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Scramble on the Buachaille and a walking rebirth win September competition

September turned out to be a great month with loads of great reports of all sorts of adventures. The £100 Highlander 1st prize voucher goes to Borntobemountaingirl for Success on Creag a’ Bhancair Grade 1 Scramble to Stob Dearg – fascinating account of an alternative scramble route up Buachaille Etive Mòr. The September runner-up £50 Highlander voucher prize goes to johnkaysleftleg for Rebirth – fabulous photos of a Cumbrian classic and good to see someone get their walking mojo back. Congratulations to both winners and thanks to everyone who posted. To be in with a chance of winning this month’s competition simply post a

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Posted in Magazine, News

The rut

I always look forwards to the first subzero morning. Coming so early in the autumn season, when summer still holds the days, it typically occurs after a clear night, which means the subsequent morning is a real beauty. Low sun, mist in the glen, everything tinged with white. A bleary-eyed glance out of the window as I put the kettle on for a cup of tea is never enough, though. I want to both feel and smell the cold, so I stumble outside to be embraced by the frost. Such was the scene on 13th September this year as I

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Posted in Features, Magazine, Nature

Our pick: Scotland’s outdoors towns

One of our most popular posts was our pick of Scotland’s most picturesque villages. This time we take a look at larger centres, highlighting 15 Scottish towns which make great bases for outdoors activities. All of the links below give access to places to stay as well as routes to walk. Aberfeldy, Perthshire The attractive grey stone buildings of Aberfeldy cluster on the south side of Scotland’s mightiest river, the Tay, and serve as a gateway to the lower end of Loch Tay and to beautiful Glen Lyon. The town is a great base for countless family walks (the local

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Posted in Features, Magazine, Our picks

Gear Review: Trail running shoes

We know many people choose to run the routes on Walkhighlands, and we’ve joined them over the last 3 years. While we’ve both enjoyed building up the fitness and agility needed to be able to tackle many shorter trails, we’ve also taken on longer routes as run-walks and embraced the feeling of moving faster through the landscape. For us, it’s not about speed, but being able to enjoy a different experience; trail running heightens awareness of the conditions underfoot, and enables you to take advantage of shorter windows of good weather to fully immerse yourself in the outdoors. The right

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Posted in Footwear, Gear reviews, Magazine

Cuillin Sunrise and Missing Shoes win August walk report prizes

A huge variety of fantastic walk reports last month made it hard to choose the winners. In the end Dramamine pipped the post with an atmospheric tale and great photos A Night on Blà Blà Blà Bheinn (Blaven) – the £100 Highlander 1st prize voucher is well deserved. The August runner-up £50 Highlander voucher prize went to Old Guys Do Ben Alder from Loch Ossian Youth Hostel. A great adventure with a few unexpected difficulties and plenty of frogs. Just a couple of mentions for reports which narrowly missed out on prizes. The judges were fascinated by the different conditions and photos in

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Posted in Magazine, News

Litter in Scotland – why are we so rubbish?

One of my guilty pleasures is watching YouTube travel videos, made by overseas visitors to Scotland and the UK. It’s interesting to see and hear an unfiltered, instant impression of where you live, partly because you have pride in where you live and you hope folk have a nice time, but also because it’s nice to have positive aspects about your home pointed out to you that you’ve forgotten about, taken for granted, or perhaps not even considered before. In short, as a country, it can make us feel better about ourselves. So there I was, watching one such vlog

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Posted in Features, Magazine

Memorable mountains win Walkhighlands competition

Fantastic to see everyone’s adventures in July on the Walkhighlands forum – plenty of mentions of clegs (horseflies) and midges but also a fair bit of sunshine for the school holidays. Vouchers for outdoor gear from Highlander are winging their way to the people behind two very memorable mountain days. 1st prize and a £100 Highlander voucher goes to teaandpies for Icon for 150  – an epic day on the Ring of Steall that seemed very unlikely only a few months before. The runner-up this time is another Walkhighlands forum regular, Dogplodder for From Black Mount splendour to car park torture which wins

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Posted in Magazine, News

Our pick – Scotland’s waterfalls

Scotland is renowned for its rapidly changeable and unpredictable weather – but if you get caught out by the rain, it does have its advantages. Not only does it keep our ancient forests green and verdant, but the rain also powers our rivers and burns – and their waterfalls. Here’s our pick of some of Scotland’s most scenic and impressive cataracts. Plodda Falls, near Glen Affric Mighty Plodda Falls is not just one of Scotland’s most majestic falls, it is one of the most accessible too, requiring only a short walk from a parking area above Tomich, south of Glen

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Posted in Features, Magazine, Our picks

Trossachs Explorer bus returns

Following a successful trial in 2024, the Trossachs Explorer Shuttle Bus is returning for a second and expanded pilot this season. The pilot service service will run from 7th July to 5th October 2025 building on the learnings and success from 2024, trialling further enhancements and an expanded route, now starting from Drymen, the shuttle bus operation will continue to test and learn what works both in terms of service operation and inspiring people to use more sustainable travel options to connect and protect the special environment of our National Park. Tackling the dominance of car travel and lack of

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Posted in Access issues, Magazine, News

Epic adventures win June competition

Loads of great reports for all types of walks were posted on the Walkhighlands forum in June, but it was two epic adventures that caught the judges’ eyes and bagged last month’s prizes. 1st prize and a £100 Highlander voucher goes to ben-buky for The HaGGIS (Highlands and Glasgow Greatly Inclined Stroll) – a 4 week extravaganza including 64 munros over 500 miles and numerous adventures and digestive issues. Runner-up was the equally mad expedition Geal Chàrnage by arno99, which wins the £50 runner up prize. Congratulations to both winners and thanks to everyone who posted.  To be in with a chance of winning

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