Difficulty Rating System - Canoe, Kayak Excursions

1= Anyone who can walk for 30 minutes
continuously, including children old enough
to walk. No carrying of gear is required.

2= Persons fit enough to walk, bike, or
paddle for four hours continuously and may
have to carry or drag a boat or bike up or
down a slippery bank. Can opt out of some
activities.

3 = Persons fit enough to walk, bike or
paddle for four to eight hours or more in a day
and may have to carry a boat overhead (with
a partner) for 100 yards.

4 = Persons fit enough to walk, bike, or
paddle for multiple consecutive days and
may have to carry a backpack or carry a boat
on a portage (with a partner) for 1/4 mile or
more.