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Last Updated on Friday, 15 February 2013 14:08

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PLAYSPOTS

STANLEY EMBANKMENT (Tidal playspot) - Anglesey's saltwater playspot.

EASY WHITEWATER/ TOURING RIVERS

RIVER BANWY (and part of the Vrynwy) - a gorgeous paddle.

RIVER DEE (Corwen to Horseshoe Falls) - pleasant touring.

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.

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.

AFON WNION (Bontnewydd to A493 Bridge) - easier section than the classic Wnion gorge.

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.

RIVER CONWY (Ysbyty Ifan to Rhydlanfair Bridge) - a great grade 3 trip.

RIVER CLYWEDOG - Dam release near Llanidloes.

AFON CYNFAL (Bont Newydd to Pont Tal y Bont) - Tree-choked, but with potential.

RIVER DEE (Horseshoe Falls to Llangollen Town Weir) - a classic river, famous for the Mike Jones Rallies.

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 ELWY - Llanfair Talhaiarn to Bont-newydd

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.

AFON IWRCH (SJ120291 to Bridge at SJ 134267) - adventurous creek in the Berwyn Mountains.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

RIVER VYRNWY (Pont Llogel to Pont Robert) - more of the same.

AFON WNION (Bridge off A494 to Bontnewydd) - grade 4 gorges near Dolgellau.

RIVER CLYWEDOG (Torrent Walk) - steep boney falls near Dolgellau.

RIVER CONWY (Rhydlanfair Bridge to Penmachno Bridge) - a short section with an interesting takeout.

RIVER COLWYN - a great addition to the Aberglaslyn Gorge.

RIVER CONWY (Fairy Glen) - a classic gorge paddle.

RIVER EINION - Hairy waterfall run near Furnace.

RIVER GAMLAN - headbanging Mawddach tributary.

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.

NANT PERIS (Pont y Cromlech to Gwastadnant) - a steep run from Pen y Pass.

AFON LLIW - West End of Bala Lake to Llanuwchilyn

AFON RHEIDOL (Ponterwyd to Parson's Bridge) - paddling and portaging.

AFON RHEIDOL (Parson's Bridge to Allt Y Gigfran footbridge) - very committing, take your climbing gear!

RIVER TRYWERYN (Above Llyn Celyn) - rarely paddled spate section, hugely variable in difficulty.