COMMUNITY RIVERS SEA REPORTS GRADES BOOKS

SCOTLAND - WEST HIGHLANDS

(Rivers 'near' Fort William)


PLAYSPOTS

RIVER KELVIN (Art Galleries wave) - playspot in central Glasgow. (photos)

FALLS OF LORA - actually not a river...a tidal rapid! (photos)

EASY WHITEWATER/ TOURING RIVERS

RIVER ARKAIG - an easy and scenic bimble. (photos)

RIVER AWE - a dam released easy river...

RIVER COE (Glencoe Visitor Centre to Loch Leven) - short trip with a nasty portage.

RIVER LOCHY - a long trip in the shadow of Ben Nevis. (photos)

RIVER NEVIS (Polldubh Falls to Fort William) - rather more mellow than the upper section. (photos)

RIVER ORCHY (Loch Tulla to Bridge of Orchy) - a good training trip.

RIVER OSSIAN - an easy but remote paddle.

RIVER SPEAN (Roybridge to Spean Bridge) - the easiest section of the Spean.

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED WHITEWATER RIVERS

ALLT CAM GHLINNE - spate ditch at the top of Glen Etive. (photos)

ALLT CHEANNA MHUIR - slabs and slides near Loch Arkaig.

RIVER COE (Loch Achtriochtan to Glencoe Visitor Centre) - there's more to do in Glencoe than just gawp at the scenery. (photos)

RIVER COUPALL - a short section leading into the Etive.

DOUGLAS WATER - a short trip near Loch Lomond with a scary waterfall. (photos)

RIVER ETIVE (Top section) - short spate run. (photos)

RIVER ETIVE (Upper section) - a short trip when the middle Etive is too high.

RIVER ETIVE (Lower section) - when the middle Etive is too high...

RIVER FALLOCH (A82 Layby to Falls of Falloch) - for when the lower Falloch is too high.

RIVER GARRY - a reliable river...with playspots! (photos)

RIVER GHUILBINN - an expedition, in the UK? (photos)

RIVER GLOY - a great intermediate trip. (photos)

ALLT IONNDRAINN - enhances a trip on the Roy.

RIVER KINGLASS - an Orchy tributary which enhances an Orchy trip.

RIVER KINGLAS - another Kinglas, this one's near Arrochar. (photos)

RIVER LOY - a fairly easy short trip in the Great Glen. (photos)

RIVER LOYT - a silly tributary of the Loy. (photos)

RIVER LUSS - A small continuous river that will scratch your boat.

RIVER NEVIS (Steall Gorge to Polldubh Falls) - far more exciting than plodding up the Ben. (photos)

RIVER ORCHY (Bridge of Orchy to Falls of Orchy) - a classic bigger volume trip. (photos)

RIVER ORCHY (Falls of Orchy to Dalmally Bridge) - big volume grade 2 and 3.

RIVER PATTACK - an intermediate level trip which holds it's water well. (photos)

RIVER ROY (head of Glen to Access Track) - one of the best Grade 4 trips in the UK. (photos)

RIVER ROY (Access Track to Roybridge) - one of the best Grade 3 trips in the UK. (photos)

RIVER SPEAN (Laggan Dam to Inverlair Falls) - great big volume paddling. (photos)

RIVER SPEAN (Inverlair Falls to Monessie Gorge) - hard and easy sections. (photos)

RIVER SPEAN (Spean Bridge to Lochy Confluence - Spean Gorge) - a superb classic gorge. (photos)

RIVER TRUIM - a one shot wonder on the A5. (photos)

RIVER VARRAGILL - a spate burn on the Isle of Skye. (photos)

VERY DIFFICULT/ EXTREME WHITEWATER RIVERS

ALLT A' BHALAICH - A short steep Etive tributary. (photos)

ALLT CEITLEIN - one of the smaller Etive tribs.

ALLT A' CHAORAINN - more bizarre fun than should be legal. (photos)

GLEANN CIA-AIG - a difficult Arkaig tributary... (photos)

RIVER CONONISH - A short steep paddle near Tyndrum. (photos)

RIVER ETIVE (middle section) - the most photogenic trip in the UK? (photos)

RIVER ETIVE (Dalness Falls) - short hard section. (photos)

RIVER FALLOCH (Upper section to A82 Layby) - steep spate run when the lower Falloch is too high.

RIVER FALLOCH (Falls of Falloch to Loch Lomond) - a big waterfall and hard gorge below. (photos)

ALLT FIONN GLINNHE - a rock-bash addition to the Etive. (photos)

ALLT GLAS DHOIRE - a steep and gnarly Roy tributary.

ALLT GLEAN A CHAOLAIS - extreme waterfall bashing near Glencoe. (photos)

RIVER KIACHNISH - a full-on paddle for when everything else gets too high! (photos)

ALLT LAIRIG EILDE - River Coe tributary. Mountain surfing at its best.

RIVER LEVEN (upper section) - a scary dam release paddle. (photos)

RIVER LEVEN (lower section to Kinlochleven) - a scary dam release paddle. (photos)

RIVER LOCHY - falls, falls and more falls. (photos)

RIVER MHEURAN - a masochistic addition to the Lower Etive. (photos)

ALLT MHUIC - waterfall hucking near Loch Arkaig. (photos)

MOY BURN - short rocky ditch falling into Loch Laggan. (photos)

ABHAINN RIGH - get excited about pain? This is for you. (photos)

ABHAINN SHLATACH - steep paddling near Glen Finnan. (photos)

RIVER SPEAN (Monessie Gorge to Roybridge) - extreme at first, with a saner finish.