A flat, sheltered canal paddle from the Ratho basin, about as beginner-friendly as paddling gets, with the Bridge Inn on hand for afterwards. No tide, no current, just narrowboats to watch for.
Edinburgh Canal Centre car park, Ratho.
Canal-side slipway/pontoon at Ratho basin.
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…
Balerno / Pentland Hills Regional Park
A reservoir loop that gently opens into proper Pentland hill country, with Bavelaw Castle and the ridgeline as your reward if y…
South Queensferry
A launch right beneath all three Forth bridges together, which is a striking sight from water level, but this is a working ship…