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WALES - NORTH (Severn/ Rheidol catchment and north) |
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STANLEY EMBANKMENT (Tidal playspot) - Anglesey's saltwater playspot. (photos) |
RIVER BANWY (and part of the Vrynwy) - a gorgeous paddle. RIVER DEE (Corwen to Horseshoe Falls) - pleasant touring. (photos) RIVER DEE (Llangollen to Ty Mawr Park/ Newbridge) - the site of the UK's first canoe slalom. RIVER DEE (Ty Mawr Country Park to Overton Bridge) - easier paddling. AFON DWYFACH - tree-strewn adventure on the Lleyn Peninsula. RIVER GLASLYN (Llyn Dinas to Beddgelert) - easy WW below Snowdon. RIVER LLUGWY (Plas y Brenin to Pont Cyfyng) - a popular beginners trip. (photos) MONTGOMERY CANAL - placid touring. AFON RHEIDOL (Capel Bangor to Aberystwyth) - gentle cruise to the sea. AFON RHIW - exciting whitewater near Llandiloes. AFON SEVERN (Newtown to Abermule) - including a high water playspot. RIVER TRYWERYN (Campsite to Bala) - includes the tricky Bala Mill Falls. (photos) |
INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED WHITEWATER RIVERS AFON ALED (Llansannan to Elwy confluence) - easy WW. AFON ALWEN - continuous grade 2-3 near Corwen. AFON ARDDU (Upper Section to Llanberis Falls) - Snowdon ditch. AFON ARDDU (Llanberis Falls to Llanberis) - short run near Llanberis. RIVER ARTRO - a grade 3 river near Harlech. AFON CEIRW (Upper section) - can be added to the lower section with a big portage. AFON CEIRW (Lower section) - a nice intermediate trip. (photos) RIVER CONWY (Ysbyty Ifan to Rhydlanfair Bridge) - a great grade 3 trip. RIVER CLYWEDOG - Dam release near Llanidloes. (photos) RIVER DEE (Horseshoe Falls to Llangollen Town Weir) - a classic river, famous for the Mike Jones Rallies. (photos) AFON DULAS (Forge Dulas, near Machynlleth) - a river with everything! AFON DULAS (Tylwch to Llanidloes) - Severn tributary. AFON DWYFOR - a larger volume Tryweryn on the Lleyn Peninsula. RIVER DYFI - grade 3-5 run near Dinas Mawddwy. AFON EDEN - usually combined with the lower Mawddach. AFON GAIN - great spate grade 4-5 leading into the upper Mawddach. AFON GAM - spate river near the Banwy. AFON GLASLYN (Cwm Dyli Power Station to Llyn Gwynant - frantic spate stream at the head of the valley. RIVER GLASLYN (Aberglaslyn Gorge) - one of the best short sections of whitewater in the UK. (photos) CWM LLAN (Main Falls to treeline) - spate ditch on Snowdon. AFON LLEDR (Blaenau Dolwyddelan to Pont y Pant) - Mostly easy but with some big rapids. (photos) RIVER LLUGWY (Upper section to Capel Curig) - a narrow spate trip. RIVER LLUGWY (Pont Cyfyng to Forestry Falls) - great grade 3 paddling in high water. (photos) RIVER LLUGWY (Swallow Falls to Miners bridge) - short run with a nasty portage! RIVER LLUGWY (Miner's Bridge to Betws y Coed) - short but worthwhile. RIVER LLYFNI - Grade 2-3 to the sea, south of Caernarfon. RIVER MAWDDACH (upper section to Eden confluence) - great trip through quiet forests. (photos) RIVER MAWDDACH (lower section from Eden confluence) - often run along with the Afon Eden. AFON NANTYGWYRYD - There's only one line on this ditch...downhill! (photos) RIVER OGWEN (Ogwen Bank Falls to A55 Bridge) - a true classic Grade 4 trip. AFON PRYSOR (Upper section) - spate paddling near Llyn Trawsfynydd. RIVER TRYWERYN (Llyn Celyn Dam to Campsite)- a superb year-round facility for paddlers. (photos) AFON TWRCH (Lake Bala) - small ditch with some good falls. AFON TWRCH (Banwy tributary) - Grade 3 but needs rain. RIVER TWYMYN - Grade 3, big and bouncy when full. RIVER VYRNWY (Lake Vyrnwy Dam to Pont Llogel) - a dam-fed intermediate trip. (photos) RIVER VYRNWY (Pont Llogel to Pont Robert) - more of the same. (photos) RIVER WNION (Bridge off A494 to Bont Newydd) - grade 4 gorges near Dolgellau. (photos) |
RIVER CLYWEDOG (Torrent Walk) - steep boney falls nrear Dolgellau. RIVER CONWY (Rhydlanfair Bridge to Penmachno Bridge) - a short section with an interesting takeout. (photos) RIVER COLWYN - a great addition to the Aberglaslyn Gorge. (photos) RIVER CONWY (Fairy Glen) - a classic gorge paddle. RIVER EINION - Hairy waterfall run near Furnace. (photos) RIVER GAMLAN - headbanging Mawddach tributary. (photos) CWM LLAN - Steep carry-in and steep paddling on Snowdon. RIVER LLEDR (Pont y Pant to Beaver Pool) - a moderate trip with plenty of harder sections. (photos) NANT PERIS (Pont y Cromlech to Gwastadnant) - a steep run from Pen y Pass. (photos) AFON RHEIDOL (Ponterwyd to Parson's Bridge) - paddling and portaging. (photos) AFON RHEIDOL (Parson's Bridge to Allt Y Gigfran footbridge) - very committing, take your climbing gear! (photos) RIVER TRYWERYN (Above Llyn Celyn) - rarely paddled spate section, hugely variable in difficulty. |
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