ABOUT THE AUTHOR My name is Andy Bartlett and I have been paddle boarding since I stepped onto a board for the first time on the Hudson River, New York in 2015. Since then, amongst many hours of recreational paddling I have also completed longer distance journeys. In 2016 I became the first person to Stand up Paddle 3000km along the length of the Danube River. 2017 saw me complete the River Thames from Lechlade to Putney in 4.5 days and then in 2018 I returned to Lechlade onc

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LOCATION: Symonds Yat (West) to Brockweir DISTANCE: 16.7 Miles PADDLING TIME: 5 Hours 16 Minutes ​ START: River Wye Camping FINISH: Brockweir Bridge ​ STRAVA ROUTE: https://www.strava.com/activities/3811723683 ​ With the private landing area closed until 09:00 and us keen to move on as soon as we could we snuck down some steps; loaded our boards whilst standing in the river and were paddling by 07:30. Almost immediately after passing the Saracens Head on the left bank you co

LOCATION: Ross-on-Wye to Symonds Yat (West) DISTANCE: 14.5 Miles PADDLING TIME: 4 Hours 15 Minutes ​ START: Ross-on-Wye Rowing Club FINISH: River Wye Camping ​ STRAVA ROUTE: https://www.strava.com/activities/3808090568 ​ Ross was bathed in glorious blue skies and bright sunshine as we slipped away from the rowing dock on to a once again empty river. Following the main A road for the first few miles our paths soon diverged as the river headed first towards the ruins of Goodric

LOCATION: Hoarwithy to Ross-on-Wye DISTANCE: 11.6 Miles PADDLING TIME: 3 Hours 30 Minutes ​ START: Tresseck Campsite FINISH: Ross-on-Wye Rowing Club STRAVA ROUTE: https://www.strava.com/activities/3804540362 ​ With a shorter day ahead we departed later than previous days for what would be just a third of the distance from the day before. The river continued south before turning North East into a long loop before turning again and heading south into Ross-on-Wye. The only two t