A. Park by the river, to the left of the Row Barge Public House. Launch from the small triangle of land near the road bridge or at Wey Kayak Club just down the road. Do not launch from the pub car park.

B. Put in and turn right, a way from the Woking Road bridge. As soon as you leave the bank you have countryside on your left and houses to your right.

C. Pass under the A3 road bridge and then meander gently into Guildford town centre past a mixture of countryside, pretty bridges, historic and industrial buildings. On your right just after theA3 is Woodbridge Meadows.

D. At just over 1 mile your reach Dapdune Wharf. Look out for other boats on the blind bends here.

E. At just under 2 miles Debenhams will appear on your left hand side. The river appears to split here. Take the right hand channel. Go under the footbridge and up to the sluice. Portage across the island and put in clear of Millmead Lock.

F. After a short distance the river bends sharply right. Watch out for rowers here. From here on you leave Guildford and head into open countryside. There are some good examples of Ox Bow lakes here.

G. Shortly after reaching a wooden footbridge at 2.8 miles you will come to a fork in the river. Take the right fork, this is the main river channel, you will return via the left side.

H. St Catherine's Lock is reached a few hundred yards further on. The lock is portaged on the towpath side. Back on the water, continue a few hundred yards, passing a weir on the left before the railway bridge.

I. To return to Guildford, land on the grassy bank between the weir and railway bridge. Portage to get in below the weir. Take care as the water can flow quickly with a back eddy.

J. rom here on you can enjoy the pleasures of this section of natural river. Reach the point the river divided and retrace your journey back to your start point by the Row Barge pub.