Scottish Canoe Touring

We love this book and have a couple of copies in the office, kept handy for quick reference when customers call looking for idea, or of course, when planning a wee trip of our own. What’s the book about? This guide is aimed at those looking for calmer waters...

Top tips: Canoe kit

If you’re new to canoeing or just haven’t been out paddling for a long time, here are some suggestions/reminders about the kind of kit you should think about having when out paddling your favourite loch, or if exploring a new Highland River.  The items...

Unattended campfires

Currently, Leave No Trace is releasing a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) by the 2009 Academy Award winning filmmaker, Michael Ramsay. The one-minute PSAs are fun, clever and inspiring, targeted towards all outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy and appreciate our...

LNT:Mad Mountain Biking

Currently, Leave No Trace is releasing a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) by the 2009 Academy Award winning filmmaker, Michael Ramsay. The one-minute PSAs are fun, clever and inspiring, targeted towards all outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy and appreciate our...

Sea Kayaking Books

If you’re just starting to get into Sea Kayaking, Scotland has so many brilliant opportunities available to paddlers of all abilities.  Here are some books that we use and reckon that would be worth considering if you’re aspiring to improve your paddling...

Take your litter home!

Currently, Leave No Trace is releasing a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) by the 2009 Academy Award winning filmmaker, Michael Ramsay. The one-minute PSAs are fun, clever and inspiring, targeted towards all outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy and appreciate our...

Keeping In Touch: Spring

In the Spring 2011 edition of our Keeping in Touch newsletter, we’ve got all sorts of news to tell you about: – Gold Award for In Your Element – Paddle Skills courses – Cabers and canoes – Leave No Trace Trainers’ Course –...

Paddlers’ Access Code

If you’re a paddler (canoe, kayak or otherwise), you should be aware of the Paddlers’ Access Code, which outlines some common sense principles that you should bear in mind when sharing the waterways with other people.  Its core principles are: caring for...

Canoe the River Spey

A 3-day journey down the majestic River Spey from Aviemore to the sea at Spey Bay. One of the ‘Big 4’ rivers that is a must for the touring canoeist in Scotland, and which normally provides a fast current, great scenery and some interesting rapids. To...

Canoe the Great Glen

A spectacular guided coast to coast canoe journey A fabulous journey by Canadian canoe right across Scotland from Fort William on the West Coast to Inverness, capital of the Highlands, on the East coast. We will paddle on flat water for 60 miles using stretches of the...