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THE RIVERS OF NORTHWEST ENGLAND (North of the Severn drainage, west of the Pennines) |
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ARNSIDE (Tidal bore and playspots) - The Kent estuary's classic spot, along with some notes on the Leven bore. (photos) RIVER DERWENT (Workington Weir) - Cumbria's hidden playspot. (photos) RIVER EDEN (Wetherall Weir) - Carlisle's playspot. RIVER LUNE (Skerton Weir) - playspot for the very brave. |
RIVER BRATHAY - a scenic beginners trip. (photos) RIVER CALDER (Martholme Viaduct to Ribchester) - Ribble tributary. RIVER DEE (Farndon to Chester) - just in from Wales. RIVER DERWENT (Seathwaite to Derwentwater) - touring in Borrowdale. RIVER DERWENT (Derwentwater to Bassenthwaite Lake) - between two beautiful lakes. RIVER DERWENT (Bassenthwaite to Workington) - classic touring trip. RIVER DERWENT (Workington to the sea) - short trip to surfing. RIVER EAMONT (Ullswater to Brougham Castle) - draining Ullswater in the Lake District. RIVER EDEN (Lazonby to Armathwaite) - scenic easy whitewater. RIVER EHEN (Ennerdale Water to Egremont) - West Cumbrian beck. (photos) RIVER GRETA (Ingleton to the Lune) - scenic exploring in the Three Peaks area. RIVER GOYT - near Manchester Canoe Club's base. RIVER HODDER (Burholme Bridge to Higher Hodder Bridge) - classic open boat touring. RIVER KENT (Bowston to Sprint Confluence) - an easy trip is possible on this section and into Kendal. RIVER LUNE (Tebay to Beck Foot) - above the classic ww section, with one grade 4. RIVER LUNE (Rawthey confluence to Rigmaden Bridge) - easy whitewater touring. RIVER LUNE (Rigmaden Bridge to Devil's Bridge) - easy whitewater. (photos) RIVER LUNE (Halton to Glasson Dock) - a tour of Lancaster and estuary touring. RIVER RIBBLE (Paythorne to Sawley) - flat water with weirs. RIVER RIBBLE (Clitheroe to Ribchester) - a long section with easy rapids. RIVER ROTHAY - a pleasant Lakeland paddle on Wordsworth's river. RIVER WEAVER/ WEAVER NAVIGATION - scenic flat water touring in Cheshire. RIVER WENNING (Clapham to Low Bentham) - an easy Lune tributary draining the Yorkshire Dales. (photos) RIVER WYE (Buxton to Litton Mill) - exciting easy grade WW trip in the Peak District. RIVERS YARROW AND DOUGLAS (Chorley to Tarleton) - a manmade gorge near Chorley. |
INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED WHITEWATER RIVERS BIRK BECK - Continuation of Wasdale Beck and tributary of the Lune. BLACK BECK - a tree and wire fence strewn ditch near the Duddon. (photos) BORROW BECK - a spate Lune tributary. (photos) RIVER CALDER (Thornholme Farm to Sellafield) - radioactive West Cumbrian gorges. CHURCH BECK (Coniston to Coniston Water) - a short spate trip in the Lakes. RIVER CLOUGH (Garsdale Head to Road Bridge) - steep paddling in upper Garsdale. (photos) RIVER CLOUGH (Road Bridge to Sedbergh New Bridge) - steep paddling in Garsdale. (photos) RIVER CRAKE (Coniston Water to the Sea) - a south Lake District trip. CROOKDALE BECK - small tributary to Borrow Beck. RIVER DANE (Gradbach to Rushton Spencer) - spate Peak District ditch. RIVER DUDDON (Seathwaite to Duddon Bridge) - completing one of the Lake District's longest trips. FLINT BECK/ NEEDLEHOUSE GILL - steep exploring near the Rawthey. (photos) GRAINS GILL - spate beck forming the Borrowdale Derwent. (photos) RIVER GRETA (Lake District) - a Grade 3 gem in the north Lake District. (photos) RIVER HINDBURN - a great spate trip near Lancaster. (photos) RIVER IRTHING (Waterfall to Gilsland) - a trip near Carlisle. (photos) RIVER IRWELL (Rawtenstall to the Burrs) - the raging river of Bury! (photos) RIVER KENT (Sprint Confluence to Force Falls) - an introduction to waterfalls with reliable water. (photos) GREAT LANGDALE BECK - a bimble in England's most beautiful valley. (photos) LITTLE LANGDALE BECK - a short trip with extreme possibilities. (photos) LECK BECK - great Peninne spate stream needing a walk-in. (photos) RIVER LEVEN - the most reliable Lake District whitewater river. (photos) LIDDEL WATER - short section on the Scottish Border. (photos) LONG HOUSE GILL/ TARN BECK - a short spate paddle in Dunnerdale. (photos) LOW GILL - a short trip to add to the Lune. (photos) RIVER LOWTHER - a pleasant and fairly easy Lake District river near the M6. RIVER LUNE (Beck Foot to Rawthey Confluence) - a classic reliable grade 3 trip. (photos) RIVER LUNE (Halton Rapids) - one of the north's best training sites. (photos) RIVER MINT (Patton Bridge to the Kent Confluence) - a easy spate stream feeding the kent above Kendal. RIVER RAWTHEY - one of the best Grade 4 trips in the north. (photos) RIVER RIBBLE (Helwith Bridge to Settle) - excellent grade 3 and 4 paddling in the Yorkshire Dales. (photos) RIVER ROEBURN - Pennine demon spate run! (photos) RIVER SPRINT (Near S Bends to River Kent Confluence) - a speedy south Lakes river. (photos) TORVER BECK - a short spate Lakeland stream. (photos) RIVER TROUTBECK - an intense spate paddle in the Central Lake District. (photos) |
RIVER BELAH - tree-strewn steep run in East Cumbria. (photos) CHURCH BECK (Coppermines to Coniston) - a difficult portage-ridden waterfall trip in the Lakes. (photos) CROGLIN BECK - short waterfall trib of the Eden. (photos) RIVER DOE - extreme waterfall run near Ingleton. (photos) RIVER DUDDON (Birk's Bridge to Seathwaite) - a splendid tricky trip in the Lakes. (photos) RIVER ESK (Upper section to Brotherikeld) - Cumbrian waterfall run. (photos) GRIZEDALE BECK - a supersteep boulder bash between Windermere and Coniston Water. (photos) LANGSTRATH BECK - short spate run with a walk-in. (photos) RIVER RAWTHEY (upper reaches) - a very tough gorge above the normal section. (photos) SCANDALE BECK (Low Sweden Bridge to Scandale Bridge) - short section of rock-strewn falls. (photos) RIVER SPRINT (Upper Section) - steep drops in upper Longsleddale. (photos) STOCK GHYLL - a high speed tour of Ambleside. (photos) RIVER TWISS - paddling the Ingleton waterfalls walk. (photos) WASDALE BECK - a steep continuous spate run near Borrow Beck. (photos) WHILLAN BECK - a Lakeland low water horror. (photos) |
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