Precautions for Paddlers

  • Follow the flowline, one vessel after another; avoid shallow water;
  • Avoid catching up with other groups – keep to the timetable;
  • Do not damage the riverbed by paddle;
  • Do not pick aquatic plants or other plants near the river;
  • Ensure you and your children raft quietly, do not disturb the animals living there;
  • Only leave vessels at designated rest stations;
  • Take your waste with you when leaving;
  • Avoid unnecessary wading and swimming in the river;
  • Drinking alcohol is a violation of the Visiting Rules;
  • Mind your own safety – although the Soumarský Most – Pěkná section is classified as ZWB – WW1, we recommend respecting the basic rules of safe rafting on flowing water (use of life jackets and helmets).

Each paddler rafts at their own risk!

Timetable

Considering the stricter conditions for the section Soumarský Most – Pěkná, it is recommended to adhere to the timetable (these conditions for departure apply for the water level of 50–61 cm as well as above 61 cm).

  • Paddler groups without a guide (if the water level is at 50–61 cm) must keep to the given time of departure and it is recommended to keep to the timetable for arrival at the rest stations as well in order to prevent merging of the groups;
  • Timely arrival and possession of a registration sticker;
  • The overall duration of rafting this section is 4 hours maximum.

Example: 8 am departure
1. 8:00 am – departure from Soumarský Most, beginning of the section with compulsory registration
2. by 9:30 am – arrival at Dobrá/railway bridge, rest station
3. by 10:40 am – arrival at Chlum, rest station
4. by 11:10 am – arrival at the Teplá Vltava and Studená Vltava confluence, rest station
5. by 12 noon – end of rafting at Pěkná, end of the section with compulsory registration, paddlers may continue to Nová Pec