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Boulder shore on the River Garry
Garry, Perthshire. Photo: Greg Fitchett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Garry, Perthshire

Kayak spot · UK

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

54Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 55 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 54 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 55 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 54 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 53 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 52 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 49 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 257, fair
  2. Tue 355, fair
  3. Wed 454, fair
  4. Thu 555, fair
  5. Fri 654, fair
  6. Sat 753, fair
  7. Sun 852, fair
  8. Mon 949, fair
  9. Tue 1045, fair
  10. Wed 1153, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIIits hardest rapid V
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Garry, Perthshire
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov57, fair3 kn7kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov55, fair2 kn4kn8°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov54, fair4 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov55, fair6 kn12kn8°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov54, fair0 kn6kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov53, fair1 kn5kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov52, fair4 kn10kn6°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov49, fair3 kn9kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov45, fair4 kn8kn4°C4.8 mm
Wed 11Nov53, fair2 kn5kn7°C2.1 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jul–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Garry, Perthshire

River Garry heading downstream
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
River Garry near Aldclune
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A9 crosses River Garry
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Garry, Perthshire

A river section on the Garry, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bridge Of Tilt. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Garry
  • Grade Grade III, its hardest rapid V, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,390–US$2,590 each

about US$1,390–US$2,590 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$422–US$884
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$322–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$188–US$348
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,590

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bridge Of Tilt

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Closest

Bridge Of Tilt

about 5 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Bridge Of Tilt · Booking.com

About Bridge Of Tilt its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 13h 50m

About 13h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 1h 55m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits