Paddling near Waterford, Co. Waterford
Waterford city sits on the tidal River Suir in the south-east of Ireland, with the Barrow and Blackwater rivers close by and a dramatic coastline stretching along the Copper Coast to Tramore and beyond. The area draws paddlers to everything from calm river touring on the Suir and Blackwater to sea kayaking along volcanic cliffs, sea stacks and coastal caves, with SUP increasingly popular on the bay at Tramore.
Top waters to paddle near Waterford

Suir
Co. Tipperary, Co. Waterford

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

Eastern Celtic Sea (HAs 13;17)
Co. Waterford
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Clodiagh [Portlaw]
Co. Waterford

Mahon
Co. Waterford

Barrow Suir Nore Estuary
Co. Wexford

Nier
Co. Tipperary, Co. Waterford

Pollanassa
Co. Kilkenny

Waterford Harbour
Co. Waterford

Colligan
Co. Waterford
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