| River Dee Carrog to Horseshoe Weir Grade 2 Improvers River Trip - LL20 8SW |
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Put-In: From under the bridge by the The Grouse Inn in Glyndyfrdwy near Carrog LL21 9AT Take-out at Festival Car Park by the canal in Llangollen.LL20 8SW |
Put-In: From under the bridge by the The Grouse Inn in Glyndyfrdwy near Carrog LL21 9AT. Map..... Take-out at Festival Car Park by the canal in Llangollen. LL20 8SW Map... The plan is to meet in the large car park in at the Festival Car Park by the canal in Llangollen.LL20 8SW (500m further along road from Ponsonby Arms – do not cross over the bridge - go past the railway station in the direction of the chain bridge hotel). This car park is right next to the road so should be obvious. We will change into paddling kit and then make our way to the start point in Carrog. Here we will drop off boats and people at the get in under the road bridge by The Grouse Inn in Carrog LL21 9AT All the cars will then shuttle back to the festival site using a couple to go back to the top. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS ONLY ROOM FOR 5 OR SO CARS IN Glyndyfrdwy (CARROG) SO YOU WILL NEED TO BE VERY EFFICIENT AT DROPPING OFF AND MOVING BOATS. We also want to keep a low profile to avoid any fisher folk. Returning cars will be parked in the station car park with a 500m walk down to river. Please remember that you will need normal river kit, good grip river shoes, helmet etc Packed lunch in boat – this is a longish trip so will take 3 hours+ How much water is in the river? River Gauge sites- From Glyndyfrdwy the river is a fairly straight forward grade 2 run with a number of good grade 2 rapids, enough space between them to pick up the pieces and a few good play/coaching spots as well. Great in a traditional open boat. Good for a first proper white water river trip. Used by locals for 4* and L3 coach training/assessment in open and kayak. Warm up on the wide, fast shoot at the access point. Get a few ferry glides and break in/out to settle into the boat. A few hundred yards down stream the river turns left into the first bouncy grade 2. Easy for leaders to cover with a number of breakouts mid-stream and left bank. Other notable features include: A weir that runs most of the width of the river, where you can see the railway line river right above. There is a green shoot river left. Forms a good surf wave at medium levels. Disappears completely at high level. An island on a gentle right hand bend, which runs either side. Left is more fun, going through some nice waves at the bottom. A section which is completely blocked river right by strainers and runs straight through bouncy waves river left. Great play wave on the left about half way down, but dire consequences with strainers if you mess it up. This leads on to a small friendly wave next to a low bank, with a bench seat on it. Coffee and surf practice. Bouncy grade 2 section below a white house/pub river left, with low lying field river right. Run river right for an easy ride, or river left into a solid eddy and then high cross for more of a challenge. Wide bouncy run after a left hand bend, with three good breakouts on the left. At horseshoe weir (dangerous in medium to high water) the river slows down and is flat above the weir. Take out on the left bank and portage along the path to leat / Canal and continue to the Festival Park. Alternatively run the section down to Town Falls (Grade 3/4) |