Sporting Activities of Rize
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With numerous plateaus and steep mountains, in the province of Rize is very suitable for trekking and mountaineering activities. The geography of the province also provides visitors rich possibilities for canoeing and rafting with its exuberant creeks and fishing at the glacier lakes of Buzulyalağı and Moren which are located at an altitude of 2400 - 3000 meters.
The Kaçkar Mountains are the source of rivers with high velocity. Among these rivers the most important ones are Fırtına Creek flowing from Çamlıhemşin district to Ardeşen district and finally reaching to the sea, Taşlıdere and İyidereler. These creeks have the necessary flow rate regime amount for canoeing activities. There are numerous other creeks with various sizes except these rivers.
Fırtına Creek
Kackar Mountains (Mountaineering)
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