Grade: | 4 to 4 | |||||
County: | Kerry | Date updated: | 21/04/2013 | |||
Section Length: | 3km | Version: | 0 (History) |
Narrow, bouldery, several 1.5m drops and one of 6m.
Very top end of Slaheny valley. From Kilgarvan go up past the Roughty take out, up past motor museum and keep going. After tunnel look for a sign for a self catering cottage. This is the take out. Plenty parking here- not much at put in.
Drive to top of valley.
- When you see a large stream entering from other side of valley above a massive waterfall find the next gate on left.
This is the put in.
- Take out is first bridge.
- 10 min steep walk to road
Get in below massive falls
Narrow rapids follow. Steep and bouldery. After 1km 1.5m drop on corner into small gorge.
Then hydro-station outfall adds flow.
Several bouldery drops
Then small horizon line is a 2m drop best run far right.
Get out to inspect 6m fall
Can be run centre (sporty line) or chicken shoots far left or right
Grade 2 1km to take out
None known. Met landowner at take out- semmed friendly.
On way up- if motor museum rapid has water flowing over rocks on left-go for it!
- 6m fall