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Brantford Rafting Trip . Mohawk Paddle
Open 7 days a week . April til November . Reservations Required
Our Mohawk Paddle is another great family trip of swimming and rafting.
This trip skirts the city of Brantford from Brant Park to Cockshutt Bridge.
It has some longer deeper pools and a wide shallow ford.
The route is about 4 hours long.
Lots of swimming... good osprey sighting area.
This is a trip of bridges... five bridges in total.
We actually paddle over the fording point of Joseph Brant and the Mohawks when they came to settle here... thus the name "Brantford."
This section has one of the best body surfing swifts of all our routes.
We also paddle by the homestead of Alexander Graham Bell... inventor of the telephone.
Learn about the attempted attack in 1814 of 700 mounted Americans led by the ruthless General McArthur.
Google Link to Mohawk Route Map... View Brantford Rafting Trip Mohawk Route in a larger map with details
An Overview Map of our Mohawk Paddling Route on the Grand River
The Mohawk Route is a 13 km long paddle. It takes about 4 to 5 hours. The river averages about 2 meter in depth with easy rapids. It is about 60 meters wide. The river flows through a scenic forested setting... islands... through Brantford... then back into wilderness.
There are many wild birds along the route. It is not a muddy river but has a visible stone bottom. There are no poisonous snakes and no biting insects while out on the river. There are lots of fish and wildlife... but seeing them is a challenge.
There are spots where you can stop for a picnic lunch. The river is safe to swim in but wear your shoes/sandals.
Approaching one of the Five Bridges on the Route... the Lorne Bridge
Price: $270 for up to six people... a 4-5hr guided rafting trip. Includes guide, raft, paddles, life jackets, return shuttle ride for 6… taxes not included. Extra people beyond six in the raft are $45 plus tax each, space providing.
Group Price Discount: $440.00 for up to 12 people in two rafts, using one guide. The second raft follows self-guided. Includes 2 rafts, life jackets, paddles, cooler for lunches, waterproof bags for cameras, one guide, return shuttle ride for up to 12 people, taxes not included. Additional people $37.00 each plus tax for up to 3 additional people beyond the twelve.
Return Shuttle: We meet you at the starting point and shuttle you back to your vehicle at the end of the trip.
River Lunch: We stop along the river to have lunch and supply waterproof lunch coolers. You can bring your own lunch or we can offer our Tripper Lunch. It includes a large fresh wrap stuffed with your choice of turkey, beef, ham, chicken, veggie or Chicken Caesar… plus homemade butter tart or large cookie, fruit and juice/pop/water. Cost is $14 each with tax included.
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The Rafts: Top quality whitewater rafts made by Aire. They are self-bailing, multi chambered, stable & safe. These 5 meter rafts have floating floors that easily seat 6 people plus! They are like sitting around a big kitchen table.
Our Guides: Our guides spend the day with you... the way they would with friends. They deliberately customize the trip to help you explore & experience as much of the river as possible.
Our Customers:
“The Mohawk Run was a complete surprise to me... islands, swifts and deep sections... it was like a combination of the Cayuga and Oneida Run... with the city of Brantford halfways through. Being local, I was delighted at how much I enjoyed it.
B. Broeckel, Brantford, Ont