Boating along the River Dee (Cheshire)
Cruising
The navigable Dee travels 35 miles from Farndon Bridge to the sea, connecting with the Shropshire Union Canal at Chester via the Dee Branch.
The river upstream from Chester is remarkably quiet, with few boats venturing onto it from the main system. This part of the Dee is administered by Chester City Council, from which a licence is required to navigate. There is a towpath to Farndon. Further details from Chester City Council, Grosvenor Park on 01244 325681.
For boats wanting to pass between the non-tidal section and the Shropshire Union, there is a tricky weir passage that can only be made at certain states of the tide. You will also need to book passage through the locks of the Dee Branch. For details, call British Waterways' Wales & Border Counties office on 01606 723800.
An ancient estuarial navigation, the tidal reaches downstream of Chester have been greatly straightened over the years and are now an efficient but featureless navigation. They should only be tackled by seaworthy craft and competent crew.
Canoeing
The Welsh sections of the River Dee have traditionally been very popular with canoeists. The attractive landscape and numerous rapids should make it one of the best canoeing rivers in Britain.
However, the recent failure of the long-standing access agreements mean that, at present, canoeing is not permitted on most of the Dee. There is limited access around Llangollen: see www.welsh-canoeing.org.uk for more information and for information on local access officers.
Teithio mewn cychod ar yr Afon Dyfrdwy (Swydd Gaer)
Morio
Mae modd mordwyo ar hyd 35 milltir o’r Ddyfrdwy, o Bont Farndon i’r môr, gan gysylltu â Chamlas y Shropshire Union yng Nghaer drwy Gangen y Dyfrdwy.
I fyny’r afon o Gaer mae’r Ddyfrdwy yn andros o ddistaw, ac nid oes llawer o gychod yn mentro arni o’r brif system. Gweinyddir y darn hwn o’r Ddyfrdwy gan Gyngor Dinas Caer, a rhaid cysylltu â nhw am drwydded i deithio arno. Mae yna lwybr tynnu i Farndon. Mae manylion pellach ar gael gan Gyngor Dinas Caer, Grosvenor Park ar 01244 325681.
Rhaid i gychod fynd trwy gored wrth basio rhwng y darn o’r afon sydd heb lanw a chamlas y Shropshire Union. Mae hon yn daith anodd gan nad oes modd ei chwblhau ac eithrio ar gyfnodau penodol o’r llanw. Yn ogystal, bydd angen i chi drefnu ymlaen llaw cyn teithio drwy lociau Cangen y Dyfrdwy. I gael gwybodaeth, ffoniwch swyddfa Cymru a’r Gororau Dyfrffyrdd Prydain ar 01606 723800.
Mae cychod wedi bod yn defnyddio’r rhannau islaw Caer, sydd o fewn cyrraedd y llanw, ers blynyddoedd maith ond cafodd y rhannau hyn eu sythu’n sylweddol dros y blynyddoedd. Maent bellach yn effeithlon ond anniddorol, ac yn addas i gychod y môr sy’n cael eu llywio gan griwiau cymwys yn unig.
Can?io
Yn draddodiadol, mae darnau’r Afon Dyfrdwy sy’n llifo drwy Gymru wedi bod yn boblogaidd gyda chan?-wyr. Dylai’r dirwedd ddeniadol a’r dyfroedd gwyllt sicrhau ei bod hi’n un o’r afonydd gorau ym Mhrydain ar gyfer can?io.
Fodd bynnag, oherwydd methiant diweddar y cytundebau mynediad a sefydlwyd ers talwm, ni chaniateir can?io ar y rhan fwyaf o’r Afon Dyfrdwy ar hyn o bryd. Mae yna fynediad cyfyngedig yn ardal Llangollen. Ewch i www.welsh-canoeing.org.uk i gael mwy o wybodaeth a manylion am swyddogion mynediad lleol.
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