Mutiny Gorge

Clachman Crown

This canyon is part of the Clachman crown, click 'Go' to find out more.

Adventure Canyon

Grade: V3 A1 II ★

Summary

A very low flowing slot canyon, a good option if everywhere else is too high.

Canyon Descent:

200m

Highest Drop:

30m

Canyon Length:

760m

Minimum Ropes:

2 X 30m

Flood Risk:

Medium

Access Type:

Public

Rock Type:

Conglomerate / Basalt

Catchment:

3km2

Water Level Indicator

*No Water Level Indicator

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Duration: in, down and out:

IN: 40 mins DOWN: 1.5hrs OUT: 10 mins

Anchors

Natural

Notes

This river is dam controlled.

Description

Water level very low After heading through the building yard, start A very step accent following a very obvious path. Stay on this path until level with the dam then cut across to reach the dam around 260 contour on o.s maps 20m DC using the dam over flow, could be tricky with flow.

View Route

📸 – Galloway Canyoning

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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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Oli

September 16, 2025 8:27 pm

Canyon Experience :

Descended today with higher water levels .

Sterling Mills Gauging Station was on 0.77m and dollar and Alva seemed high.

Rope was needed on the first reservoir climb down for support. Some of the downclimbs became pitches .

Wouldn’t do again without drill and bolts as pitches 5-6 we had to make very marginal anchors in the flow.

Lucy Black

September 16, 2025 1:58 pm

Descended on 14/09/25, group of 3, down about 3 hours

Good fun canyon. There had been a lot of rain in the week preceding. Reservoir was almost full, and there was good water flow on all falls, but nothing unmanageable.

All abseils have recently had robust rigging attached to natural anchors. Some simple handlines have been added on some of the down-climbs, which was necessary given the water flow.

Kitt

August 18, 2025 10:04 am

Descended on 17/08/25
Group of 3
In 50 mins, Down 2hrs, out 5
Level pretty much none.

Good canyon. Reservoir at the top was half empty so next to no water in the canyon. A1 anchor on the tree is usable but not ideal as the tree moves. Best avoided. Pools all pretty stagnant. A7 was a very difficult pull down as I think our 8 block got stuck. A 2-1 wouldn’t even pull it free. One of the group had to climb back round to release the rope. A8 was a simple pull down though topo says otherwise. All in all a good canyon but would be better with some flow.