Launch points in Scotland
885 mapped launch points for canoes, kayaks and paddleboards in Scotland. 56 have their own pages; every mapped point is on the map of Great Britain.
Mapped as a launch point. Check local access rules, signs and conditions before you go.
Scotland in figures
- On average ≈ 2.4 km to the next mapped launch point (closest ≈ 10 m, furthest ≈ 28 km).
- Access on the map: 26 private · 6 yes · 4 customers only · 4 permissive · 3 no · 1 disabled only · 841 not recorded
- Surface on the map: 87 concrete · 4 paved · 3 asphalt · 2 paving stones · 2 unpaved · 1 cobblestone · 1 compacted · 1 concrete plates · 1 grass · 1 gravel · 1 ground · 1 sett · 780 not recorded
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.
Counties: HighlandArgyll and ButeNa h-Eileanan an IarScottish BordersAngusGlasgow CityShetland IslandsDumfries and GallowayPerth and KinrossAberdeenshireCity of EdinburghEast Lothian
Launch points with their own page
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Bars show the straight-line distance on a 0–500 m scale; a full bar with an arrow means 500 m or more.
North Ugie Water launch point, Peterhead
North Ugie Water
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 10 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.8 km
Loch a' Bhealaich launch point, Tayvallich
Loch a' Bhealaich
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 40 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 310 m
Loch Carloway launch point, Borrowston
Loch Carloway
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 1.0 km (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.1 km
Caledonian Canal launch point, Inverness
Caledonian Canal
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 30 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.2 km
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Map data: 7 November 2026