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Key Cape Wrath Trail footbridge reopens near Glenfinnan

Callop Bridge, which has been closed for the last few years, has now re-opened. The bridge is a vital link on the Cape Wrath Trail, and its closure led to backpackers walking miles along the dangerous verge of the very busy A830 road to reach Glenfinnan. Forestry Land Scotland have undertaken the repair work. This include new marine steps up onto the bridge. The boardwalk on the approach to the bridge has been removed and the ground is very subject to flooding. There is, however, an informal path over Torran Guibhais which avoids the flooded area (as described on our

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December walk report winners announced

Happy New Year! It’s been fun looking back at what people got up to and posted in December. Walk report of the month and winner of a £100 Highlander voucher goes to johnbythell for “Epic day in the Monadhliath” – fab report and great photos – congratulations. The £50 Highlander voucher is heading to Mr Bump for “Four Months after Open Heart Surgery” – an inspiring read and a great day in the hills. Each month £150 of Highlander vouchers are up for grabs, just post a walk report on the Walkhighlands forum for a chance of winning.

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Kinloch Hourn road closure periods

The minor road to Kinloch Hourn on the edge of Knoydart is set to have restricted access over the next few months. The road closure notice begins on 21 December 2024 and will remain in effect until Thursday 1 May 2025. However, the closure notice will only be enforced during specified periods and times – usually open weekends and at lunchtimes as well as early morning and evening. The latest closure times can be found on the SSE website – go to this page and then click on ‘Project Updates’

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Fife Pilgrim Way added to Walkhighlands

We’re delighted to add the Fife Pilgrim Way to Walkhighlands. Our description covers all the stages with detailed instructions and photos. As usual, all the stages can be downloaded to your phone for offline use, with GPS mapping to help keep you right – all free of any charge or any need to sign up or share your details. Fife Pilgrim Way guide St Andrews was once one of Europe’s major pilgrim destinations, with the relics of the apostle once housed in the Cathedral ranking it alongside Santiago de Compostela and Rome in medieval times. The Fife Pilgrim Way long

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Scottish summer finally delivers for Highlander winners

Wow – summer finally arrived in Scotland and with it loads of fabulous reports for walks long and short – the judges loved reading about all the adventures by Walkhighlanders in September. Walk report of the month and winner of a £100 Highlander voucher is Gareth M for “All around Alligin“, a reminder of just how good Torridon can be in great weather. A £50 Highlander voucher is on its way to Mart987 for “Mullardoch Round of 12 inversion city” which wins last month’s runner up prize – fabulous photos and write up from an epic day in the mountains.

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Contrasting walk reports win Highlander gear prizes

Every month, the winner of our walk report of the month competition, sponsored by Highlander Outdoor, wins £100 of vouchers to spend on their outdoor gear, with £50 of vouchers for the runner up. It’s been a real joy to read the reports from June, lots of mini and epic adventures here and abroad. Choosing winners was really hard though with quite a few just missing out. However in the end Click here for Inspiration by Claire_jane9 won through. Congratulations – a £100 voucher is on its way to you. And for giving us a proper belly laugh the runner up prize

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North Face car park closed on weekdays from 3 June

The access track to the popular Ben Nevis North Face car park will be closed on weekdays from 3rd June, for a period of up to 10 days, for repairs. It will not be possible even for pedestrians to pass along the track when it is closed. Forestry and Land Scotland have confirmed that access to and use of the car park will still be possible at weekends. The car park is usually used by climbers and walkers visiting the North Face of Ben Nevis, or those intending to climb the mountain via the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête. The ‘Mountain

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Visitors to Scotland’s hills urged to head online for deer stalking information

With deer stalking activity increasing until 20th October, NatureScot is encouraging hill-goers to check the Heading for the Scottish Hills service to avoid disturbing essential deer management during this key period. Managing the number of deer is vital for preventing nature loss and tackling the climate change crisis facing Scotland. Reducing deer impacts, such as overgrazing and trampling, will enable the recovery of upland habitats, resulting in a more diverse landscape that benefits biodiversity and absorbs more carbon. As part of the response to the nature and climate crises, the Heading for the Scottish Hills service has expanded to cover

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Fisherfield highs and bagging error lows

Phew! June was quite the month weather wise across Scotland, and the seemingly endless sunshine led to you submitting a bumper bundle of 238 walk reports through the month. Every month, two winning Walk Reports are chosen from the Walkhighlands forum, with the winner taking £100 of vouchers to spend at Highlander Outdoors, with £50 of vouchers to the runner up. The June winner was jimbell21 for his report of a memorable wild-camp on Scotland’s most remote Munros – Fisherfield 6 – summit camp & inversion on A’ Mhaighdean. What a sensational trip – paid for by a potentially terrifying dunking

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Galloway routes on Walkhighlands updated and expanded

We’ve just completed a major update of our routes across Dumfries and Galloway – focussing on the walks at lower levels, and the first sections of the Southern Upland Way. Over the last week 40 routes have been completely rewalked, rewritten and photographed, which combined with last years updates means almost all the routes in the region have been rewalked and written in the last year. The expanded coverage includes four routes which are completely new to Walkhighlands. The Watson Bird Walk at St John’s Town of Dalry which was created in 2022 to celebrate the late Donald Watson, a

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