The Ivanhoe and Northcote Canoe Club shares a concrete stepped launch point on the Yarra River adjacent to the Fairfield Boathouse. Access from the carpark involves a fairly steep path or road carry down to the water.

The site can become busy in summer, with visitors to the boathouse and nearby BBQ areas also using the space. The stretch of river here is flat and slow moving under normal conditions, partly because Dights Falls — an artificial weir roughly 6.

5 kilometres downstream — helps maintain consistent water levels. Paddlers heading downriver pass under the Eastern Freeway and by several other launch points and boathouses along the way.