The road up Glen Nevis is due to close later this month, from 28th February to 3rd March. The closure is to enable a company to carry out filming. The closure will be from a point 700m beyond the Youth Hostel – affecting access to all of the very popular hill walks from the upper glen, as well as to Steall Falls. Cars will be allowed through only at set times on each day during the closure – at 10:30am for 15 minutes, from noon to 1pm, and at 3pm for 15 minutes. Pedestrians and cyclists will be allowed through…

Minister praises impact of “world famous” Land Reform Act 2003    Environment Minister Màiri McAllan joined well-known faces from across the outdoors community at Holyrood last night to celebrate 20 years of the nation’s world-class access rights.   Ramblers Scotland’s #OutdoorsForAll event marked two decades of the pioneering Land Reform Act 2003 giving the public the legal right to access nearly all land and inland water in Scotland, provided they behave responsibly.   Attendees included many of the original campaigners from Ramblers Scotland and partners organisations who fought hard to win the rights, which are often known as the ‘right to roam’.   Guests…

Highland Council have advised that they are carrying out emergency drainage works around Dalness House, Glen Etive. The works are programmed from today, Monday 14 November 2022 until Friday 2 December 2022. Due to available road widths and to protect the operators on the site, the road will be closed for the duration of these works. Emergency services will have access at all times. Residential access will be permitted. This means that the usual routes to Munros – including Ben Starav and its neighbours – and the Corbetts in lower Glen Etive are all inaccessible for the next 3 weeks.

Friends of the John O’Groats Trail (JOGT), a long-distance walking route which stretches from Inverness to John O’Groats, have announced the appointment of their first ever manager, after receiving funding from the Caithness and North Sutherland Fund, the Beatrice Partnership Fund, and the Caithness Beatrice Fund. Kenneth McElroy, will join the John O’Groats Trail from mid-September, and will oversee the development of the trail. McElroy, a community development specialist, brings several years’ experience in the North Highland tourism sector, with former roles with the Wild North Festival, North Coast 500, in addition to his voluntary service as director with Caithness…

Scotland’s Nature Agency, NatureScot, is urging hillwalkers to check online for deer stalking information before setting out during the busiest part of the season. NatureScot manages the Heading for the Scottish Hills website, which provides details on deer management on estates up to late October to help walkers avoid disturbing stalking. Scotland offers fantastic hillwalking, but summer and autumn are also important for deer stalking on the open hill, with most activity taking place from August onwards. This management controls the grazing pressure on natural habitats, not only contributing to the rural economy, but helping protect woodlands and restore them…