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SCOTTISH WHITE WATER – 3Rd Edition the SCA Guidebook SCOTTISH WHITE WATER 3Rd Edition WHITE WATER 01479 861 256 www.glenmorelodge.org.uk01479 861 256 www.glenmorelodge.org.uk SCOTTISH SCOTTISH WHITE WATER – 3rd Edition The SCA Guidebook SCOTTISH WHITE WATER 3rd Edition WHITE WATER • Completely revised 3rd edition The Scottish Canoe Association Guide to • Completely revised 3rd edition the white water rivers of Scotland. • 318 river runs • 318 river runs This third edition has been completely • 86 new entries in this edition revised and updated. It is a comprehensive • 86 new entries in this edition • Full colour throughout guide to the white water rivers, playspots and artificial white water courses of Scotland. • Full colour throughout • Improved maps The guide is illustrated with photos and • Improved maps maps, and the new format makes it even easier to find the information you need. Learn, develop or qualify with Scotland’s National Outdoor Training Centre, Learn,located develop in the or heart qualify of Cairngorms with Scotland’s National National Park. OutdoorOur goal Trainingis to inspire Centre, The proceeds from the sale of this book will go towards protecting and enhancing the adventure by teaching beginners, coaching intermediate & advanced and adventurelocated in by the teaching heart of beginners, Cairngorms coaching National intermediate Park. Our goal& advanced is to inspire and rivers that we all enjoy. adventuredelivering by training teaching and beginners, assessment coaching courses forintermediate leaders and & instructors.advanced and ISBN 9781906095604 delivering training and assessment courses for leaders and instructors. 9 781906 095604 qualifications white water kayaking open canoeing Stand up paddle boarding sea kayaking Published by Pesda Press on behalf of the SCA qualifications white water kayaking open canoeing Stand up paddle boarding sea kayaking Pesda Press Northern Exposure Thurso Icons Go with the Flow Icons Shet up Handa and Paddle Huckin’ the Island Wick A short boat run of a rocky or precarious nature; Lewis A9 A short boat run of a rocky or precarious nature; Hebrides A99 best to come equipped with full-on gear. Stornoway best to come equipped with full-on gear. Requires a significant walk-in or walk-out. 01479 861 256 Requires a significant walk-in or walk-out. A9 www.glenmorelodge.org.uk01479 861 256 Sections of river that hold their water and may Shiant Sections of river that hold their water and may Islands Torridon & Ullapool Scalpay/ www.glenmorelodge.org.uk be paddleable for some days after rain. Scalpaigh Wester Ross be paddleable for some days after rain. Easter Ross A9 SEPA gauge on the river so you can check the SEPA gauge on the river so you can check the A835 Skye’s the Fraserburgh flow online. Uig Elgin flow online. Limit Rona Strathspey A98 A96 Hydro scheme on the river which affects the Inverness Peterhead Hydro scheme on the river which affects the flow, or one is proposed. Raasay Rivers of flow, or one is proposed. A87 Loch Ness A95 A96 Scalpay Kyle of Lochalsh A9 Isle of A82 Involves one or more significant waterfalls. Skye A90 Involves one or more significant waterfalls. Soay Strath CarronA87 Canna to Glen Shiel Not a tried and tested milk-run; the authors GlenA87 Spean Aberdeen Not a tried and tested milk-run; the authors Fort William Area Newtonmore may have only run it once or twice; the descrip- Rùm Mallaig A90 may have only run it once or twice; the descrip- A82 A9 Eastern Promise Eigg tion may not have been updated since the last A86 tion may not have been updated since the last Muck A830 edition; or the rapids may be subject to periodic Fort William Tay & Tribs edition; or the rapids may be subject to periodic A92 change – proceed with due caution. Glen Etive & change – proceed with due caution. Coll Glen Coe A90 Montrose A82 A828 A9 Forfar start Treshnish start Isles Arbroath A92 Isle of Oban Dundee finish Mull A85 Central A90 finish Perth Iona Crianlarich A85 St Andrews M90 A9 A91 alternative start A816 A84 alternative start Scarba A92 A83 Isle of May Colonsay A91 M90 A92 alternative finish Loch Lomond & Argyll A82 A811 Stirling alternative finish Oronsay Jura Kirkcaldy Greenock Urban DelightsM9 M80 EDINBURGH A1 A8 Hell Hole (4) rapid name (grade) M8 Hell Hole (4) rapid name (grade) A720 Rothesay M8 A78 Paisley GLASGOW Islay A68 Berwick- Isle upon- of Bute Learn, develop or qualify with Scotland’s National Outdoor Training Centre, portage A737 Tweed portage Isle of M77 East Gigha Kilbride A703 A83 A702 A697 located in the heart of Cairngorms National Park. Our goal is to inspire Peebles Learn,located develop in the or heart qualify of Cairngorms with Scotland’s National National Park. OutdoorOur goal Trainingis to inspire Centre, Isle Kilmarnock Palgowan house / building of Arran Irvine M74 A72 Galashiels Palgowan house / building A1 adventurelocated in by the teaching heart of beginners, Cairngorms coaching National intermediate Park. Our goal& advanced is to inspire and A76 A68 A7 Campbeltown Jedburgh A697 delivering training and assessment courses for leaders and instructors. Burach significant peak Ayr Hawick adventure by teaching beginners, coaching intermediate & advanced and Burach significant peak A77 A76 Sanda Ailsa A68 A1 delivering training and assessment courses for leaders and instructors. parking Craig parking A7 A76 Borders dam rapid gorge M74 A696 dam rapid gorge A77 Dumfries A68 A75 A75 A69 Stranraer A75 Carlisle Newcastle qualifications white water kayaking open canoeing Stand up paddle boarding sea kayaking Burns Country upon Tyne qualifications white water kayaking open canoeing Stand up paddle boarding sea kayaking A596 M6 qualifications white water kayaking open canoeing Stand up paddle boarding sea kayaking A595 A66 Scottish White Water The SCA Guide 3rd edition www.pesdapress.com Proceeds from this guidebook will go to the Andy Jackson Fund for Access For further details about the fund, the projects it has supported, and Andy Jackson, who inspired so many to go out and adventure with friends, visit http://www.andyjacksonfund.org.uk/ Front cover – End of the World, Leven / Paddler: Nick Bennett / Photo: Tim Burne Back Cover – Allt a’ Chaorainn Mhòir / Paddler: Callum Anderson / Photo: Chris Dickinson – Garbh Ghaoir / Paddler: Fiona Clark / Photo: Jessica Leggatt 3rd edition 2018 First published in Great Britain 2001 by Pesda Press 2nd edition 2004 Reprinted with updates 2012 Pesda Press Tan y Coed Canol Ceunant Caernarfon Gwynedd LL55 4RN Copyright © 2001, 2004 and 2018 Scottish Canoe Association Maps – Bute Cartographics Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2018 ISBN: 9781906095604 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed and bound in Poland, www.hussarbooks.pl 2 Important Notice Falls of Lora / Ed Smith Kacie Culshaw Important Notice Paddlers should need no reminding that white-water paddling is an adventure sport involving an element of uncertainty and risk taking. Guidebooks give an idea of where to access a river, where to egress, the level of difficulty and the nature of the hazards likely to be encountered. Conditions vary considerably with changing water levels. Erosion can block a river with fallen trees or change a rapid by moving boulders and even collapsing bedrock. This guidebook is no substitute for inspection, personal risk assessment and good judgement. You should be wary of paddling above your comfort zone and should seek instruction where neces- sary from any of the excellent providers we have in the UK. The decision on whether to paddle or not, and any consequences arising from that decision, remains yours and yours alone. 3 7m drop, Douglas Water (Loch Fyne) / Rob Tuley Martin Linford 4 Foreword Foreword When you’ve been kayaking for a while you can easily forget what it’s like to explore. The chal- lenge of running new rapids, the look and aroma of wild river gorges where nobody else ever goes, the intoxicating mix of concern, focus and giggles that you share with your friends as you eddy-hop downwards upon unknown torrents, and the stories of glory or carnage in the pub afterwards. Scotland may not look vast on a global map, but it turns out there’s a lifetime’s worth of exploring to do right on our doorstep. If you weren’t already excited, the time is now. When the first edition of this guidebook came out in 2001 it made a profound impact on the level of popularity of our sport in Scotland and throughout the UK. At the time the scene was still very much an underground movement of hardcore adventurers and severe ‘mentalists’. On rainy days, there would be only a small number of drooling enthusiasts chasing the water and making sure that they were getting ‘dangerous when wet’. Keen to spread the word and perhaps make a few more ‘normal’ friends, some of the more prolific warriors of this era got together to begin to document the treasure within our glens. Suddenly every paddler in the country had the ability to locate the river of their dreams. To me the guidebook commemorates the contributions of the paddlers who were pushing the frontiers of the sport at the most crucial point of its evolution. This edition builds on what was already special and provides us with a sweet new testament with which to orchestrate our wild- est white water worship sessions. Time to bring out your best rain dance and start scheming over your next big journey to the burns. As with previous editions, all proceeds from this book will go to the Andy Jackson Fund for Access which, along with the SCA Access Com- mittee, has been instrumental in the fight to allow us the best possible ways to enter into our rivers.
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