Paddleboarding spots in Shetland Islands
55 launch spots across Shetland Islands
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SeaStonganess slipway (near Gutcher)
Shetland Islands, ScotlandA slipway on Bluemull Sound near Stonganess on Yell's north-east coast, close to Gutcher, the ferry terminal linking Yell to Belmont on Unst. The sound carries strong tidal streams and hosts a community-owned tidal turbine array.
SeaBurravoe Pier slipway
Shetland Islands, ScotlandBurravoe is a village on the north shore of Burra Voe in south-east Yell, its name derived from the Norse for "broch bay". A pier and slipway serve the settlement, with the Burravoe Pier Trust running an adjoining campsite with showers for tents and caravans.
SeaWhiteness put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandA car-accessible slipway at Whiteness on Mainland Shetland, about seven miles north-north-west of Lerwick, launching onto Whiteness Voe. The voe is a sheltered inlet dotted with small holms, including Cure Holm, Otter Holm and Hoove Holm, and its head is noted for wading birds.
SeaIsbister slipway, Whalsay
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis slipway sits on the open coast near Isbister, a settlement on the east side of Whalsay in Shetland. No specific named bay or voe could be confirmed for this stretch of coastline.
SeaVaivoe slipway, Whalsay
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis slipway sits on the open coast near Vaivoe, a small settlement toward the north end of Whalsay in Shetland, not far from Skaw. No specific named bay or voe could be confirmed for this stretch of coastline.
SeaSymbister Harbour slipway
Shetland Islands, ScotlandSymbister Voe is the sheltered harbour on Whalsay's west side, also known locally as Symbister Harbour or the Bay of Symbister, enclosed by the Saltness peninsula opposite. This slipway sits on the Symbister shore of the voe, close to the village's 70-berth marina and the ferry link to Laxo on Shetland Mainland.
SeaWest Burrafirth put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis is a second slipway point on the same West Burrafirth pier as node/2118331810, the voe on Shetland Mainland's west coast that serves as the departure point for the Papa Stour ferry.
SeaWalls put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis is a second slipway a short distance north of Walls Marina, also launching onto Vaila Sound on the A971 side of the village. A separate OpenStreetMap pier feature is recorded at the same spot.
SeaWalls put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis slipway is beside Walls Marina on the A971 to the east of the village centre, launching onto Vaila Sound. The marina makes Walls a base for leisure sailors, and the sound is sheltered from southerly storms by the islands of Vaila and Linga.
SeaWalls put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis slipway sits on Pier Road on the west side of Vaila Sound in Walls, near the site of the village's 18th-century pier and former fish-curing trade. Vaila Sound is sheltered from southerly weather by the islands of Vaila and Linga at its mouth.
SeaVoe put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis is a second slipway point close to node/6622677672 on the Voe waterfront at the head of Olna Firth, near the village's pier and marina.
SeaVoe put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandOlna Firth is a sea inlet on Shetland Mainland's east coast, with the village of Voe sitting at its head where two main roads meet. The waterfront here includes a pier beside the old Sail Loft, described as sitting at the head of a sheltered mini-fjord.
SeaVidlin put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandVidlin Voe is a sea inlet on the east coast of Shetland Mainland, with the settlement of Vidlin at its head. A slipway off Queeness Road gives vehicle access to the water, at a site that also serves as the Whalsay ferry's fair-weather alternative terminal and the booking-only Out Skerries ferry stop.
SeaUyeasound put-in (Clivocast)
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis point marks a slipway on Uyea Sound at Clivocast, a small settlement beside Uyeasound on Unst's south coast historically associated with boat building.
SeaUpper Scalloway put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandA slipway on Scalloway's Main Street in the Port Arthur quarter, launching onto the town's sheltered harbour on the west coast of Mainland Shetland.
SeaUpper Scalloway put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandA slipway on Scalloway's Main Street in the Upper Scalloway quarter, a short walk from the town centre, launching onto the harbour on the west coast of Mainland Shetland.
SeaHamar slipway (Baltasound)
Shetland Islands, ScotlandA paved slipway on the Hamar shore of Balta Sound, about 150 metres from another mapped launch point near Hagdale, both on the sheltered inlet at Baltasound on Unst's east coast.
SeaHaroldswick slipway
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis slipway launches into the crescent-shaped bay at Haroldswick on Unst's north-east coast, close to Saxa Vord. The water shelves gently near the shore before deepening further out.
SeaBurra Firth slipway (Hermaness)
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis launch point sits on Burra Firth, the sea inlet at Unst's northern tip separated by a narrow strip of land from the freshwater Loch of Cliff. It is the usual approach to Hermaness National Nature Reserve, known for its seabird cliffs.
SeaUyeasound slipway (Clivocast)
Shetland Islands, ScotlandA slipway at Clivocast on Uyea Sound, the strait separating Unst from the small island of Uyea, close to the village of Uyeasound on Unst's southern tip. Uyeasound takes its name from this stretch of water.
SeaUlsta put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandUlsta is the Yell-side ferry terminal on Yell Sound, facing Toft on the Mainland across the strait. This slipway is mapped as reachable by car alongside the vehicle-ferry crossing.
SeaToft put-in (Mossbank)
Shetland Islands, ScotlandToft is the Mainland ferry terminal for Yell, about a mile north of Mossbank on the shore of Yell Sound. The crossing to Ulsta on Yell runs from here, and the site once housed a large workers' camp during construction of the Sullom Voe oil terminal in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
SeaSkibhoull put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis is the way-geometry of the same Skibhoull slipway near Cunningsburgh on Shetland's South Mainland, launching onto Mousa Sound opposite Mousa. OSM records it as a car-accessible service road down to the slipway.
SeaSkerries put-in
Shetland Islands, ScotlandThis slipway is on Bruray, one of the two main linked islands of Out Skerries, an archipelago about 6km northeast of Whalsay and the easternmost point of Scotland. Bruray is joined to neighbouring Housay by the Skerries Bridge, built in 1957, and the two islands are separated by the North Mouth and South Mouth channels that form the harbour.
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