by Richard Barron | 24 April 2024 | News
Today 24 April marks the 92nd anniversary of a landmark battle in outdoor access history – Kinder Scout. On that day in 1932, a group of around 500 people headed up to trespass on Kinder Scout demanding their right of access. It’s lauded as a landmark event,...
by Richard Barron | 30 March 2024 | News
There’s an increasing trend where people tell you that you have a right of access to land under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code (SOAC), but it’s not true and never has been. Contrary to what you may read in the press, social media and on some signs, the SOAC...
by Richard Barron | 11 December 2023 | News
Working with Ramblers Scotland, Cockburn Association, Edinburgh Geological Society and Mountaineering Scotland, we have launched an urgent petition calling on Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to reopen Edinburgh’s Radical Road, following a packed public meeting on...
by Alison Riddell | 20 November 2023 | News
Saturday 18 November, ScotWays members gathered in the impressive surroundings of The Merchants House of Glasgow for the 2023 ScotWays AGM. In response to members telling us they missed the social aspects of previous meetings, there was an optional light lunch before...
by Richard Barron | 20 November 2023 | News
PUBLIC MEETING. The Radical Road in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park has been a much-loved walking route since 1822. In 2018, Historic Environment Scotland closed the route due to fears of rockfall. This public event will explore the history and use of the Radical Road, and...
by Richard Barron | 29 October 2023 | News
As the nights draw in, it’s time for the ScotWays AGM and this year we’re going back to Glasgow. Saturday 18 November 2022 from 13:45The Merchants’ House of Glasgow, 7 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BA The AGM will be in a hybrid format allowing you to...
