Places to Paddle
Welcome to our Places to Paddle blog. We’ve collated our favourite paddling routes from around the globe with the help of the Red SUP community. Here you will find plenty of inspiration, from short excursions to longer, more lengthy touring expeditions. Packed full of daily paddling routes and more unique locations to add to your SUP bucket list!
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Noosa Heads, Australia
Noosa Heads is often recognised as a popular playground for the rich and famous but also draws people from all walks. It’s an area that flourishes with abundant wildlife thanks to the various natural environments which surround it including...
Paddle Boarding in Baja, Arizona
Arizona south of the Gila River, land that until 1854 was part of Mexico, land that can range from high Sonoran Desert and stands of the iconic saguaro cactus to mile-high grasslands that once were grazed and now raise...
Lake Illawarra Exploration Via Stand Up Paddle Board
Lake Illawarra (Warra in Aboriginal, meaning ‘pleasant place near the sea’) is just over an hour’s drive south of Sydney. This beautiful body of water covers nearly 36 square kms gathers water from the Illawarra escarpment as well as...
Clifton Beach Paddle Boarding in Cape Town
The upmarket and trendy suburb of Clifton lies in one of the most superb settings, against the epic backdrop of Table Mountain. The beautiful beaches at Clifton are divided into four distinct coves by stretches of granite boulders...
Discover SUP near Paris on La Marne
We are lucky to be in a region of lakes and rivers so close to Paris. Upstream from Paris, the Marne river flows further into the Seine and offers a natural SUP area.
Serene SUP route on the River Avon, Devon
Tucked away just off the A379 in Devon, in the pretty village of Aveton Gifford, is a fairly non-descript car park. Driving past, you would never know it grants access to one of the most picturesque and peaceful...
Paddle boarding Lake Annecy, South France
Snow covered mountains and clear calm waters - Paddleboarding Lake Annecy is a perfect SUP spot for all abilities. Lake Annecy, is fed by springs found in the dramatic mountainous backdrop that make paddling this lake, so incredible....
Paddleboarding in the Lake District, Bassenthwaite
As all pub quiz aficionados will know there is only one lake in the Lake District. Bassenthwaite Read more
Paddle Boarding in the Lake District – Loweswater
Less than a mile long, Loweswater is one of the smallest lakes in the Lake District, and not so easy to get to. The drive over Newlands pass is spectacular, as long as you are not afraid of very...
Paddleboarding in Northern California, Mammoth Lakes
There are amazing places across the country to paddleboard, but we wanted to narrow down the top three spots just in Northern California. It wasn’t easy. The whole region (including parts of Southern Oregon) is filled with great...
Ljubljana Urban Adventure SUP Tour
Ljubljana is the green capital of a green country. The image of the town by a river with picturesque bridges and a marketplace was designed by the famous architect Joze Plecnik. The town of a thousand events is...
Explore the River Dart and SUP in South Devon
The River Dart, based in South Devon, winds its way from the incredibly popular tourist coastal town of Dartmouth. A few miles inland and the river meanders its way to the bustling, picturesque town of Totnes. Exploring this beautiful...
Oeschinen - Mountain lakes to SUP in Switzerland
Lake Oeschine is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site and is 1.6km long, 1km wide and is arguably one of the most beautiful mountain lakes to SUP in Switzerland and one of its best kept secrets!