Catalogue of Rights of Way

ScotWays maintains Scotland’s National Catalogue of Rights of Way (CROW). Mapped at 1:50,000 scale, CROW is a digital database that holds geo-spatial information (line data drawn on maps) and written information about recorded rights of way, heritage paths, routes recorded in the book Scottish Hill Tracks, and other signposted routes throughout Scotland. CROW also holds information on our many signposts.

CROW does not include all rights of way many of which are known only to local people and come to the notice of ScotWays when a problem arises. However, in consultation with Scottish access authorities, we continue to add rights of way to CROW as we hear about them.

CROW is not accessible to the general public. If you are looking for information on rights of way, you will find information on some of the more historic rights of way on our Heritage Paths page and can find out about particular routes, or particular areas, by contacting the ScotWays office. We offer a paid service for solicitors, developers, consultants and those people wanting to know whether our records show any rights of way running across a piece of land.

Sometimes people ask about rights of way when they are really looking for somewhere to go. If that’s you, have a look at our #RespectProtectEnjoy article on Ken for places to visit.