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Guide
Galloway Rivers
The Palnure Burn
The Facts:
Catchment: 60km2
Lenght: 16 km
Grade: 4+/5
Run the fist 3 drops for eaisy park and Huck
A D&G Test piece
Needs good rain
Access:
Off the A712 'Queens Way" Look for Murray's Monument find the forest track the heads south to the burn opposit a small car park. Follw the forest track to the large lay by on the Left.
Put in: up stream of the the forestry bridge (NX 487 713)
Take out: 2 km down stream just after forestry road bridge (NX 479 701) Walk back to the van 0n the forest road.
Description:
This burn kicks off straight away with the Cluige Linn at the put in, a short easy sections leads to McMoab a large slide drop easily inspected form the left bank, Although the slide is clean the pool has some large block in it seen at low water and could be an issue if you drop off the fall side ways.
A nice drop followed by a powerful hole lead to the a tight left bend where the next fall needs inspected. The fall has had a large oil drum stuck in for a while. A possible line on the right in high water?
300 m of nice small ledges leads to easier water with enough to keep it interesting.
As you approach the end of this run the river splits in to multiple channels and root choices is tricky.
make sure you take out above the next bridge to choose your lines
on the last rapid!!
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