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Central Highlands

River Guides to the Central Highlands of Scotland

Playspot

Title
River Tay - Wee Eric and Thistlebrig - big volume waves just outside Perth

Easy White Water / Touring River

Title
River Ericht - A great grade 2/3 not far from Perth.
River Tay - Aberfeldy to SCA Access point (Aberfeldy to SCA Access Point)
River Tay - Grandtully to Stanley (Grandtully to Stanley)
River Tay - Loch Tay to Aberfeldy (Loch Tay to Aberfeldy) - a great touring river with plenty of trip possibilities.
River Tay - SCA Access Point to Grandtully (SCA Access Point to Grandtully) - the most famous rapids in Scotland!
River Tay - Stanley to Thistlebrig (Stanley to Thistlebrig) Probably the most popular whitewater section in Scotland
River Teith - easy paddling and rapids near Callender.
River Tummel - Pitlochry to the Tay - easy G1/2 water for open canoes and novices

Intermediate / Advanced Whitewater

Title
Duchray Water - good grade 4 with a big waterfall in the middle.
Garbh Ghaoir - a remote trip at the head of the Tummel valley.
Invervar Burn - a steep tributary of the Lyon.
River Allan - a spate run in central Scotland.
River Braan - Upper Section to Rumbling Bridge (Upper section to Rumbling bridge) - a long continuous grade 3 section and a gorge to finish
River Dochart - Falls of Dochart - a short trip above Loch Tay. (photos)
River Gaur - a remote trip at the head of the Tummel valley.
River Keltie - a spate run with a very hard set of waterfalls.
River Leny - A84 layby to Lade Inn - more than just a one rapid wonder. (photos)
River Lochay - A nice grade 3 river.
River Lyon - A summer alternative to the Tummel that has sadly been ruined by recent rockfall
River Lyon (Bridge of Balgie) - a quick grade 3/4 park and huck
River Tilt - One of the best grade 4 rivers in Scotland (photos)
River Tummel - Dunalastair Water to Loch Tummel ( Upper section, Dunalastair Water to Loch Tummel) - a more remote section of the Tummel (photos).
River Tummel - Loch Tummel to Loch Faskally (Clunie dam to Loch Faskally) - a summer dam release river near Pitlochry. (photos)
Snaike Water - an Allan tributary.
Water of Ruchill - High water alpine style grade 3 with a portage.

Very Dificult / Extream Whitewater

Title
River Braan - Rumbling Bridge to The Hermitage (Rumbling Bridge to the Hermitage, 'Braan Gorge') - a committing River Tay tributary (photos)
River Bruar - extreme possibility near Blair Atholl.

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Photos of rivers of the Central Highlands of Scotland

River Updates Centeral Highlands Scotland

  • AVATARAllt an Dubh Choirein: A Trib of the Water of Ruch... - WissettOl 2019 Oct 22 11:10:04 AM [0 replies]
  • AVATARRiver Lyon - jason.sharp 2018 Jul 08 09:36:23 AM [6 replies]
  • AVATARGrade 1 / 2 river Glasgow / Loch lomond area - ron-t 2018 Apr 26 08:35:01 PM [1 reply]
  • AVATARRiver Lyon (Bridge of Balgie) - Kizzie_St-As 2018 Mar 02 06:59:02 AM [0 replies]
  • AVATARRiver Tummel - Loch Tummel to Loch Faskally - Easan 2017 Jun 20 03:33:09 PM [2 replies]

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