The River around the charming twin villages of Dunkeld and Birnam passes stunning scenery and historic monuments, such as the ruins of Dunkeld Cathedral and the Birnam Oak, as mentioned in Shakespeare's Macbeth. The river is usually a fairly easy paddle for all abilities, with great views of the tree lined valley. Just upstream from the Hilton hotel on river right, there is sometimes a nice play wave to surf your board in, with deep, safe water downstream of it. 

As you go through Dunkeld, the gradient increases as it heads underneath the Thomas Telford designed bridge. There are navigable wave trains (either standing up or kneeling down, depending on how wet your want to get!) on both the left and right hand banks, the right hand bank usually having a bigger, bouncier wave train.

There are lots of places to access the river. For a long day paddle, get on at the Logierait Inn (Logierait)or Port-Na-Craig Inn (Pitlochry). For a shorter trip, a footpath just by the Dalguise road turning off the A9, leads down to a big river eddy.

Egress can be done in low flows just above the Telford Bridge in Dunkeld, or otherwise, below the wavetrains on the River's right hand bank.

Theres lots to see and do in Dunkeld and Birnam....the Beatrix Potter exhibition and garden, Loch of the Lowes Osprey colony, Hermitage waterfall, mountain biking, 4x4 safaris, quad biking, pubs, restaurants and cafes.