Places across Scotland that suit accessible — filtered from the whole living map.
Duddingston, Edinburgh
A quiet loop around a bird sanctuary loch inside Holyrood Park, with Arthur's Seat rising behind the reedbeds. Mostly step-free…
Broxburn, West Lothian
A wooded river gorge walk past an old aqueduct, easy enough for buggies on the main paths with a cafe and toilets at the visito…
Kinross
A flat surfaced loop around Loch Leven with Mary Queen of Scots' island castle in view for most of it, long enough at 21km for …
Glasgow Green, Glasgow
A step-free riverside stretch through Glasgow's oldest park, with the Clyde and the Nelson Monument for company and the city ce…
Kelvingrove, Glasgow
A riverside walk through parkland past the Kelvingrove gallery's sandstone facade and up the wooded gorge toward the university…
Arden, Loch Lomond
A level marina-side spot for the classic southern view up Loch Lomond, with a restaurant right there for a coffee afterwards. B…
Tamfourhill, Falkirk
A flat step-free towpath past the rotating boat lift itself, an engineering curiosity as much as a walk. Easy for buggies and w…
Ratho, Edinburgh
A flat, sheltered canal paddle from the Ratho basin, about as beginner-friendly as paddling gets, with the Bridge Inn on hand f…
Kirkcaldy
The 'lang toun' promenade runs the length of Kirkcaldy's beach, step-free the whole way and served by the town's rail station a…
Prestonpans, East Lothian
A flat, easy stretch of the John Muir Way linking Prestonpans to Cockenzie past old harbours, with the Fife coast visible acros…
Pollok, Glasgow
Parkland along the White Cart Water with the Burrell Collection and Pollok House as bookends, and Highland cattle grazing the f…
Milngavie
Woodland trails around Mugdock Loch and its castle ruin, with the Campsie Fells filling the northern skyline. An easy, mostly s…
Bo'ness
A level foreshore path around Kinneil Estate looking across the Forth to Fife, with Grangemouth's industrial skyline visible to…
Wester Ross, near Ullapool
A short accessible path to a suspension bridge over the Falls of Measach, which drop 45m into a narrow mile-long gorge. Step-fr…
Applecross, Wester Ross
The highest road climb in the UK, with a viewpoint at the top looking out to Skye, Raasay and the Outer Hebrides. No walking ne…
Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms
A level loop around a loch with a ruined castle on its island, set among some of the oldest Caledonian pines in Rothiemurchus. …
West Mainland, Orkney
A sweeping Atlantic-facing bay right beside the Neolithic village of Skara Brae, where the settlement itself was uncovered from…
Ayr
A step-free promenade the length of the beach, with Arran visible across the water. An easy, sociable town swim rather than a w…
near Melrose, Tweed Valley
The view Sir Walter Scott loved best: the Tweed Valley running to the Eildon Hills, from a roadside car park with a bench. One …
Oban
A sandy beach just north of Oban with views out to Mull, Kerrera and Lismore, and the starting point of the Argyll Sea Kayak Tr…
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
An RNLI-lifeguarded town beach looking across the Tay Estuary to Fife, with Broughty Castle nearby. One of the few lifeguarded …
Glen Clova, Angus Glens
A roadside view at the head of Glen Clova, taking in the glen's steep glaciated flanks from right by the car park. About as eas…