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The Gippsland Paddle Challenge
Now,morethanever,is a greattimeto
visiteasternVictoria’sgreatadventure
playground,Gippsland.It’sa place
that’srecentlybeenin thenewsfor
allthewrongreasons,sothispieceof
news,Outdoor,is happytoreport,is
foralltherightreasons.
TheGippslandPaddleChallenge,
Victoria’spremierpaddleevent,is
comingaroundonceagain.Thisyear
willbea celebrationofa decade
ontheLakes.Aswellascateringto
hard-edgedracingpaddlers,some
toOlympicstandard,theGippsland
eventhastwocourseoptions—plenty
toamusepaddlersofallstripes.
ThePaynesville27-kilometre
race,withoftenblusteryopen
waterconditions,is perfectforelite
paddlerswhowanttotestthemselves
againstthebest.ThegentlerMetung
13-kilometreeventis perfectfor
recreationalpaddlers,orthosewho
arelessinterestedin racing.Both
eventsfinishattheiconicLakes
EntranceFootbridge.“This year will be a
celebration of a decade
on the Lakes. As well as
catering to hard-edged racing
paddlers, some to Olympic
standard, the Gippsland event
has two course options —
plenty to amuse paddlers
of all stripes.”A family disembarking from a boat at a jetty
on the Tarwin River in South Gippsland.96 / Outdoor