Launch points in Scotland – page 2
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.
Newhaven Harbour launch point, Hamilton Wynd
Newhaven Harbour
- Nearest car park
- under 10 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.1 km
Forth and Clyde Canal (Glasgow Spur) launch point
Forth and Clyde Canal (Glasgow Spur)
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 220 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 640 m
Castle Semple Loch launch point, Lochwinnoch
Castle Semple Loch
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 40 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 930 m
Bay of Small Isles launch point, Keils
Bay of Small Isles
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 40 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 110 m
Bagh nan Togsaidean launch point, Lochmaddy
Bagh nan Togsaidean
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 240 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 940 m
East Loch Roag launch point, Breasclete
East Loch Roag
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 270 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 2.4 km
West Loch Tarbert launch point, Gartnagrenach
West Loch Tarbert
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 2.5 km
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 9.5 km
Abhainn Gleann na Rainich launch point, Port Wemyss
Abhainn Gleann na Rainich
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 130 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 460 m
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Map data: 7 November 2026