Monnow paddleable level

[Dave Thomas]

Does anyone have any views on the minimum paddleable level for the Skenfrith - Monmouth section?

cheers.

[sion]

Depends on what your hoping for can be run at most levels, personally wouldn't paddle without a decent bit of rain!

[stonercanoe]

Hi Dave, the EA guage on their website needs to be at around 0.4m to make it worth while. Did the upper Monnow from longtown down to Pontrilas in Dec, 2 portages one fence, one tree. Last time I did Skenfrith down there were no problems at all. Jason

[buffalo]

Did skenfrith to monmouth last month. No fence problems but two trees down, one is a bit of a strainer across the river about 3 - 4 miles from monmouth, the other is just about passable, I should imagine the flood debri would have either made them un passable or would have demolished quite a few branches. The wier at the end is ok
But dont got to the far end as two big corkscrew turbines ready to make mincemeat of anyone going into them.

[stonercanoe]

Paddled Monnow evening last week, 1m on EAW guage at Skenfrith. Skenfrith to Monmouth, great level, no strainers. Just beware I have paddled this in canoe, in big flood, you could just get under Skenfrith Bridge, and the towback on the weir before Monmouth was over 10m! Very scary to watch. Jason