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I was stuck behind a Kia hatchback today whilst trying to make progress to scourie in my van. Should we start a witch-hunt against them now? No, thought not. Actually you're onto something here. We should witch-hunt all private vehicles and introduce massive investment in public transport in the hi...

Hi everyone, I've managed to wangle a bit of time off Dad duties for my birthday this month so I'm heading to the Loch Lomond area for a nice hike with my dog and a good pal. I'm looking for suggestions on good circular routes (we're taking one car) with nice views that take in at least one Munro. ...

It's cool that Scotland has become such a popular filming location, I also read that they did a lot of filming inside the Cruachan Dam for Andor. Sure I'm missing a few but World War Z, The Batman and Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw all filmed in Glasgow and Avengers: Infinity War and Fast &am...

Yes, fair observation. It did, though, make me think of Sathnam Sanghera's telling (almost comedic) observation in his recent book Empireland about the benefits of imperialism: “#OccasionalMassacre #ButTheRailways”. Certainly worth a read... Oh no trust me, I certainly wasn't going for anything as ...

This, of course, is a function of the UK's colonial and military past as map making is an obvious priority for a country either defending its own territory or invading the territory of others. The Ordnance Survey was initially a branch of the British Army which evolved from a perceived need to map ...

I get the feeling special purpose maps for trekking are handled by other outfits, such as the Norwegian Trekking Association, DNT: https://english.dnt.no/maps. You or others might be familiar with them. Searching in their online shop I see these ones: $matches[2] A couple of them have decent rock d...

The only thing I am not sure is, whether rock faces are depicted in a style so that you can see which ones are negotiable and which ones are deadly. OS does a really good job there. This has been one of my main issues with the Norwegian maps so far. I'm trying to plan a couple of weeks walking in S...

A bold assumption in this question I realise. I confess I haven't checked every global mapping service but having travelled and/or lived in several countries now I'm yet to come across any mapping that even comes close to ordnance survey for both quality and coverage. Even living in Norway now, wher...

Gosh, some stunning photos in here!

For what its worth if we get photos like these every time then I'm definitely keen for you to share some of the less mountain-y walks.

It's many years since I did Catbells—it was one of my first fells as a child—I have vague memories of it being fairly busy at the time, but tolerable I think? Mind you we always favoured going to the Lakes either in the February half term, or the Easter holidays. Summer holidays were usually reserve...

Very nice, thoughtfully written report. What I've heard about about Norway and hiking is all about the fjords and the west of the country. Very interesting to see and hear of the country further east. It looks beautiful. I went to Norway for the first time in my life a couple of months ago, with wo...

HalfManHalfTitanium wrote:What a beautifully written report!

Really enjoyed that - in fact I will read it again tomorrow!

Thanks so much for posting.

Tim

Thank you Tim! Appreciate it.

$matches[2] It is generally accepted that Oslo, and the east of Norway in general, is not the place to go for those looking to enjoy Norway's nature. This is a view advocated by tourists and natives alike, indeed a controversy recently blew up when the Rødt politician, Sofie Marhaug, suggested in a...

The same thing's true about a lot of 'tourist' mountains: Ben Lomond, Coniston Old Man, Helvellyn, Snowdon etc. There are some great ways to climb all of these, and the tourist routes can be used as convenient ways down, often with better views in front than when used for ascent. Interestingly I di...

Nowt wrong with Ben Nevis if you do it via one of the quieter routes. I did the route via Càrn Mòr Dearg a few years back and didn't see a soul until the summit plateau (this was in mid August), great ridge walking and the pony track made for a decent enough descent route. If it were in Cumbria it'd...

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Re: Campervans

Re: What's your favourite circular route near Loch Lomond?

Re: Andor - film location spot....

Re: Why does nowhere have mapping that compares to OS?

Re: Why does nowhere have mapping that compares to OS?

Re: Why does nowhere have mapping that compares to OS?

Re: Why does nowhere have mapping that compares to OS?

Why does nowhere have mapping that compares to OS?

Re: Beinn na Lap, Corrour Station, & Aurora Borealis

Re: Catbells - loved some elements and hated others...

Re: Two Days in Oslo's Wild North

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Two Days in Oslo's Wild North

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