ALLT CAM GHLINNE

See page 188 of the Scottish Guidebook.

Heading down Glen Etive, cross the Coupall. This is the first burn you see on the far side of the Etive. Cross the Etive and walk up as far as you like.

Needs lots of water. We did this when all the boulders in the Etive were covered, and Triple Falls on the Middle Etive was one drop.

Brilliant! Probably the least well known of the Etive tribs, although needs more water than most of them. Inspect the burn on the walk up- it changes considerably with the addition of a lot of water. Don’t let the idea of a walk put you off, as this is a fantastic wee run in the right conditions.

High water on the Allt Cam Ghlinne

The majority of the burn is steep, with long bouncy bedrock slides into holes formed by bedrock ledges, followed by more slides into more holes. Fantastic fun! The entire run is continuous grade 4+/5 at these levels. Missing a line and taking a swim would be serious and painfull. There are a few drops, some of which you may want to portage so make sure you catch the eddies! Some of the holes were pretty sticky; I had an unintentional play in one of them for a while, knowing that if I swam then:

A) We’d probably be fishing my boat (and me?) out in Loch Etive, some 10 miles downstream, and;

B) Dave had the camera.

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