worth the extra time to put in at hogsback and float down to the Campus Hole, Definitely awesome!

  2. Juraj Kobzik Says:
    March 20th, 2010 at 10:31 am

    scratch the river right comment, they’re on river left (left hands make “L’s”).