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River Guides to South Wales

Playspot

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Bitches tidal rapid (Tidal rapid) - Classic playspots in Ramsey Sound. (photos)
Cardiff International Whitewater Course (CIWW) - South Wale's premier artificial site.

Easy White Water / Touring River

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Afon Camddwr - Swift remote grade 2.
Afon Crai - a tributary of the Usk.
Afon Elan - a Wye tributary. (photos)
Afon Ewenny (Ogmore tributary) (Ogmore tributary)
Afon Gwaun - Llanychaer Bridge to the Sea - a tree strewn Pembrokeshire stream.
Afon Rhondda Fawr - Head of the Valley to Porth (Head of Valley to Porth) - Low volume stream exploration.
Afon Senni - another tiny Usk tributary.
Afon Taff and Afon Ely - Ely Bridge to Millenium Stadium Bridge via Cardiff Bay (Ely Bridge to Millenium Stadium Bridge via Cardiff Bay) - touring through Cardiff.
Afon Tawe - Abercraf to Ystradgynlais (Abercraf to Ystradgynlais) - a grade 2-3 trip below the classic harder sections. (photos)
Afon Teifi - Cenarth to Llechryd (Cenarth to Llechryd) - classic flatwater touring.
Afon Teifi - Llanddewi Brevi to Lampeter (Llanddewi Brevi to Lampeter) - spate touring.
Afon Teifi - Llanfirangel to Llandysul (Llanfirangel to Llandysul) - flat water section.
Afon Teifi - Llechryd to the sea (Llechryd to the sea) - a pleasant easy trip with the potential for surfing at the end.
Afon Tywi - From near Castel Dryslwyn (From near Castel Dryslwyn) - glorious float trip.
Afon Tywi - Junction Pool to Dolauhirion (Junction Pool to Dolauhirion) - excellent grade 2-3 fun.
Lower Ogmore (Ogmore Vale to Ogmore Beach) (Ogmore Vale to Ogmore Beach)
River Taff - Pontypridd to Cardiff (Pontypridd to Cardiff) - easy year-round touring. (photos)
River Taff - Quaker's Yard to Trefforest (Quaker's Yard to Trefforest) - grade 2 touring, getting cleaner! (photos)
River Taff - Short Trip Upstream from Llandaff (near Llandaff) - short tidal paddle.
River Usk - Brecon to Talybont (Brecon to Talybont) - an easy and scenic long trip.
River Usk - Sennybridge to Aberbran Bridge (Sennybridge to Aberbran) - an excellent introduction to whitewater. (photos)
River Usk - Talybont to Llangynidr (Talybont to Llangynidr) - an easy trip with a harder rapid at the end.
River Wye - Builth Wells to Boughrood (Builth Wells to Boughrood) - a classic intro to whitewater, including 'Hell Hole'! (photos)
River Wye - Newbridge to Builth Wells (Newbridge to Builth Wells) - an easy touring paddle.
River Wye - Rhayader to Llanwrthwl (Rhayader to Llanwrthwl) - good alternative if section above is too high.
River Wye - Ross on Wye to Symonds Yat East (Ross on Wye to Symonds Yat East) - a classic touring paddle.

Intermediate / Advanced Whitewater

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Afon Aeron - Ciliau Aeron to Aberaeron (Ciliau Aeron to Aberaeron) - great in spate.
Afon Crawnon AFON CRAWNON
Afon Doethie - very remote paddling near Llyn Brianne. (photos)
Afon Dulais - Neath tributary at Aberdulais (Crynant to Aberdulais) - Neath Tributary with a harder rapid.
Afon Eastern Cleddau (Pont Hywel to Llangwm Ford) (Pont Hywel to Llangwm Ford) - great little Pembrokeshire adventure/.
Afon Edw - Cregrina to Wye Confluence (Cregrina to Wye Confluence) - a moderately easy Wye tributary.
Afon Garw (Ogmore tributary)
Afon Grwyne Fawr - Grwyne Fawr Reservoir to the Usk (Grwyne Fawr Reservoir to the Usk) - exciting Usk tributary.
Afon Hepste - Worth the slog to get to it. (photos)
Afon Honddu - Usk trib, finishes with an urban gorge!
Afon Irfon - Camddwr Bleiddiad Gorge to Llanwrtyd Wells - a little paddled mid-Wales gem. (photos)
Afon Mellte - a waterfall extravaganza (or take your boat walking for a day). (photos)
Afon Nedd Fechan - a great spate run near to the Hepste and Mellte. (photos)
Afon Nyfer - a grade 3 spate tree ditch near Newport, with a harder top section.
Afon Rhondda Fach - an easier warmup before the Rhondda Fawr.
Afon Rhondda Fawr - Porth to Hopkinstown (Porth to Hopkinstown)- a possibly unique urban big water experience! (photos)
Afon Sawdde - Llwynfron to Three Horseshoes Pub (Llwynfron to Three Horseshoes Pub) - a good addition to the lower Sawdde gorge. (photos)
Afon Sawdde - Three Horseshoes Pub to River Tywi (three Horseshoes Pub to River Twyi confluence) - a lovely little gorge. (photos)
Afon Taff Fechan - the raging river of Merthyr Tydfil. (photos)
Afon Tarell - grade 3 Usk tributary.
Afon Tawe - Glyntawe to Abercraf (Glyntawe to Abercraf) - the opposite of the upper section, but still great!
Afon Teifi - Llandysul to Cenarth Falls (Llandysul to Cenarth Falls) - a pleasant flatwater trip with a (very) few harder rapids or portages.
Afon Twrch - another boat-carry...but worth it if it's been raining!
Afon Tywi - Above Llyn Brianne (Above Llyn Brianne) - remote exploratory paddle!
Afon Tywi - Llyn Brianne Dam to Junction Pool (Llyn Brianne to Junction Pool) - classic Welsh grade 4 pool drop. (photos)
Afon Ysgir (Pont Faen to Pont ar Ysgir) - Usk tributary. (photos)
Afon Ystwyth - Blaenycwm Farm to Cwmystwyth Bridge (Blaenycwm Farm to Cwmystwyth Bridge) - grade 3-4.
Cwm Du - a short grade 3-4.
Nant Clydach - a short difficult gorge near Pontypridd. (photos)
River Wye - Llangurig to Rhayader (Llangurig to Rhayader) - a classic section of grade 3-4 paddling. (photos)
Upper Clydach (Tawe tributary) - short grade 4 blast at Pontardawe.

Very Dificult / Extream Whitewater

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Afon Diliw - Afon Ystwyth tributary (Ystwyth tributary) - walk-in with hard gorge.
Afon Marteg - tributary of the Wye with access problems.
Afon Tawe - Upper Section to Glyntawe (Upper Section to Glyntawe) - a fantastic steep mountain river. (photos)

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