Llangollen Narrows Section (300m)

There are 3 narrow sections between here and bridge No 45, which are very narrow and are one way working.

Boats cruising downstream won't be be able to reverse against the current, so check that there aren't any boats heading downstream in each narrow section before proceeding!

1. Between Bridges 41 and 42, the channel narrows to one boat width. The warning signs at each bridge refer to the narrows being 300m in length and having passing places (plural). In fact the distance between the bridges is more than 450m and there is only one passing place - about 300m from Bridge 41.

2. The warning signs at each end refer to the narrows being 500m in length. The distance is actually closer to 600m - 6 to 7 minutes walk. There are no passing places and the sign advises you to “send someone ahead to walk ahead to warn of oncoming boats”. Mobile phone coverage along the section is poor (2015) and there is nowhere that a pedestrian can see both ends of the Narrow Section at the same time. If you can’t follow a visible preceding boat, this makes life interesting! Most steerers arrange for someone to go to the far end to ask boaters not to enter, and then proceed after approximately 10 minutes, which gives any occupying boat time to clear the section / advise of following craft. The space between the Narrow Sections at Llangollen can get congested, so it seems to make sense to give priority to boats leaving - to create room for those arriving.

3. The section ends before Bridge 45 as you head towards the basin, with a passing place east of (before) the bridge hole, invisible almost until you get to it.

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