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RIVER ACCESS

Vyrnwy Banwy Severn
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The River Banwy rises near the Northwest border of old Montgomeryshire and flows Eastwards to its confluence with the Vyrnwy, 5 miles from Welshpool. Canoeable from the start or as a continuation of the Twrch only in high water (HW) or from Neuadd in Medium Water (MW), but is canoeable with hard work (lifting over boulders) in Low Water (LW). Grade I increasing to II in HW.

Start	End	Tot Dist Miles	Leg Dist Miles	Access Notes	Egress Notes	Rapids/High Water Notes	Other Notes
Source	Bridge	0.6	0.6
Bridge	Twin Rivers Caravan Site	2.5	0.9
Twin Rivers Caravan Site	Confluence Twrch	2.7	0.2
Confluence Twrch	Foel	2.7	0
Foel	Road on LT A458	3.7	1.0
Road on LT A458	Pen-y-bont	4.6	0.9
Pen-y-bont	Riverbend Caravan Park	4.8	0.2
Riverbend Caravan Park	Llangadfan bridge	4.9	0.1
Llangadfan bridge	Confluence Afon Gam	5.3	0.4
Confluence Afon Gam	Egress A458	5.8	0.5
Egress A458	Llanerfyl bridge A458	6.5	0.7
Llanerfyl bridge A458	Neuadd Bridge A458	11.5	5.0	Access LT after bridge with permission before the day
Neuadd Bridge A458	Bridge Llanfair Caereinion	12.8	1.3	Access LT before through field with permission on the day from Bron y Garth
Bridge Llanfair Caereinion	Foot Bridge	13.6	0.8	LT after car park at rear of station. Good access.
Foot Bridge	Weir	14.7	1.1
Weir	Bridge A458 Cyfronydd	15.3	0.6
Bridge A458 Cyfronydd	Henllan Caravan Site	17.0	1.7
Henllan Caravan Site	New Bridge	18.5	1.5	Access with permission on the day			Shallow and meandering in the low reaches
New Bridge	Confluence Vyrnwy	18.9	0.4	Acces on shale bank LT before confluence with Vyrnwy
Confluence Vyrnwy

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Last updated on 23/07/2022