Locations To Paddle

The number of trips the club runs has been increasing each year. Last year (2009) we ran 205 trips! If anyone has a location they would like to write up instructions for, please send a few words and a picture or two to trips@belfastkayakclub.co.uk.

Sea paddles

• East Coast
  • Donaghadee
  • Groomsport
  • Holywood
  • Ballyhalbert around Burial Island
  • Cloughey to South Rock
  • Newcastle
  • Ballywalter
  • Portavogie
  • Ballyhalbert
  • Knockinelder
  • Warrenpoint
  • Kilkeel
  • Rostrevor
• Belfast Lough
  • Cultra
  • Helen's Bay
  • Carrickfergus
  • Bangor, the Long Hole
• Strangford Lough
  • Kilclief Castle to Guns Island (via Angus Rock)
  • Killyleagh to Island Taggart
  • Whiterock Bay
  • Ards Sailing Club
  • Ringhaddy
  • The Dorn
  • Ballyhenry Island
  • Island Hill
  • Strangford
  • Portaferry
  • Kilclief Castle
  • Sea paddle, Strangford to Ballyhornan through the lough entrance
  • Kircubbin
• West Coast
  • Carrigart/Mulroy Bay to Milford/Bunlin Bridge
  • Malinmore
• North Coast
  • Balintoy
  • Portbalintrae
  • Cushendun
  • Carnlough
  • Portmuck
  • Gobbins
  • Brown's Bay

Surfing

• Whiterocks, Portrush
• East Strand, Portrush

Inland water paddles

• Lower Lough Erne from Enniskillen to Kesh, 25km, 2 days
• Erne Waterway
• Upper Lough Erne, Crom
• Lough Beg
• Lough Foyle
• Lough Swilly
• Lough Neagh, Coney Island (camping)
• Lough Neagh, Rams Island
• Lough Neagh, Bartin's Bay

River paddles

• Lower Bann, Newferry to Portglenone
• Lower Bann, Portglenone to Drumaheglis Marina
• Lower Bann, Toome to Portglenone
• Lower Bann, Coleraine Marina to Movanagher
• Upper Bann, Seapatrick to Gilford
• Upper Bann, from Katesbridge to Corbett
• Lagan, Lisburn Civic Centre to Drumbo
• Lagan, Dromara to Drumillar
• Lagan, Lambeg to Drumbeg
• Lagan, Lambeg to Shaw's Bridge
• Kells, Battery Bridge to Rock Bridge
• Maine, Dunnstown (Creamery) to Gracehill
• Six Mile Water
• Annacloy, Ballynahinch - Kilmore
• Annacloy, Kilmore to Downpatrick
• Blackwater, whitewater section, Benburb
• Blackwater, Benburb to Bonds Bridge
• Blackwater, Bonds Bridge to Maghery
• River paddle, open boats, Put in at Dromore then towards magheralin
• Quoile - Downpatrick
• Liffey - Leixlip, Straffan

Places of interest

• The Dorn marine waterfall
• Copelands
• Salt Island
• Routen Wheel
• Ballywhite Bay
• Castleward Bay
• Chapel Island
• Garron Point
• Angus Rock
• Ballyquintin Point
• Strangford Narrows
• Routen Wheel

Club practice sessions

• Sea kayak rolls & rescues, Millisle lagoon
• Park and play, Shaw's Bridge, work on your tail squirt
• Moving water skills & rescue techniques - Dundrum
• Moving water skills & rescue techniques - Shaw's Bridge
• Family fun paddle, rolls & rescues, Castlewellan Lake
• Rolls & Rescues - Bartin's Bay (Lough Neagh)
• Pool Sessions - Robinson Centre