This weekend 27th / 28th October

[Nigel]

Evenin All,

As  this weekend is nearly Haloweeeeeennnnn, has anyone got any Skeletons in the cupboard, or anywhere else for that matter !!!!

Has anyone  been discussing a trip for Sat or Sun ? If so can you post it as I am keen to partake, Only by invitation of course I wouldn’t dream of gate crashing a private event.Only joking I have crashed into many a gate over the years all with Private notices on them! Say no more.

Saturday the forecast looks great cold but very bright.

🙂 🙂

 

[Richard D]

Hi Nigel I’m sure a few of us will be paddling on Saturday to, as yet an unknown destination !! I might suggest the Usk at the pool session tonight but it’s somewhere I’ve not been, so hopefully Barry will be available to join us.
Last weeks Saturday (20th Oct) paddle was on two rivers, the upper Severn and the Clywedog. We paddled the Upper severn first from Old Hall Bridge to Llanidloes. The E A gauge at Llanidloes reading 1.52 but it hadn’t been updated since Monday 15th and the water was obviously well down on that reading ! The access at Old hall Bridge was across a small paddock ( we asked one of the locals first). The river needed at least another 100mm of water here as at one point Barry actually got out and walked down the river and as we progressed several small streams entered and things improved with some decent grade 2 water to warm us up for the Clywedog. Just below Severn Park (an area with rope walkways, swings etc which can’t be missed ther is a weir described in The Welsh Rivers guide as “an almost certain portage as it lands on rock” Just below is a smaller weir which could probably have been run but as we were carrying our boats anyway we put on below it. As you near Llanidloes and the area begins to get built up, you enter what is probably the grade 3 section although due to the low water it was an easy grade 3 section. Then just below the Clywedog joins river left and the town bridge is ahead. Don’t miss the play wave a few yards below the bridge, we would have spent more time ther if the Clywedog wasn’t waiting for us !!

[Richard D]

The Clywedog. Deserves a write up of it’s own ! It’s a dam release river and the E A gauge at Bryntail was reading 0.51. Bryntail falls (grade 4) is a couple of hundred metres down from the get in and if you hit the right line it looks a breeze, if like me you miss the entry and end up sitting on the rock too far river right then you’re in for a few seconds of feeling what it must be like for your underpants in a washing machine on a fast spin cycle ! A good incentive to get the line right next time. Anyway after Bryntail Falls it is just a 5 km Stretch of excellent grade 3 and 2 water all the way back down to Llanidloes again, same get out as the Severn. There are a few features to look out for on the way which are worth inspecting before running, one a man made weir which obvious by four concrete pillars sticking out of the river about 2 metres high. the two centre pillars are about a metre apart and that’s your line between the pillars ! Stay alert watch out for trees and its brilliant. Must go back soon.

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