Sraiton to Aitkenhead Bridge: 8.31km, 59 metre drop. This needs a lot of water, at the takeout all rocks should be well covered. Sustained Grade3 section of drops over sandstone ledges in Tranew Gorge preceded by long but scenic Grade 1/2 section (after the initial drops at Milton) past Blairquan Castle to the start of the Gorge. Put in at NS376049 take out at NS344079. Time: 2.5 to 3 hours. Hazards: The Slot at the right of the first major ledge and Tranew Linn below it may be inspected together. Watch out for trees. There was (30/11/03) a particularly large fallen tree across the river about half a kilometre before the take out, we passed the root end on river right.
Put
in.
Billy
at the Milton wave.
Davie
at the Milton wave.
Davie
and Billy, 5mb mpg video.
Davie
at the Milton wave.
Davie
at the Milton wave.
The
Linn Slot above Tranew Linn.
The
Linn Slot #1, Davie.
The
Linn Slot #2, Mike.
The
Linn Slot #3, Billy.
The
Linn Slot #4, Douglas.
Tranew
Linn, with the Linn Slot above, river right. The Tranew Linn is undercut and at
lower levels you can paddle behind the curtain.
river
level data from SEPA
measured at Robstone, 23.5 km downstream on the 30/11/03. We started at 11 am
which is about 1.2m on the chart, base level is 0.2m..
Tranew
Linn, "where's me boat gone?", Douglas.
Tranew
Linn, July 2002
Now children, if you look very carefully, you will see what tricks Uncle Max can teach you in case you ever forget your spray deck.
Cloncaird
Wave, Davie, 5mb mpg video.
Cloncaird
Wave, Davie.
Cloncaird
Wave, Billy.
River
Girvan. July 2002
River
Girvan.July 2002
River
Girvan. July 2002
Take
out.
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