The Great Glen Canoe Trail - Part Three. White Water Rapids. Loch Ness Wild Camp. Broken Canoe. @simonablokeinthewoods

Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

In this video, we continue our canoeing adventure along the Great Glen canoe trail in Scotland. Carrying all of our gear for the trip, we paddle along Loch Oich and into the exhilarating white water rapids of the River Oich where we bounce our way down to Fort Augustus and into the enormity of Loch Ness. Discovering a crack in my canoe that threatened to sink the boat, I had to stop and make an emergency repair on the rocks before continuing along the remote southern shore of this massive body of water. Eventually finding a suitable spot to camp for the night, we get things set up, refuel and enjoy some time around the fire, tucking into freshly caught trout caught on the line by Matt.

There are twelve of us on this trip, attempting to raise money for the Alzheimers Society. I would like to thank everybody who has already donated to this essential cause, we have already smashed our target, but with your help we can go further! - I’ll put a link below to the JustGiving page below.

I will also put links to the YouTube channels and Instagram pages of the other guys who took part in this adventure - please go and check out their videos for their takes of the trip!

Drone shots by Simoneardleyart - thanks mate!

I hope you enjoy the video, part four will be up soon.

Thanks for watching.

JustGiving page for donations to the Alzheimers Society
(Caledonian Canal Canoeing Adventure)
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Ant Survive the Night (YouTube)
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Richard Outdoors (Youtube)
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Simon Eardley (Youtube)
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