Canoeing in Scotland

There is a tremendous range of canoeing sites throughout Scotland ranging from calm inland lochs to rough sea lochs and smooth flowing rivers to raging torents and rapids. Wherever you do you your canoeing in Scotland you can be certain you will be surrounded by beautiful scenery and clear, clean water.

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Scottish Outdoor Access Code

Everyone has the right to be on most land and inland water providing they act responsibly. Your access rights and responsibilities are explained fully in the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.

Whether you're in the outdoors or managing the outdoors, the key things are to:

1) Take responsibility for your own actions.

2) Respect the interests of other people.

3) Care for the environment.

Find out more by visiting www.outdooraccess-scotland.com or if you would like to have a copy of the full code please phone Scottish Natural Heritage on telephone number 01738-444177.

Walks in Perthshire

Walking in the Cairngorm Area

One of the problems is that O.S. maps give no indication as to whether an 'other road' is metalled, a path or a forest fire break, or anything in between. Many bridges shown on O.S. maps do not exist. Rivers are difficult to judge in size from the map, and a building may be anything from a pile of stones to a maintained bothy. All is revealed without removing the sense of adventure and exploration. Gradient profiles help to assess how strenuous a route is, and each hand-drawn page contains a wealth of information. The object is to save wasted leisure time and enable the armchair explorer to plan ahead or relive experiences. "The Cairngorm Glens" includes: Braemar, Feshiebridge and Rothiemurchus, Abernethy and Tomintoul.
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The Old Packhorse Bridge - Carrbridge

Within the Cairngorms National Park is the small town of Carrbridge. Here you can see a quaint old bridge with a plaque nearby which gives it's history as follows -

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, to the inconvenience of both travellers and local people, there was no pint at which the River Dulnain could be crossed when it was in spate, and burials at the Church of Duthil were often delayed.

Brigadier - General Alexander Grant of Grant, Clan Chief, commissioned John Niccelsone, a mason from Ballindalloch, to build a bridge at Lynne of Dalrachney. Between May and November 1717, the bridge was paid for out of stipends of the Parish of Duthil.

It's parapets and side walls were badly damaged in the 18th century and again in the famous flood of August 1829, giving the appearance it still has today.
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Cairngorm Mountains and Loch Morlich

The Cairngorm Mountain range, overlooking Loch Morlich on a still Winter day.

Cairngorm Mountains and Loch Morlich

It was a cold, crisp, Winter's day but this enhanced the beautiful but rugged Cairngorm Mountains viewed from across the still waters of Loch Morlich. The mountains are situated in the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Dusk approaches Loch Morlich

Dusk approaches, looking out over the quite and still waters of Loch Morlich, overshadowed by the mighty Cairngorm Mountains in the Highlands of Scotland.
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