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Summery
A short steep approach leads to a steep technical descent with 14 pitches into shallow pools.
Canyon Descent:
150m
Highest Drop:
22m
Canyon Length:
480m
Minimum Ropes:
1X 50m
Flood Risk:
Low
Access Type:
Public
Rock Type:
Sandstone
Catchment:
3.1km2
Duration: in, down and out:
IN: 30 Mins DOWN: 2hrs OUT: 5 Mins
Anchors
Bolted
Notes
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Description
Approach by Car: Follow A9 towards Pitlochry, park in lay-by next to the bridge running over the canyon.
Approach by foot: Follow trail TR of the canyon.
Canyon entry: Enter when river flattens out.
Canyon descent: A steep, technical low flowing canyoning with back to back pitches.
Exit: Climb out when get to the bridge.
Escapes: Possible through out the canyon.
First Decent: The Canyoning Company
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Have You Descended This Canyon Recently?
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Disclaimer
No responsibility or liability is taken for any harm, death or loss of property from using the information found on Canyon Log. Topo features, descriptions and notes may not be accurate and could be misleading. You must carry anchor building materials, be experienced and use your own judgement when canyoning. Flooding can completely change the layout, features and conditions. Insufficient experience may result in death.
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This is a good canyon when everything else is too high. With shallow pools and plenty of abseils and down climbs; it’s predominately a vertical canyon. In moderate to low flow it makes a great beginner canyon. There are multiple escapes or entry points meaning you can do as much or as little as you want.
This canyon is very bolt heavy with multiple ways to descend many of the drops and several options to rig guidelines. Some of the tat joining the bolts may need replacing and one bolts on the upper section could do with tightening. All good apart from that.
From Facebook on October 13th 2023: Doesn’t look like it’s been affected much by the water levels over the weekend. A couple of bolts needed tightening and possibly some more debris in the log jam highest up?