Canoe & Craft

Day 1 - Arrive at Beyond Adventure 

Arrive 0900 at the Beyond Adventure base where you will meet the team and get organised with all the equipment needed for the rest of the week.

Jumping in our mini vans, we will transport you to the western side of Loch Tay.

Wild Camp

Day 2 

After breakfast and a morning brew, we will strike camp to continue our journey on Loch Tay, reaching the eastern shores for our next camp.

Wild Camp

Day 3 

Today we take to the River Tay, the longest river in Scotland. After navigating the rapids and flows of the river, we will arrive at our Woodland Campsite, our home for the next 3 nights.

Day 4 

Our first day of paddle carving and bushcraft, led by the good people of Wilderness Folkschool.

Day 5

Our second full day off bushcraft and carving, followed by our final night camping in the woodland and celebratory meal!

Day 6

We will depart the woodlands after breakfast and striking camp. Our mini vans will transport you back to Beyond Adventure.

Suitable for all abilities.

This trip is designed to encapsulate the perfect blend of canoeing and bushcraft. Led by masters of their respective crafts, you will learn from their knowledge as you enjoy the journey of a lifetime.

During the canoeing phase of this trip, the Beyond Adventure guides will coach you through all the necessary skills to enjoy your time on the water - both on the loch and in the river.

The Tay system is our home patch and is some of the finest water in Scotland to canoe on.

Steve and the team from Wilderness Folkschool will teach you all the required skills to make sure you have a great time carving your paddle at the end of the trip!

“GREAT GLEN WAY EXPEDITION”

For the entireity of the trip, you will be sleeping under canvas with the gorgeous Perthshire landscape as your back garden.

For the first 2 nights, whilst canoeing down Loch Tay, you will be wild camping. At each camp there will be a comunual area for meals and socialising.

After we reach the base camp, we will be nestled in the woods next to the flowing River Tay. Here we will have spaces for dining and socialising, whilst still having your tent to retreat to at the end of the day.

• Canoe & Paddle (plus an extra paddle per boat)
• Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
• Helmet
• Dry barrel
• Dry bag
• Kneeling pads
• Water containers
• Cooking equipment
• Water filter

DAY PACK

​Items to be kept in a small rucksack, the idea is this pack will contain anything you might need during the day without you having to open your overnight gear pack whilst travelling. An ordinary rucksack is fine for this.  

• Brew kit- mug, spoon, tea/coffee/hot chocolate etc (a small camping stove is a useful extra)

• Waterproofs: jacket and trousers

• Head-torch and spare batteries

• Water bottle

• Wooly Hat

• Flask for hot water/ hot drink

• Any personal medications 

• Small First aid kit- plasters, painkillers, steri-wipes etc (should fit in a trouser pocket).

• Toilet kit- tissues, hand sanitizer, lighter, wet-wipes

• Sun-cream and insect repellent - Smidge or something with deet in it works.

• Sunglasses  

• Midge head net - The ones by Smidge are good - most others have mesh sizes too large.  

• DITCH KIT (inside its own dedicated dry bag within your day pack)

  • Good warm thick jacket/fleece

  • Thick woolly hat

  • Warm gloves
    Warm Buff/ scarf

  • Good thermal base-layer top

  • Chocolate bar

  • Silver space blanket

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MAIN PACK

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This kit will be stowed in a portage pack or plastic barrel. 

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• Warm Sleeping bag-in its own dry bag

• Sleeping mat

• Tent

• A full set of warm, dry clothes for the end of the day.

• Waterproof socks/ warm socks

• Camp shoes in a dry bag and kept dry where possible! (old trainers or lightweight boots area ideal)

• Wash kit: toothbrush/paste, soap, small towel as minimum

• Spectacles/contact lenses/spares

• Plate/bowl and eating utensils

• One luxury item-a book, MP3 player, etc

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FOOTWEAR

​There are a few options for canoeing footwear.  Our preferred system is to accept wet feet while on the canoe during the day (it's hard to keep feet dry while canoeing).  While canoeing we wear thick neoprene wet suit socks (5mm+) inside a larger pair of neoprene boots which have felt bottoms for grip.  Our feet are wet, but they are warm and wet with this system.  An alternative is to wear neoprene wet suit socks inside old trainers - not quite so good but passable.  Wellies or heavy boots are not suitable.  To keep feet dry, you either have a full dry suit or dry suit trousers with trainers or water shoes over the top.  This is a good system but it is expensive and probably not the most common solution for beginners or occasional canoeists.    

​OTHER OPTIONAL KIT 

• ​Knee Pads - to compliment the kneeling pads we can supply.   

• Waterproof whistle to be carried on your person.  

• A stainless steel fixed blade knife - Mora knives are perfect. 

6th - 11th April 2026