Canyoning in the Great Glen & Fort William
From: £75.00
Canyoning in Fort William & the Great Glen
Canyoning is becoming a more and more popular activity in Fort William & Scotland. Scotland has the perfect landscape for canyoning and Active has venues across the country. This is an activity that has become one of the UK’s most popular extreme sports. The reasons for this are obvious.
What is Canyoning in Fort William like?
This involves launching yourself off cliffs into deep pools, sliding down naturally formed rock flumes and abseiling down waterfalls and deep gorges.
Time to get wet! You may get cold! One of the most amazing adventures of your life is to canyon! Guided by our expert instructors, you are taken to the limit with this exhilarating sport.
The steep canyoning venues near Fort William have been carved from the rock over millions of years. Featuring naturally formed slide chutes, 40 ft jumps, abseils and a natural rock arch to negotiate – Canyoning is a challenging experience for the adventurous.
The Canyoning Venue of Allt Na h Uamha – Gaelic (Burn of the big cave) is located near Loch Laggan close to Fort William and the Great Glen. A classic canyon descent for adrenaline seekers! This is one of our most popular days out from Fort William, the Great Glen and the surrounding area. A fantastic experience with water chutes, high speed slides and flumes with the final challenge to abseil down a 60ft waterfall.
This activity is best suited to adults groups and confident youths aged 11+.
The meeting time is 10:40 at the venue, which is just off the A86 between Spean Bridge and Laggan (approx. 30 minutes drive from Fort William). Detailed directions will be provided when you book.
The Falls of Bruar are located a few miles North of Blair Atholl, it is an impressive natural feature so why not come and Canyon Bruar Falls with us! This steep canyon has been carved from the rock over millions of years. Its main features include naturally formed slide chutes, 40 ft jumps, abseils and a natural rock arch to negotiate – This is a challenging canyoning experience for the adventurous.
This activity is best suited to adults groups and confident youths aged 12+.
The Falls of Bruar are located a few miles North of Blair Atholl. This impressively steep canyon has been hewn from the rock over millions of years. Robert Burns took time to write about this impressive place. Its many features include slides & chutes, 40 ft jumps and a 120 foot abseil – a very challenging canyon for the insane or very brave. Please be sure your ability matches your insanity levels before booking.
This activity is best suited to adult groups aged 16 and over. We will transport you to the gorge from the Aviemore area, meet you there if coming from Perthshire or we can collect you at Blair Atholl railway station.
Minimum age 16+
The Truim falls are located a few miles south of Newtonmore – a fast flowing river with a series of small drops & chutes with steep rock walls. It has a variety of jumps from 5 – 25 feet.
This activity is popular with families and adult groups based in the Aviemore & Speyside area.
Minimum age of 6+
Canyoning in Glasgow may seem like an unlikely activity but The Devil’s pulpit just north of the city is one of our most spectacular canyoning venues. The Devil’s Pulpit is a deep cut canyon with sandstone walls towering up some 100 feet above with only an arms span across in places.
Entry to this deep dark canyon is by a 70 foot abseil followed by scrambling up and down waterfalls and some fun jumps.
This activity is suitable for adults and confident youths aged 11+. This activity is only available to groups of 8 or more.
£75.00
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- Canyoning in Fort William
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A little bit too extreme? Try Gorge scrambling instead.
Meeting Location
For this activity we meet at the venue at 10:45. The meeting location is a small pull-in area just off the A86, not far from Loch Laggan. Follow this Google Maps link.