Just a quick report on the paddle, Rich picked me and john up. Meeting Tim, Paul and Mick at Leominster for a coffee. Followed by group bonding by pushing Rich’s van around the icy car park to bump start it. Driving to Sennybridge, we saw the Wye (very high) and the snow covered Black Mountains (now white). Once arriving at the get in (Senneybridge) we unloaded and ran the shuttle to Aberbran.
The river is mostly a grade 2 with 3 ledge drops (the last being grade 3) but runs nicely with lots to play on. The ledges are all good places to practice your boofs, and at 0.8 is a good level. We all had a great time, finishing the trip after about 3 hours on the water. Though I really must make a note of how many bridges we have to go under before the get out, as the second or third time of saying we get out at the next bridge was getting a bit tiring.
For info at our get out bridge, there is a great play wave, though you may have to paddle down to Brecon from there. Also, yes you can paddle an open canoe over the drops ok, you just need to pump out afterwards.
