Paddling near Kildare, Co. Kildare
County Kildare sits on Ireland's central plain, threaded by canals and bordered by the River Liffey and the River Barrow. The county is well-established paddling country, with flatwater canal routes, a celebrated multi-day river journey on the Barrow, and SUP on the spring-fed Milltown Feeder canal through Pollardstown Fen nature reserve.
Top waters to paddle near Kildare

Liffey
Co. Dublin, Co. Kildare, Co. Wicklow

Barrow
Co. Carlow, Co. Kildare, Co. Kilkenny, Co. Laois, Co. Offaly

Dublin Bay
Co. Dublin

Boyne
Co. Kildare, Co. Meath, Co. Offaly

Avonbeg
Co. Wicklow

Liffey Estuary Lower
Co. Dublin

Dodder
Co. Dublin

Avonmore
Co. Wicklow

Tolka Estuary
Co. Dublin

Rye Water
Co. Kildare, Co. Meath
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