Glen Lyon

Adventure Canyon

Grade: V3 A3 II ★

Summary

A true adventure canyon with multiple abseils in a wooded gorge.

Canyon Descent:

100m

Highest Drop:

20m

Canyon Length:

420m

Minimum Ropes:

1X 60m

Flood Risk:

Moderate

Access Type:

Public

Rock Type:

Psammite

Catchment:

6.4km2

Water Level Indicator

*No Water Level Indicator

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Duration: in, down and out:

IN: 30mins DOWN: 2hrs OUT: 10mins

Anchors

Ghosted

Notes

The 12 meter slide, currently has a tree in it. Hopefully get this cleared soon.

Description

Drive to the bottom of the canyon, parking is available next to the bridge look out a sign post with RORO on it. From the parking left of the canyon about 500m down the road, joining the obvious path on o.s maps. Once you arrive at the wooden gate immediately turn off the path towards the canyon, follow the fence up the valley until you find the downed fencing for easy access. Enter were the canyon flattens out. From here you will find a well featured canyon with slides, jumps and abseils. The main feature a triple tier waterfall with a 12m slide. Exit the canyon when you reach the road. Page information: Galloway Canyoning and Aran Mason.

First Descent Team

Ben Case, George Yates, Dale Strang and Scott Callard in 2014

📸 – Galloway Canyoning

📸 – Aran Mason

Have You Descended This Canyon Recently?

If so we would love to hear from you in the comment section below! Let the whole community know more about this canyon, Information such as time taken to: approach, descend and exit are extremely helpful, as well as any new hazards you may have come across whilst canyoning at this location. If any information on this page is missing, incorrect or out of date, please get in contact with us directly so we can rectify as soon as possible.

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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Aran Mason

August 31, 2025 6:51 am

Canyon Experience :

30/08/25 – Team of 2
Good time all around, lots of little optional slides that don’t make the Topo, but they make the gorge walking fun. We had similar flows to Galloway Canyoning in April, based on the provided photos.

Beta wise, A1 and A2 could potentially be joined into a single abseil, if you go off the tree up the hill RR at the top of A1, and would give you easy access to a tree anchor RR at the top of A3. However we did not do this so take with a grain of salt, and you basically skip the waterfalls, the very reason to be there. We also did not need to set any ropes for A4, A5 or A6. They could be handled as scrambles or slides when we were there.

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Galloway Canyoning

April 23, 2025 8:40 pm

very pretty decent, team of 3 in good flow on 20/0425. lots of ghosting very easy with all the big trees down. the main slide is currently blocked by a tree. But the triple tier waterfall alone makes it worth a visit.