Paddleboarding spots in Highland
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SeaLaga put-in (Glenborrodale)
Highland, ScotlandLaga is a small hamlet within Glenborrodale, on the Ardnamurchan shore of Loch Sunart. The put-in sits on Laga Bay, a tidal inlet next to the larger Glenborrodale Bay, on this Highland sea loch.
SeaKylesku Hotel slipway
Highland, ScotlandThis is the same slipway area as node/2191445683, by the Kylesku Hotel on Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, at the site of the former Kylesku Ferry crossing. It is used to launch kayaks and paddleboards onto the loch, with routes running east toward the sheltered Loch Glendhu and Loch Glencoul.
SeaKyleakin put-in (West Kyleside)
Highland, ScotlandThis concrete slipway is further along Kyleside towards the western edge of Kyleakin village, launching onto Kyle Akin, the sound separating Skye from the mainland beneath the Skye Bridge.
SeaKyleakin put-in
Highland, ScotlandA slipway at Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye, on the narrow strait of Kyle Akin that separates the island from Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland. A ferry crossed the strait here from 1841 until 1995, when it was replaced by the Skye Bridge, which now spans the water a short distance from the village.
SeaKyleakin put-in (Kyleside)
Highland, ScotlandThis concrete slipway is on Kyleside by Kyleakin harbour on Skye, launching onto Kyle Akin, the narrow strait crossed by the Skye Bridge. Kyleakin was the island's main vehicle-ferry port to the mainland until the bridge opened in 1995, and the old slipway, harbour and quay survive from that era.
SeaGalmisdale slipway
Highland, ScotlandThis slipway lies in Galmisdale Bay on Eigg's southeast coast, close to the island's main ferry pier. The harvested name linked it to Kildonnan, but the historic Kildonnan chapel and graveyard sit about 1.5 kilometres further south along the shore.
SeaKeiss Harbour slipway
Highland, ScotlandKeiss Harbour was built in 1832 from local stone to serve the village's fishing boats on Sinclair's Bay. The harbour is tidal, which restricts access at low tide, though local boats still use it for crab and lobster fishing today.
SeaKeiss old slipway (disused)
Highland, ScotlandA second, disused slipway lies close to Keiss Harbour on Sinclair's Bay. OpenStreetMap records it as disused and cross-references it to Canmore, Scotland's historic environment record, suggesting it is an older landing separate from the harbour slipway still in use nearby.
LochInverosie put-in
Highland, ScotlandInverosie is a small hamlet on the remote south shore of Loch Morar, the deepest freshwater loch in the British Isles at over 300 metres. There is no road along this shore, so this put-in is reached only on foot or by boat. The loch's main inflow, the River Meoble, enters nearby on the same side.
LochAbriachan slipway (Loch Ness)
Highland, ScotlandAn unnamed slipway on the A82 loch-side road near the hamlet of Balchraggan and the village of Abriachan, on the north-west shore of Loch Ness roughly 9 miles south-west of Inverness.
SeaInverie put-in
Highland, ScotlandInverie is Knoydart's main village, on the north shore of Loch Nevis, a sea loch separating the peninsula from Morar. With no road link to the rest of Scotland, it is reached by a subsidised passenger ferry from Mallaig or on foot, and this slipway sits beside the ferry terminal.
SeaInveralivaig put-in (Portree)
Highland, ScotlandA concrete slipway on the west shore of Loch Portree a short distance south of Portree town, near the small township of Inveralivaig, which is reached on foot by a short path descending from Penifiler.
SeaPortree Harbour slipway
Highland, ScotlandA slipway inside Portree Harbour itself, close to Quay Street on the west shore of Loch Portree. Highland Council, which manages the harbour, lists a slipway here used for small passenger launches and fish landing alongside the main pier.
SeaScorrybreac slipway (Portree)
Highland, ScotlandA concrete slipway on the Scorrybreac shore at the mouth of Portree's harbour, below the Cuillin Hills Hotel, with Skye Sailing Club's boathouse at the top of it. The Scorrybreac Circuit coastal path, part of the Skye Trail, starts from the same shoreside road and looks out across the Sound of Raasay to the island of Raasay.
SeaQuay Street slipway (Portree)
Highland, ScotlandA second concrete slipway on Portree's harbourfront, a short distance south along the shore from the main harbour slipway, reached off the service road that runs down to Quay Street on the west side of Loch Portree.
SeaBrough Pier
Highland, ScotlandThis pier sits in the hamlet of Hunspow, on Brough Bay on the south shore of the Pentland Firth close to Dunnet Head. Brough's small, cliff-sheltered harbour is a base for stand-up paddleboarding lessons, and grey seals are regularly seen around the pier.
SeaHuna put-in (John o' Groats)
Highland, ScotlandHuna is a small settlement on the Pentland Firth shore about a mile east of John o' Groats, facing the island of Stroma. Its long slipway was built in 1890 for the Huna lifeboat, which launched into the Firth here until the station closed in 1930; a community committee has maintained the slipway since 1970.
SeaLoch na Cairidh put-in (Strollamus)
Highland, ScotlandA concrete slipway on the A87 shoreline of Loch na Cairidh, between Strollamus and Ard Dorch on Skye. This sea loch fronts the island of Scalpay.
SeaStrollamus put-in
Highland, ScotlandA concrete slipway on the shore of Loch na Cairidh at Strollamus, a small crofting township on Skye between Broadford and Sconser. The sea loch here faces the island of Scalpay.
SeaLoch Glendhu head slipway
Highland, ScotlandThis remote slipway sits at the head of Loch Glendhu (Loch a' Ghlinne Dhuibh), one of the twin sea lochs running inland from Kylesku, close to where the Abhainn a' Ghlinne Dhuibh river enters and near the Glendhu bothy. It is well inland from any road, reached either by the track from Kylestrome or by sea kayak from the slipways at Kylesku.
RiverAchfary Slipway
Highland, ScotlandThis slipway sits on the River Laxford near Achfary, just below where the river leaves Loch Stack in the Reay Forest. The Laxford is one of Sutherland's noted salmon rivers, running about seven kilometres northwest from the loch to Loch Laxford and the sea.
RiverGlen Affric slipway
Highland, ScotlandThis slipway sits within Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, on the River Affric between Loch Affric and Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin, beyond the point where the public road ends at the foot of Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin. Cannich is the nearest village, reached along the single-track glen road. The exact water feature at this point could not be pinned down from available mapping, and the access track may be a private estate route rather than a public one.
LochOverscaig slipway (Loch Shin)
Highland, ScotlandA slipway on the shore of Loch Shin beside the A838 at Overscaig, next to the Overscaig Hotel, in Sutherland's North West Highlands. Loch Shin is the largest loch in Sutherland at about 17 miles long, running from Lairg in the south-east to Overscaig, and its level was raised over 30 feet by the Lairg Dam hydro-electric scheme in the 1950s. The harvested name 'Highland put-in' was a generic placeholder and has been replaced with a name reflecting the actual location.
LochLoch na Sealga put-in (Fisherfield)
Highland, ScotlandLoch na Sealga is a remote freshwater loch in the Fisherfield Forest wilderness of Wester Ross, with no direct road access. It is reached by a long estate track from Corrie Hallie on the A832 or from Gruinard Bay, close to Shenavall bothy, and its waters have been used for packrafting trips through the area.
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