Launch points in Scotland – page 5

885 mapped launch points for canoes, kayaks and paddleboards in Scotland. 138 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

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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 IarFifeShetland IslandsDumfries and GallowayPerth and KinrossStirlingNorth AyrshireAberdeenshireCity of EdinburghScottish Borders

Launch points with their own page

138

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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.

Illustrative photo: lichen-covered stone steps into dark waterIllustrative photo

Cove Pier

Loch Ewe

Highland, Scotland

Nearest car park
≈ 1.2 km
Nearest toilets
≈ 6.7 km
Illustrative photo: concrete slipway with autumn leaves running into a riverIllustrative photo

Skerray Bay launch point

Skerray Bay

Highland, Scotland

Nearest car park
≈ 220 m
Nearest toilets
≈ 5.1 km
Illustrative photo: orange and yellow dry bags beside a paddleIllustrative photo

Kinghorn Loch launch point

Kinghorn Loch

Fife, Scotland · 2 mapped points

Nearest car park
under 10 m
Nearest toilets
≈ 90 m (mapped as private)
Illustrative photo: concrete slipway with autumn leaves running into a riverIllustrative photo

Loch Fyne launch point, Achnagoul

Loch Fyne

Argyll and Bute, Scotland · 2 mapped points

Nearest car park
≈ 2.8 km
Nearest toilets
≈ 3.8 km
Illustrative photo: concrete slipway with autumn leaves running into a riverIllustrative photo

Falls of Lora, North Connel

Loch Etive

Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Nearest car park
≈ 110 m
Nearest toilets
≈ 2.7 km
Illustrative photo: mossy stone steps into still waterIllustrative photo

Loch Lomond launch point, Balloch

Loch Lomond

West Dunbartonshire, Scotland · 2 mapped points

Nearest car park
≈ 30 m
Nearest toilets
≈ 20 m
Illustrative photo: concrete slipway with autumn leaves running into a riverIllustrative photo

Broad Bay launch point, Gress

Broad Bay

Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland

Nearest car park
≈ 440 m
Nearest toilets
≈ 8.2 km
Illustrative photo: ribbed concrete ramp into quiet river waterIllustrative photo

Loch Crinan launch point

Loch Crinan

Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Nearest car park
≈ 100 m
Nearest toilets
≈ 590 m

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Map data: 7 November 2026