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| − | This page lists suggestions and resources for flatwater trips. Members of the club are likely to have some of the offline resources mentioned - please ask on the forums.
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| − | '''River Wey and Godalming Navigations.'''
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| − | * fairly short flatwater paddles
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| − | * canoes can be hired: http://www.farncombeboats.co.uk/rowing.htm
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| − | Resources:
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| − | * National trust has book/map of the navigations (only sold at the site - no isbn)
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| − | * http://weyriver.co.uk/theriver/wey_nav_1.htm
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| − | * Nicholson Guide ISBN 0-7028-3302-9
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| − | '''Lee Navigation from Tottenham Hale'''
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| − | * easy flat water paddles
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| − | * canoes and kayaks can be hired from Stonebridge lock
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| − | * high portages when going south
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| − | Resources:
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| − | * lots of maps/leaflets of the navigation available
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| − | '''Non-tidal Thames backwaters: St Patrick's stream, The Loddon '''
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| − | * the club [[2_star_trip:_Thames_Backwaters,_6_June_2009|had a trip]] there in 2009
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| − | * Canoe focus covers part of the same area: [http://www.canoefocus.demon.co.uk/accessloddon.html]
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| − | '''General resources for flat water trips'''
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| − | * [http://www.bcu.org.uk/files/Hundred%20Paddles.pdf BCU 100 Paddles book - online, like]
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| − | * Canoe focus has an archive of [http://www.canoefocus.demon.co.uk/access.html suggested paddles].
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| − | * http://www.canoedaysout.com/ has lots of good recommendations
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