Argo

Sport Canyon

Grade: V4 A2 II ★

Summary

A combination of gentle abseils, gorge walking and then some steep enclosed canyon waterfalls.

Canyon Descent:

240m

Highest Drop:

35m

Canyon Length:

1km

Minimum Ropes:

1x 70m

Flood Risk:

Moderate

Access Type:

Public

Rock Type:

Psammite

Catchment:

3.3km2

Water Level Indicator

*No Water Level Indicator

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Duration: in, down and out:

IN: 45 mins DOWN: (unknown) OUT: 0 mins

Anchors

Mixed

Notes

River Name: Allt na h-Ighine

Description

Park in the north Lael Forest Garden car park, the last waterfall can be seen from the car park. Ascend the forest paths, cross fence line and continue to start. Canyon can be easily accessed at the foot bridge or track bridge for a shorter descent. After the first three abseils there is an old argo cat crashed next to the burn. Page information - Conor Brown

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First Recorded Descent

Conor, Mark, 07/24

📸 – Conor Brown

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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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Charlie Burrow

June 21, 2025 10:18 am

Canyon Experience :

Fun canyon with some impressive abseils. Decent bolts with a few natural anchors, slings and nuts along the way. Bring some tat.
Watch the sharp edge on the abseil under the rotten bridge. Last person abbed down on double ropes for this and would need a bag or something for the others.

James Nicholson

June 18, 2025 1:37 pm

Great outing, as Joe posted, well worth a visit and was a good alternative plan when other local canyons had too much water. The third (I think) abseil relies on a natural anchor from a small tree river left. We did not know this was there so used a thread in the river bed. Other than this excellent bolts on the seven other abseils with handling approaches on 4

Joe Barlow

June 17, 2025 4:46 pm

Thought this was a fantastic canyon! Continued interest throughout in a great woodland setting. Well bolted with some spectacular abseils! Have to be a bit careful pulling ropes on some which were a bit sticky. Big thanks to the team that took the time equipping the canyon, a really good addition to the local area and well worth a visit. A good option when other canyons are too high.