Falloch trip details

For when the lower Falloch is too high.
Region: Scotland
Discipline: Whitewater
Difficulty: Expert
Grade: 4
Length: 2.7 km
Average Time: 2 hrs
Start: Get in at the layby then cross a style and a field to a small bridge under the railway. You'll soon see the river.
Finish: Take out at the bridge by Derrydaroch Farm (NN351218), and carry up the track to the car parked in the layby at Be wary not to carry on over the Falls of Falloch.

This river is a classic Grade 4 river. The Falloch starts flat with a couple of tricky constricted falls. These will need inspecting so please use your own judgement.Which can be walked, it is possible that more water makes these  more runnable. There are some nice technical but not too challenging Grade 4 towards the end of the run. Towards the end of the run you'll finish with another fall that is wide but rocky.


Here's a cool video that'll wet your appetite

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Accommodation: Fort William is the usual stomping ground for paddlers, with loads of paddler friendly accommodation to choose from. With plenty hostels and cottages to hire if there's a group. There's a YHA in Crianlarich that is perfect forany paddler.

Food and Drinks: Crianlarich has plenty of pubs and places to grab some grub.

Canoe Shops: Nevis Canoes

Guidebooks: Scottish Whitewater Published by Pesda Press

Useful Websites:
www.metcheck.com
www.syha.org.uk


Kayaking and canoeing are assumed risk sports and you should take every effort to become aware of any dangers involved. These guides are not intended as instruction manuals they are just as the name suggests... guides. They can give you access and egress information and give you a flavour of the water you'll encounter, but water is an ever-changing environment. Rivers change with varying water levels, trees get stuck, and banks can collapse. Never assume a river is safe just because you read it in a guide. You must use your own judgement and experiences to make the decision whether to paddle, or not. And as rivers change so to at sea can the weather conditions and tides change. All information has been checked to the best of our ability, is given in good faith, and we hope will be helpful, but all information should be checked locally and you and you alone are responsible for your decisions to undertake any of the paddling trips contained within it. The authors and publisher can accept no responsibility for any inconvenience, injury or loss sustained by any persons as a result of information given in this guide.


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