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| GUIDE TO THE RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Slaggyford to Haltwhistle) NAME OF RIVER: South Tyne. WHERE IS IT?: PUT-INS/ TAKE-OUTS: Put in at Slaggyford, where a small roadbridge crosses the river, GR681519. Take out at Haltwhistle, or earlier at Featherstone Castle. APPROX LENGTH: Unknown. TIME NEEDED: Unknown. ACCESS SITUATION: I presume that this is subject to the Tyne Access Agreement, which is available from http://www.the-watershed.co.uk/lets-go-canoeing/neast.shtml#tyneaccess WATER LEVEL INDICATORS: The great thing about the area is the speed of the water, which is almost Alpine, and the speed at which it floods and drops which may be up and down in 4 hrs. GRADING: 1-2. MAJOR HAZARDS/ FALLS: Featherstone weir. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This section does not get above grade 2 at all. Featherstone weir is deadly! OTHER NOTES: There is also the South Tyne from Garrigill to Alston, from Alston to Slaggyford and from Haydon Bridge to Hexham. Has anybody paddled the section from Haltwhistle to Haydon Bridge? CONTRIBUTED BY: Pete Button. |
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