Please contact organiser before attending, so we can keep our numbers under control.

A 13 mile round trip, up the navigation to Walsham, returning via the R. Wey through Wisley and Brooklands. So no car ferry required.

Programme and notes: Meet at 10 for 10.30 start. Blackboys bridge MR 170/064648 (post code KT15 2UE) on the old Weybridge to Addlestone road - Turn off the A317 at traffic lights for business estate and follow road to left for about 500 meters. Parking on local roads. There will be a short briefing before launching.

Care needed at New Haw lock, where the portage entails a road crossing. Lunch stop probably at transfer to R. Wey just before Walsham flood gates. Get in here is a bit awkward with some flow on the river. Share help to avoid a wetting. The river state varies according to rainfall, but a 2 star standard should cope OK. Several portages, some with difficult egress.

Licence is required, British Canoeing card gives this. Water most suitable for kayaks, or open paddlers used to moving water. There may be some shallows on the river. If conditions are too difficult, or there is not enough water in the river, a return along the canal is an option.

Again please note Safety Policy here: