Paddling the classic River Spey is top of many canoeist’s ‘bucket list’. You can now paddle it with AOAC on this trip!

With a mix of formal (basic) campsites and wild camping we are aiming to complete the journey in 5 days.

The river drops and winds erratically past Newtonmore, Kingussie and then Aviemore with the pièce de résistance being the Blackbird Rapids, aka the superbly named ‘washing machine’ as well as more rapids further downstream. Knockando is a whitewater training site for Scottish slalom and river kayakers alike.

You can read more about it here:

https://paddlerezine.com/paddling-the-spey-river/