canoeing down the mersey

[scall11]

Anyone ever done it?

Regularly cycle down it and see you can canoe it.

Looks like I could buy or hire a canoe fairly cheap. Probably just need a life jacket and wetsuit. Goes from Stockport to Carrington

 

[foxy]

Seen a few people do it when I use to go running along the mersey from Stockport to Chorlton Water park.

You don't want to do it on a hot day though, the Mersey absolutely reeks!!

 

[Biggsy1]

the Mersey absolutely reeks!!

Your right foxy it does and its Mancinis fault he's to blame!

 

[rickmcfc]

You could do it but you would have to get out before it enters the ship canal and goes over a big weir!!!

 

[Ducado]

There are a few big weirs along the way

 

[scall11]

It does stop at Carrington, and I know at the weir at Northernden, you have to come out of the water to get around it. But surely you could go further down it??

 

[Ducado]

It does stop at Carrington, and I know at the weir at Northernden, you have to come out of the water to get around it. But surely you could go further down it??

I really don't know to be honest, it would be interesting, would it not be better to follow it up stream to it's source?

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

<a class="postlink" href="http://resource.brookbankcanoes.co.uk/advice_articles/mersey_canoe_trail.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://resource.brookbankcanoes.co.uk/a ... _trail.pdf</a>

Gives you all the tips around weirs and also the law relating to what you can / cannot do. It states after Carrington there are no exit points and the dangerous weir into the Ship Canal

Friend of mine used to love canoeing the Goyt.

 

[KrazyKeeper]

ive done this, we started near vernon park in stockport, some guy was fishing when we was getting in started moaning at us about disturbing his swim i started laughing and he said 'I don't know what your laughing at you have to get out yet' hahaha idiot