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GUIDE TO THE RIVER BALDER NAME OF RIVER: Balder. WHERE IS IT?: Tributary of the Tees. PUT-INS/ TAKE-OUTS: Hury Reservoir. Map. Egress before Cotherstone (map) or continue down the Tees. APPROX LENGTH: 6 km. TIME NEEDED: Quite a long time. Tree portages. ACCESS SITUATION: You are not supposed to paddle down the dam. Very remote, so little chance of being apprehended at the get in. Apparently otters have been spotted. WATER LEVEL INDICATORS: Needs loads of rain. Tree hazard severe in high water making trip dangerous. GRADING: 3. MAJOR HAZARDS/ FALLS: Trees. One fall Grade 4 possibly, but visible from road. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Tree infested ditch! OTHER NOTES: Paddled for completeness by river baggers! See also Nick Doll's North East River Guide book. CONTRIBUTED BY: Nick Mawer aka Chaucer based on a trip in 1991 with Andy Gilbert (Lancs Poly CC) and Paul Kuiken (Teesside Poly CC). |
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