Get in: Holne Bridge
Get out: South Devon Railway, Buckfastleigh
Distance: 3 miles
Grade: 2 (plus weirs)
Jane, Andy and I took Buster for his fourth trip on moving water this Sunday and though we'd move up a section. We got in at Holne bridge and headed down though the Country Park, when it came to the Anvil we headed left then down School Rapids, which Buster enjoyed being the hardest thing he'd paddled to date and managed to stay up right!
Bit blurred but still a nice group pic
With only a couple of upside down moments Buster did well, although one almost envolved taking me with him!
Buster heading down a nice little rapid
Getting back in after walking the Buckfast Abbey weir
Not even paying attention!
All in all a nice little paddle, its a lovely section either for newbies to whitewater or current paddlers looking to practice some skills and fancy a nice scenic paddle. The two main hazards are Holne Weir, not far from the in, either you can sneak over the left hand side or get out and easily walk round. Then theres the Abbey weir which is usually runnable far right but i find it best to walk round this one as in higher levels it can be rather nasty and in lower waters its shallow and you'll leave half your boat behind.
