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Network Rail intransigence continues
When Network Rail closed the Ben Alder Level Crossing at Dalwhinnie in 2021, it claimed this was due to safety concerns. The public continued to use the crossing, simply climbing the locked gates so in March this year Network Rail spent £30,000 installing 1.8m high...
Heritage Path for June 2023: Strath Tirry to Badanloch Tracks
Heritage Path of the month Strath Tirry to Badanloch Tracks is our Heritage Path of the month for June 2023, click here to view the details More about Strath Tirry to Badanloch Tracks Start from the A836, 8km north of Lairg near Dalmichy where there is a bridge over...
Heritage Path for May 2023: Coronation Road (Scone to Abernethy)
Heritage Path of the month Coronation Road (Scone to Abernethy) is our very appropriate Heritage Path of the month for May 2023, click here to view the details More about Coronation Road (Scone to Abernethy) Travelling the Coronation Road today is difficult,...
Transcribing historic paths
You can now download, explore and view records of over 120,000 footpaths traced from Ordnance Survey Six-Inch to the mile maps of Scotland (1888-1913) thanks to a crowdsourcing map transcription project, a collaborative project between Scotways and the National...
Heritage Path for April 2023: Military Way, Antonine Wall
Heritage Path of the month Military Way, Antonine Wall is our Heritage Path of the month for April 2023, click here to view the details More about Military Way, Antonine Wall Athough we don't have a full recent survey of this route, it has been described as...
Heritage Path for March 2023: Stobo Old Drove Road
Heritage Path of the month Stobo Old Drove Road is our Heritage Path of the month for March 2023, click here to view the details More about Stobo Old Drove Road From A701 just north of Broughton, go northeast through Broughton Place and keep straight on...
Fine Political Words need action
‘it will be essential for the fine political words to be backed up by the provision, by the [Scottish] Executive, of adequate resources to enable local authorities in particular to fulfil their statutory duties.’ScotWays Annual Report 2003 It’s 20 years since the Land...
National Planning Framework 4 Approved
Scotland’s National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), which incorporates new National Planning Policy (NPP), was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 11 January 2023 and, subject to the commencement of certain provisions of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, became...
Heritage Path for February 2023: Strath Tirry to Badanloch Tracks
Heritage Path of the month Strath Tirry to Badanloch Tracks is our Heritage Path of the month for February 2023, click here to view the details More about Strath Tirry to Badanloch Tracks Start from the A836, 8km north of Lairg near Dalmichy where there is a bridge...
Recognising 20 Years of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act
Monday 23 January 2023 marks 20 years since the passing of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. The Act made radical changes to outdoor access, putting on a statutory basis the right of access to be on, above or below most land and on inland water in Scotland....
Heritage Path for January 2023: The Minigaig
Heritage Path of the month The Minigaig is our Heritage Path of the month for January 2023, click here to view the details More about The Minigaig From Blair Atholl go up the east side of the River Tilt to the Old Bridge of Tilt, then cross the river towards Old...
Court of Session Decision on Core Path Plan
On 20 December 2022 the Inner House of the Court of Session announced its decision on an appeal that attempted to overturn a rebuffed petition for a judicial review of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Core Path Plan review concerning proposed new core...
