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Paddleboarding spots in Dumfries and Galloway

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Milton Sands slipway, KirkcudbrightSea

Milton Sands slipway, Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This slipway sits on the tidal River Dee estuary a short distance south of Kirkcudbright, near the shore known locally as Milton Sands. Dumfries and Galloway's coast here is paddled by local sea kayakers and canoeists, including members of Kirkcudbright Canoe Club, who cover touring and sea kayaking routes along this stretch.

Stairhaven put-inSea

Stairhaven put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway at Stairhaven, a small hamlet on the Luce Bay coast within the stretch of shore known as Auchenmalg Bay. The put-in is mapped next to a beach.

Sandmill Farm put-in (Sandhead)Sea

Sandmill Farm put-in (Sandhead)

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway at Sandhead on the eastern shore of the Rhins of Galloway, overlooking Luce Bay about 7 miles south of Stranraer. The bay here was historically used for landing lime and coal.

Sandhead put-inSea

Sandhead put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway on the Luce Bay coast about 2km north of Sandhead village, on the eastern shore of the Rhins of Galloway, reached by a minor coastal track.

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)Sea

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

The northernmost of Kippford's mapped slipways, at the upper end of the village waterfront on the tidal Rough Firth, where the Urr Water opens out toward the Solway.

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)Sea

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A concrete slipway on Kippford's waterfront, close to the point OS gazetteer data marks as the Rough Firth hamlet, on the tidal reach where the Urr Water meets the Solway.

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)Sea

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This slipway lies on the tidal shore south-east of Kippford village, where the Urr Water widens into Rough Firth on its way to the Solway. It is a quieter stretch of foreshore away from the village pier, reached by a short service track.

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)Sea

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A concrete slipway on the shore south-east of Kippford, launching onto the tidal Rough Firth where the Urr estuary opens toward the Solway. It is mapped as a plain boat launch rather than a formal harbour facility.

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)Sea

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway on Kippford's waterfront, on the tidal Rough Firth close to the old village pier once used in the Victorian granite trade. It is mapped with no more than a bare slipway tag, so facilities beyond launching are unconfirmed.

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)Sea

Rough Firth put-in (Kippford)

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This slipway is charted as a small craft facility in nautical seamark data, on Kippford's waterfront where the village fronts the tidal Rough Firth close to the Solway Yacht Club anchorage.

Port Logan put-inSea

Port Logan put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway on Port Nessock Bay at Port Logan, on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway. The village was laid out in 1818 with a quay and bell tower designed by Thomas Telford, and the Logan Fish Pond and Logan Botanic Garden are close by.

Mull of Galloway Farm put-inSea

Mull of Galloway Farm put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway on a farm track near the Mull of Galloway, at the southern tip of the Rhins of Galloway. The coast narrows to a small isthmus here, with the bays of East Tarbet and West Tarbet either side of the headland, and Drummore, the nearest village, lies about 3 miles north.

Langholm put-inRiver

Langholm put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This whitewater put-in lies on Ewes Water just north of Langholm, upstream of where it joins the River Esk in the town. The A7 and an electricity transmission line follow the Ewes Water valley for its final few miles down to the confluence.

Kirkcolm put-inSea

Kirkcolm put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway on the western shore of Loch Ryan near Craigencross, in Kirkcolm parish, about 100 metres from another mapped slipway on the same stretch of shore.

Kirkcolm put-inSea

Kirkcolm put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway on the western shore of Loch Ryan near Craigencross, close to the site of the former RAF Wig Bay flying-boat station. The loch here is a sheltered tidal inlet forming Kirkcolm parish's eastern boundary.

Kirkcolm put-inSea

Kirkcolm put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway on the western shore of Loch Ryan near Craigencross, in Kirkcolm parish on the Rhinns of Galloway. The parish is bounded on the east by the bay of Loch Ryan, which forms a sheltered natural harbour along this coast.

Isle of Whithorn Harbour, inner slipwaySea

Isle of Whithorn Harbour, inner slipway

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Isle of Whithorn's harbour sits at the southeastern tip of the Machars peninsula on Wigtown Bay, and dries for about three hours either side of high water. This concrete, fee-free slipway is at the inner end of the quay off Harbour Row and is described as sheltered in all weathers, unlike the harbour's other, more exposed slipway.

Isle of Whithorn Harbour, outer slipwaySea

Isle of Whithorn Harbour, outer slipway

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This second concrete slipway at Isle of Whithorn harbour sits closer to the harbour mouth on Wigtown Bay and gives access into the bay at virtually any state of tide, unlike the sheltered inner slipway further up the quay. The harbour dries for about three hours either side of high water and is exposed to southern swells.

Grennan put-inSea

Grennan put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A slipway beside a seawall on the Luce Bay coast near Kirkmaiden, a short distance north of Drummore on the Rhins of Galloway. It is reached by a minor service road rather than a public car park.

Glenairlie Picnic SiteRiver

Glenairlie Picnic Site

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Glenairlie Picnic Site is a whitewater put-in on the River Nith near Enterkinfoot, on the A76 about six miles north of Thornhill. Nearby OSM data marks rapids on this stretch of river, and Glenairlie Bridge, a short way downstream, is a locally known landmark.

Mossyard slipway, Fleet BaySea

Mossyard slipway, Fleet Bay

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This launch point sits on Fleet Bay at Mossyard, a shore of three sandy beaches a few miles south of Gatehouse of Fleet on the Solway coast. Boats and dinghies are commonly launched here and kept on moorings or above the high-tide line, though trailer launches need the shore farmer's help with a tractor, and there is a parking charge.

Galloway Activity Centre slipwayLoch

Galloway Activity Centre slipway

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This slipway serves the Galloway Activity Centre at Parton on the eastern shore of Loch Ken, a 9-mile freshwater loch fed by the Water of Ken and the River Dee. The loch is used for water skiing, sailing and fishing, and is a designated Ramsar wetland site.

Dalton put-inRiver

Dalton put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This slipway sits on the River Annan near the village of Dalton, about 4 miles south of Lockerbie. OSM surveying of this river stretch was carried out between Lockerbie and Williamwath Bridge, and the Annan is also noted locally for fishing near Dalton.

Caldons put-inLoch

Caldons put-in

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This slipway sits on the shore of Loch Trool, a narrow freshwater loch about 8 miles north of Newton Stewart in the Galloway Forest Park, close to the Caldons camping area at the loch's western end. A waymarked footpath runs the full perimeter of the loch, and Bruce's Stone overlooks the water from the northern shore.

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