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GUIDE TO THE RIVER FOWEY NAME OF RIVER: Fowey River. WHERE IS IT?: Cornwall. Map. PUT-INS/ TAKEOUTS: Bodinnick Ferry, west side, SX127523. Large car park (paying) – keep clear of ferry operation. Also at Lerryn SX139570, free parking, but only at high tide. APPROX LENGTH: 5 miles to Lostwithiel, 4 to Lerryn, 3 to Penpoll and the same to return. TIME NEEDED: Allow 4 mph if going with the tide and 2 mph against it. ACCESS SITUATION: Public tidal water. WATER LEVEL INDICATORS: Start 1 or 2 hours before high water at Fowey depending on distance chosen. GRADING: I – placid...in calm conditions. MAJOR HAZARDS/ FALLS: Below the ferry, exposed to SW wind and should be treated as sea canoeing; main reach of channel has a long southerly fetch and will be rough in S wind. Penpoll is the most sheltered creek. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Dramatically beautiful wooded creeks, winding between steep hills. Smaller side creeks to Lerryn and Penpoll are quite narrow. OTHER NOTES: Watch out for movements of large commercial vessels carrying china clay and loading at Fowey docks ½ mile above ferry. There are whitewater sections upstream above the tidal limit. CONTRIBUTED BY: David Wilson. |
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