Weekend paddling near Inverclyde
Inverclyde has more places to paddle than one weekend covers. We’ve ranked this weekend’s calmest launches, so you know where to head instead of guessing at the forecast.
Updated Monday 12 October, for Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 OctoberThis weekend’s top 3
In 5 daysUnsettledAshton put-in (Gourock)
Sea, InverclydeSaturday, 15:00–18:00Choppy most of the weekend; Saturday afternoon is the steadiest it gets.
Saturday afternoonUnsettledBoglestone put-in (Port Glasgow)
River, InverclydeSaturday, 12:00–19:00Choppy most of the weekend; Saturday afternoon is the steadiest it gets.
Saturday afternoonUnsettledCardwell Bay put-in (Gourock)
Sea, InverclydeSaturday, 15:00–18:00Choppy most of the weekend; Saturday afternoon is the steadiest it gets.
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Cardwell Bay put-in (Gourock), eastern endSea, Inverclyde
UnsettledSaturday, 15:00–18:00
Choppy most of the weekend; Saturday afternoon is the steadiest it gets.
5
Cardwell Bay put-in (Gourock), western endSea, Inverclyde
UnsettledSaturday, 15:00–18:00
Choppy most of the weekend; Saturday afternoon is the steadiest it gets.
6
Fort Matilda put-in (Greenock), near Fort Matilda stationSea, Inverclyde
UnsettledSaturday, 15:00–18:00
Choppy most of the weekend; Saturday afternoon is the steadiest it gets.
7
Greenock West put-inSea, Inverclyde
UnsettledSaturday, 15:00–18:00
Choppy most of the weekend; Saturday afternoon is the steadiest it gets.
8
Midton put-in (Gourock)Sea, Inverclyde
UnsettledSaturday, 15:00–18:00
Choppy most of the weekend; Saturday afternoon is the steadiest it gets.
Conditions on open water change fast. Check the forecast and your own limits before you launch. Nothing here is a safety guarantee.
Save your own spots
Keep the places you launch, check the wind and shelter before you go, and log every paddle. Add a spot to the directory too, and other paddlers will find it. Free to start.