Teshio River Multi-day Canoe Route (Hokkaido, Japan)
A Route recorded by jollynut@gmail.com on Aug 23, 20 -- View in full at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/33873639

Teshio River Multi-day Canoe Route (Hokkaido, Japan)
-- View in full at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/33873639

PORTAGE RIGHT if closed - Teshio-gawa Dai-ni Weir (天塩川第二頭首工)

Naname-tesshi (ななめテッシ) drop

Slight drop - 30-sen Rapids (30線の瀬)

Hydro outlet

Campground

Hinata Onsen (日向温泉)

Itagaki Drop (瑞生落込み)

Take-out/put-in

CII - Keep right - 24-sen Drop (24線落込み)

PORTAGE LEFT - Furen Ni-ju-sen Weir (風連二十線堰堤)

Canoe port

Put-in/take-out - Kitanokake-hashi (北のかけ橋)

Wild campspot - scramble up bank

Water available at community center

Maybe toilets?

Camping OK

Lots of waterfoul

Efuka-bashi Canoe Port (恵深橋カヌーポート)

Public toilet

Camp OK

Bifuka-bashi Canoe Port (美深橋カヌーポート)

Public toilets

SCOUT - keep right for easy run - Rokkyo-tesshi Rapid (六郷テッシ)

Keep left - Monponai-no-se Ledge (モンポナイの瀬)

Bifuka Onsen

Bifuka Canoe port (美深カヌーポート)

Bifuka Island Campground

Canoe Workshop

Keep left - CII - Onnenai-tesshi Drop (恩根内テッシ)

Keep left - CII - Naname-tesshi drop

Canoe Port カヌーポート

Otoineppu Teshiogawa Onsen (天塩川温泉)

Free campground

Naka-no-shima Canoe Port (中の島カヌーポート)

Water available

Place where Hokkaido was named "Hokkaido"

Toilet (24hr)

Nakagawa Michi-no-eki

Canoe port (カヌーポート)

Napoto Park Campground (ナポートパークキャンプ場)

Ponpira Aqua Rizuingu Onsen (ポンピラ・アクア・リズイング温泉)

Onsen restaurant

Forest Park (camp OK)

Shintoikanbetsu Canoe Port (新問寒別カヌーポート)

Sheltered boat ramp

Beach - Can take-out

Teshio Onsen (てしお温泉)

Good wild camp

Teshio-ohashi Bridge Bus Stop (天塩大橋バス停)

Portage left - Concrete blocks

Right side safe - Tsukumo Blocks

Tukumosuigo Park Campground

Hostel - Cycling Terminal

Seicomart Shibetsu

Shibetsu-bashi Bridge (士別橋)

Early Settler History - Matsuura Encampment

Himukae-bashi Bridge (日向橋) - Take-out/put-in OK

Rocks

Low water = rocks, high water = waves

Run center - Himukae Tesshi

31-sen swifts (31線の瀬)

Angled drop - 28-sen Drop 28線の落込み

23-sen naname-tesshi (23線ななめテッシ)

Kawauso Swifts (かわうその瀬)

Todo Rock トド岩

Midoriyane Swifts (緑屋根の瀬)

CII - Sanmenhari Rapids (三面張りの瀬)

Zuisho-bashi Bridge (瑞生橋)

Shimohokudai-bashi Bridge (下北大橋)

Minamioo-hashi Bridge (南大橋)

Akebono-bashi Bridge (曙橋)

Water fountain

Toilets

Simple shelter

Nayoro-o-hashi Bridge (名寄大橋)

Seikomart

Down The Tesshi River Race start point

Ena-o-hashi Bridge (恵名大橋)

Low water = rocks

CII - Suporo Rapids (スーポロの瀬)

Higashi-e-bashi Bridge (東恵橋)

CII - Kiyomi-no-se Rapids (清美の瀬)

Daichi-no-se Swift (大智の瀬)

Daichi-bashi Bridge (大智橋)

Chiebun-ohashi Bridge (智恵文大橋)

Early Settler History - Matsuura Campspot

Keishin-bashi Bridge (恵深橋)

Toni-no-se Swifts (トニーの瀬)

Masu-no-se Swifts (マスの瀬)

Bifuka-bashi Bridge (美深橋)

Ralsemart Supermarket

Shallow swifts

Nishisato-tesshi (西里テッシ)

Bifuka-ohashi Bridge (美深大橋)

Take outside bend (keep right)

Monponai-bashi Bridge (紋穂内橋)

Monponai JR Station

Keep left - Ichiban-se Swift (一番瀬)

Keep right - Nibanse Swift (2番瀬)

Nice campspot (unofficial)

Michi-no-eki

Water

Keep to right - Araki-no-se Swift (アラキの瀬)

Early settler history - Teshio River naming place

Onnenai-ohashi Bridge (恩根内大橋)

Watch out for old bridge pillars

Onnenai JR Train Station

Swifts for 500m

Oguruma-no-se Swift (小車の瀬)

Swifts

Keep center - CII - Toyoshimizu-no-se (豊清水の瀬)

Yamuwakkanai-hashi Bridge (止若内橋)

Shallow swift

Teshio-gawa Onsen Hotel

Teshio-gawa Onsen Restaurant

Teshio-gawa Onsen JR Train Station

Small swifts

Sakkuru JR Train Station

Parking

Seicomart

Otoineppu JR Train Station

Otoineppu Michi-no-eki

Monomanai-no-se Swifts (物間内の瀬)

Osashima-ohashi Bridge (筬島大橋)

Osashima JR Train Station

Chinita-no-se Swift (チニタの瀬)

Beautiful forest

Headwinds common - double paddle for open-deck canoe recommended

Wind causes waves - from here downstream to end

Warning - strongWarning - strong eddy-lines

Saku JR Train Station

Saku-bashi Bridge (佐久橋)

Nakagawa Tourism Information Center

Q-Mart Grocery Store

Homare-ohashi Bridge (誉大橋)

Nakagawa-bashi Bridge (中川橋)

Nakagawa-no-se Swifts (中川の瀬)

Warning - submerged logs

Utanai-bashi Bridge (歌内橋)

Utanai JR Train Station

Shintoikanbetsu-bashi Bridge (新問寒別橋)

Onoppunai-ohashi Bridge (雄信内大橋)

Onoppunai JR Train Station

Bridge under construction

Teshio-ohashi Bridge (天塩大橋)

Almost no flow from here - beware of waves on windy days

Parking Area

Parking area

Can see top of Mt. Rishiri from here

Can see Sarobetsu Wetlands and Rishiri Island from stop-banks

Sarobetsu Wetland entrance

Possible wild campspot

WARNING - Wind from sea can be strong

Teshiokako-ohashi Bridge (天塩河口大橋)

CAUTION - Keep right - Salmon nets on left

CAUTION - Spring tides cause river to flow backwards

Riverside archaeological site

Official Canoe Port

Strong current out to sea

Beautiful beach

Teshio River Museum

Teshio Bus Stop (bound for Horonobe)

Free Parking (long-term OK)