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You may also find the current flag status of the river useful. This page tracks the level of the Isis at Friar's Wharf; Geraint Jones informs me that 15" to 20" above normal there seems to be a good match for a flooded path.
The Environment Agency has an automated level meter at the Southern end of Mesopotamia with two readings available: upstream and downstream. Once calibrated against the flooding of the path these should provide a useful warning mechanism.
Sunday 22 February 2026 06:50
: Iain () said:
Crest of path clear around halfway from bend. 20 - 30 mm deep. Shoes unwise
Saturday 21 February 2026 06:47
: Iain () said:
Flooded 3/4 way to bend. ~40 mm deep. Shoes unwise
Friday 20 February 2026 17:15
: Tor () said:
Possible to cycle through without waterproof shoes provided you a) go slow enough to avoid excessive splash and b) stick to half pedal rotations on the deepest bit just east of the bridges
Friday 20 February 2026 17:10
: Lavina Snoek (lavina.snoek@gmail.com) said:
Just went through on my bike without wellies, no back-pedalling needed. Walkers are crossing in wellies and seem fine.
Friday 20 February 2026 17:04
: Coral () said:
Too flooded to go through on a bike unless you have wellies on. Looked at it and didn’t even attempt
Friday 20 February 2026 06:50
: Iain () said:
Unsuitable for shoes. 50-75 mm deep, flooded within 7 m of bend
Thursday 19 February 2026 22:37
: Joel () said:
Wouldn't cycle it without wellies myself, but saves going all the way around.
Thursday 19 February 2026 15:58
: Katy () said:
Still fine to go through in wellies even if bicycles going past - about 10-15cm deep.
Thursday 19 February 2026 09:36
: squirrel (blackcoldmilk@yandex.com) said:
Water about 10 inches high at the deepest point. Only ride with waterproof shoes only.
Thursday 19 February 2026 08:32
: Floodrider () said:
I cycled through with no wellies. Crankin and crankin them there cranks. Dry feet at work this morning. Time for a tea
“ An A-road walks into a bar and asks for a pint. The barman serves him, but he looks really tough and the barman worries that there'll be trouble.
“ Then a dual carriage way walks in and buys a pint. The barman again notes that he looks tough and says, ‘Look, I don't want any trouble, so could you sit in that corner away from the A-road?’ So the dual carriage way does.
“ Soon afterwards, in walks a motorway and gets a pint, who looks extremely tough, so the barman makes him sit in another corner away from the other two roads.
“ A bit later, a really small road walks in and buys a diet coke. The A-road, dual carriage way and motorway all look at him aghast and run out of the pub. The barman grabs the motorway on the way past and asks, ‘Why are you running out? He's a really tiny road.’
“ The motorway replies, ‘He's no road, he's a cycle path!’ ”
(supplied by Ændr)