Gorge - Dam to Scatwell

Grade: 4


Trip Reports

Gorge - Dam to Scatwell

Level: 4  |  Date: 13/04/2025 |  Time: 3hr00

Time: 3 hours

Level: Compensation flow, a 4 on the physical gauge.

Weather: 11 °C with cloud

Group: Josh, Euan, Ed, Jack, Aaron.

Vibes

Ahh, the Meig. A day of rocky/scrapey paddling that is actually more a day of gorge walking, peppered with kayaking. Some intmindating features that look worse than they are.

Features

  1. First Drop - Take the far right fish ladder, then it's a bit of an awkward centre line into another pool before a succession of 2-3 boofs, slightly around a corner.
  2. Teacup - A technical (in Meig terms, this means incredibly scrapey) lead-in. This is basically an in boat portage before the feature itself. The drop itself has two drops, do a strong right-hand boof to make the left turn needed into the 2nd perpendicular drop Slightly sticky hole at the end.

Other Notes

There's a lot of faffy walks/portages/boat movings, Be prepared for scrambles and deliberate swims as a result of those portages.