Wales

Places : Europe : Wales

The mountains in the North of Wales (Snowdonia in particular) make this a good country for whitewater kayaking. The mountains are steep and form a compact area with short rivers leading to the sea. Consequently the rivers tend to come up quickly after rain, but dry up with equal rapidity. This tends to give shorter runs than apparently comparable rivers in England. The style is thus for "boutique" paddling in which one may visit several short runs in the course of a day. Wales also has some good Atlantic surf, and other sea kayaking highlights.

[edit] Rivers

River guides are split into North Wales and South Wales

See North Wales for everything north of (and including) the river Severn:

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See South Wales for

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[edit] Sea kayaking

• Anglesey
  • Penrhyn Mawr