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GUIDE TO ICKORNSHAW BECK NAME OF RIVER: Ickornshaw Beck, flowing into Holme Beck. WHERE IS IT?: Cowling, its on A6068 between Keighley and Colne. Map. PUT-INS/ TAKE-OUTS: Footpath between outdoor centre & the local chippy, it's only a couple of minutes walk from the road. Take out: we got out at Lane Ends Bridge (ngr. SD981443), to carry on would mean egress over farmers land or to run the high walled section through Glusburn & Cross Hills (many weirs!). APPROX LENGTH: Just doing the top bit is just over 1 km. TIME NEEDED: We were probably about 40 min with two portages and quite a few scrapes. ACCESS SITUATION: Access & egress are both short & on footpaths. The beck will be rarely runnable so you shouldn't have a problem. There's no immediate parking at the egress & the road is tight so you'll need to be quick moving boats; or a short carry up the road (down stream) to parking near the junction. WATER LEVEL INDICATORS: Even Noah should be complaining about the rain! Every river around was up & it was still a bit of a scrape. GRADING: Prob grade 3 if the water is really up, but it'll dangerous for the grade. MAJOR HAZARDS/ FALLS: 2 river wide fallen trees, 1 of which has a fence immediately before it. Low branches and overgrown banks. In flood it'll be fast with few eddies, at all other times you'll be losing plastic off your hull. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: It's only short and the riverbed changes after every flood. With a good riverside path it's worth walking it first. OTHER NOTES: If you're a fan of wet rocky ditches & everywhere is flooded then its worth having a look... CONTRIBUTED BY: Anonymous... |
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