About Paddle Launch

Paddle Launch is a directory of places where a canoe, kayak or paddleboard can be put on the water in Great Britain. For every launch point it shows how far the nearest mapped car park and toilets are, which river, loch, canal or harbour it is on, and the other launch points on the same water.

What we show

3,234 launch and access points are mapped across England, Scotland and Wales. We map slipways, canoe put-ins, whitewater put-in and egress points, and waterway access points. Each point with its own page shows the straight-line distance to the nearest mapped car park and toilets, the county and country, the nearest town, and the surface and access tags where the map records them.

What we do not show

• Whether you may launch there, cross land to reach it, or navigate the water.
• Whether a car park or toilets are public, free or open.
• Tides, river levels, water quality, weather, grades, fees, licences or opening times.
• Ratings, reviews or rankings.

Straight-line distances to the nearest car park and toilets on the map – not walking routes. We can't tell whether they are public, free or open.

Mapped as a launch point. Check local access rules, signs and conditions before you go.

Pages appear in stages

The directory is published in batches. Every launch point is on the map; a launch point gets its own page when its batch is released, and rivers, lochs, canals and counties get a page once at least three of their launch points have one.

Where the data comes from

The sources are listed in one place, the privacy policy.

Mistakes and questions

Write to [email protected], or see the contact page.