North East Scotland

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Last Updated on Friday, 18 May 2012 09:02

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SCOTLAND - NORTH EAST

(Rivers 'near' Aberdeen)

EASY WHITEWATER/ TOURING RIVERS

RIVER DEE (Above Braemar to Potarch) - a beautiful and royal(!) river.

RIVER DEE (Potarch to Banchory)

RIVER DEE (Banchory to Aberdeen)

RIVER DYE - adventurous tributary of the Feugh near Banchory.

RIVER FESHIE - Easy River Spey tributary.

RIVER SPEY - a good easy trip with distilleries on hand!

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED WHITEWATER RIVERS

ALLT A' GHARBH-CHOIRE- a steep River Clunie tributary.

ALLT MOR (and Cas Burn) - A bizarre Cairngorm ditch. (photos)

RIVER BLACKWATER - a great Grade 4 river draining the Cairngorms. (photos)

CALLATER BURN - a spate stream feeding the River Clunie.

CAS BURN (and Allt Mor) - A bizarre Cairngorm ditch. (photos)

RIVER CLUNIE - a short trip through Braemar.

RIVER FEUGH - a short trip near the Dee. (photos)

RIVER FINDHORN (Upper section to Dulsie Bridge) - a classic east coast river, divided into sections.

RIVER FINDHORN (Dulsie Bridge to Logie Bridge)

RIVER FINDHORN (Logie Bridge to Randolph's Leap)

RIVER FINDHORN (Randolph's Leap to Mains of Sluie) - The best rapids. (photos)

RIVER NORTH ESK (Upper Section) - for when the North Esk is high. (photos)

RIVER NORTH ESK - one of the best Grade 4 trips in Scotland. (photos)

RIVER TROMIE - a spate Spey tributary near Kingussie.

VERY DIFFICULT/ EXTREME WHITEWATER RIVERS

DORBACK BURN - a short steep ditch near the River Findhorn...

GARBH ALLT - a Dee tributary in the Queen's back garden. (photos)

RIVER LUI - a short scary Dee tributary. (photos)

RIVER MUICK - the name seems to say it all, another tough Deeside paddle.

RIVER QUOICH - steep and very narrow (photos)