Mill Stream
Summary
Good access leads to a very steep low / moderate flowing, mostly escapable canyon with shallow pools.
Canyon Descent:
177m
Highest Drop:
20m
Canyon Length:
580m
Minimum Ropes:
50m
Flood Risk:
Low
Access Type:
Public
Rock Type:
Psammite
Catchment:
2.3km2
*No Water Level Indicator
*No Topo map available
Duration: in, down and out:
IN: 40 mins DOWN: 1.5hrs OUT: 15 mins
Anchors
Ghosted
Notes
No anchors have been left in place, committing sections are obvious and can be scrambled around.
Description
Approach by Car: 20 minuets from Fort William, park at the car park located before the bridge crossing the River Loy.
Approach by foot: Follow the hillside TR of Mill stream.
Canyon entry: First Abseil is located just below the fence line where the river begins to drop.
Canyon descent: Multiple ghosted drops, some down climbing in the lower section.
Exit: - when you see a fence on both sides of the gorge, exit TR. No more features past this point.
Escapes: - Escape is almost always possible.
First Recorded Decent: - Jay Campbell, Lorna Button, Oscar Burford
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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.
Descended on 18.7.24.
Not destined to become a classic but nice to explore part of a remote glen and escape the shit fest of tourism that Lochaber is in July!
Top half has all the best abseils, the exit wasn’t super obvious with high bracken but a fence is visible on Left where the main action has finished, roughly 127838.
Found one in situ anchor on a big tree river left on probably the biggest abseil, everything else ghostable.