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GUIDE TO THE RIVER SEVERN (Ironbridge to Bridgnorth) NAME OF RIVER: Severn. WHERE IS IT?: Ironbridge, Shropshire. This is just a short stretch of the longest river in Britain. PUT-INS/ TAKE-OUTS: Start in the town of Ironbridge (enjoy the industrial museums first) easiest at Dale End Country Park, (just upstream of Ironbridge City Centre) or start at Jackfields Rapids about a mile downstream. Egress; easiest at large park upstream river left of Bridgnorth town centre (Off Telford road). APPROX LENGTH: 9 miles. TIME NEEDED: 2-3 hours? ACCESS SITUATION: Right of navigation? WATER LEVEL INDICATORS: Can be paddled at all levels. GRADING: Grade 1...riffly rapids or flat, apart from Jackfields Rapids, a short grade 2 rapid. MAJOR HAZARDS/ FALLS: Jackfields Rapids is a harder rapid. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Starting in Ironbridge, you get to paddle under Abraham Darby III's famous bridge of iron and you also get to warm up before Jackfields Rapids which are about a mile below the town. See the Jackfields Rapids guide for more information. You pass under a bridge just after the rapids and after another mile is Coalport bridge with a small rapid under it. The following stretch has no special features other than pleasant hill scenery and meandering currents...a delight for novices, I myself learned to paddle on moving water here. When you reach Bridgenorth, there are plenty of possible places to stop. OTHER NOTES: Consider carrying on to Bewdley. Jim Thornton (April 2004)...'I have put together an itinerary for the Severn.' Also, take a look at this. CONTRIBUTED BY: Mark Rainsley, also Jim Thornton and Steve Kirby (Birmingham University and Cambridge University Canoe Clubs). |
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