Grandtully rapids
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Grandtully rapids on the River Tay is one of the most popular sites for canoeing and rafting in Scotland. The central location, facilities, good access and dependable waterflow make it popular for recreational and competitive paddlers.
Grandtully rapids is made of a top fall, the island (a large rock in the middle of the rapids where many English canoeists not used to rapids often break their boats), and the bottom fall.
There is a nearby campsite, a converted train goods yard, owned by the Scottish Canoe Association. The forestry commission have an access point a few miles upstream giving a good entry for Whiteware Racing. The banks of the river at the rapid site were owned by Lyle Estates (of Tate and Lyle) and are now owned by a former employee of that company who allows slalom gates to be kept permanently.
The new Jack Cuthill Building on the campsite, built in 2003, offers toilets, changing rooms, showers and a meeting room. Also in 2003 the hotel next to the rapids was sold to more canoe-friendly owners.