Explore the Rivanna! (beginner)

OVERVIEW

Ahoooooy to all you water-folk! While the Rivanna is certainly not the river for deep free-diving or long swims, it’s a wonderful river to do some hiking—in the water!?! Join me on a chill wet hike, where we’ll essentially walk upstream for a mile along the Rivanna trail, and then walk, wade, and swim our way back downstream through the river. I’m hoping to get some trash obliteration and maybe a rock-skipping contest in there too. It’s a short section, and a trip that will leave you with plenty of time for other Saturday activities!

Schedule:
11:30 am – meet at Echols dorm & drive to Riverview park
noon – begin hiking
2 pm – finish our mosey & drive back
2:15 pm – return to grounds

What you’ll need:
– Some shoes you can get in the water
– Swimwear
– A towel
– A snack and some water

Notes!
*You don’t really need to be able to swim since the water never gets deeper than a few feet by the shore, but you should feel comfortable wading in water in case we get to deeper sections
*I’ll have a small dry bag for phones, but everything else should be able to get wet & should be kept in a bag you don’t mind getting wet (except towels we can leave in the car)
*I wanna get some new people on trips! So if you’re a clean slate with no adventures or someone with a lot of waitlists pending, I’ll prioritize you!!