13 of 15 places fit
Walkways and cycle paths run along the 3.2 km canal from Business Bay to the sea, with three footbridges to cross back and forth.
A 1.8 km creekside promenade built with wind towers and palm-frond shade, with dhows and abras tied up along it.
A one-kilometre canal lined with cafés and apartments between Khalid Lagoon and Al Khan, busy with families in the evening.
A quiet east coast seafront with a rubber jogging track, shaded sea-facing benches and toilets, next to the Al Qurm mangroves.
A free waterside walk facing the Mangrove National Park, where kayak tours set off into the channels.
A 3 km palm-lined boardwalk links Etihad Arena, beach clubs and dozens of restaurants.
A long seafront on the Gulf of Oman with a beach walk and fish restaurants, with the Hajar right behind the city.
A bay-front walk between the working harbour and the stone amphitheatre, with the lit-up man-made waterfall on the hillside behind.
A beachfront strip of restaurants next to Soul Beach, minutes from the Louvre, with the sea one step off the path.
A 5.4 km waterside path with Highline Park looks straight across the channel at the city skyline.
A canal-side walk with the National Aquarium and a view across the water to the Grand Mosque.
A food-stall waterfront and beach on Hudayriyat where families stay out well past midnight in winter.
A boardwalk through natural mangroves with observation towers where black herons, and occasionally dugongs, show up.