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Glen Feshie wanderings and new App tutorials

As our social media posts are going to be very limited following recent changes by Meta, we’re instead going to update you much more regularly here on what we’ve been up to with recent work on Walkhighlands from behind the scenes. Route updates Whilst we have a long-running program of updating our oldest routes, we also respond to the constant updates we are very kindly sent by users – and the fact is that some parts of Scotland change constantly whilst others barely need updates at all. One example of the former is the Corbett Carn Dearg Mor on the…

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Fabulous Cairngorms and Carneddau views bag August prizes

Each month, Walkhighlands gives away £150 worth of outdoor gear vouchers from Scottish firm Highlander. August’s winning £100 prize goes to Meiklie Mist for The Fast, The Slow & The Mountains – Beinn MacDuibh + 3 – an epic 2 days in the Cairngorms with wonderful photos. We head to Wales and more great photos for the runner up winner. Gareth M’s Carnedd Dafydd for sunset bags the £50 Highlander voucher. To be in with a chance of winning just post a walk report on the Walkhighlands forum.

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Foula adventure wins walk report of the month

Heaps of great reports in July which made picking winners difficult. However a couple of further flung adventures provided inspiration and are worthy winners: The £100 voucher for outdoor gear from Highlander is on its way to iangpark for Awe-struck on Foula – not many folks get to visit this remote Shetland island so it’s great to be able to take it all in from the walk report. The £50 runner up voucher goes to uk-scrambler who takes us to the French Alps with L’Etale by Coillu a Bordel corridor. Bastille day enjoyment. Thanks, as always, to everyone who posted.  Each month, Walkhighlands…

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Kintyre Way solitude and Celtic myths win June prizes

Each month 2 reports are chosen to win vouchers from Scottish outdoor gear retailer, Highlander. For June the £100 1st prize goes to Stuart3957 for Six days on the Kintyre Way. His report gives an honest, and beautifully illustrated, account of this, often-overlooked, Scottish long distance route. Have a read and be motivated to start planning your own multi-day adventure. A Perthshire bike and hike wins the runner up prize. A £50 voucher is on its way to malcy_c for Beinn Mhanac from the east – an inspiration to explore different routes and lovely to see the Tigh nam Bodach and the stone…

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New section of Great Glen Way opens

A new off-road section of the Great Glen Way has been opened taking walkers away from the tarmac for much of the section between Bunloit and Drumnadrochit. The new section is on the Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit stage, and takes walkers and cyclists off the narrow, and sometimes busy, Bunloit road for a new 3.3km section from Ancarraig to Clunebeg. The updated route is now on the Walkhighlands app and website with a new description and mapping for that stage. The new section is also clearly waymarked and affects both the High and Low Routes for that stage. The new route…

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New Walkhighlands app goes live

The new Walkhighlands app is available at last in Apple App store and Google Play! If you’ve previously used our old non-app store app, it is now obsolete. Please uninstall it and install the new one from the app stores (link in our profile). Your app will then be automatically kept up to date.

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Tales of School and Bob Graham bag May’s prizes

Each month two walk reports from the Walkhighlands Forum are chosen to win vouchers from Scottish outdoor gear retailer, Highlander. The £100 May 1st prize went to k traverses for Midnight Bus, Highland Morning & 2 Ballachulish Munros. The judges commented that, “it’s always interesting to read their reports of walks in Scotland and south of the border done from public transport but this one stood out for it’s fantastic photos and epic ambition for a day walk by bus”. Something different was chosen for the runner up prize. A £50 voucher is on its way to ProfRob for The Bob Graham…

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A tot of Rùm and Easter snow win April prizes

Spring is finally in the air and a huge variety of great walk reports were posted on the Walkhighlands forum in April. Each month £150 worth of outdoor gear vouchers are up for grabs for two winning reports. The £100 Highlander 1st prize voucher goes to tedthesinger for Rùm’s 1000+ Footers in a Day – a report that does what it says on the tin with added superb photos and the glowing green eyes of deer. A final blast of winter conditions wins the April runner-up £50 Highlander voucher for White Easter – More Likely Than a White Christmas, thanks for posting PaulSwansonD.…

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Mountain Days win February competition

A slew of great reports were posted on the Walkhighlands forum in February, a great mix of short winter walks, epic mountain days and visits to pubs and cafes! The £100 Highlander 1st prize voucher went to Mart987 for Ben Oss & Beinn Dubhchcraig in the snow – making the most of one of the few fabulous bluebird days last month. Winning the February runner-up £50 Highlander voucher prize was Kenny_G for the nostalgic Not getting lost again on Beinn Eighe – a great story with wonderful photos. To be in with a chance of winning next month’s competition simply post a walk report…

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Torridon adventure and magical Wales win December prizes

Happy New Year! The judges have loved reading about all the adventures posted on Walkhighlands in December. The £100 Highlander 1st prize voucher goes to smalltounboy for Sgorr Ruadh by train – fabulous photos from a trip making the most of the short daylight and value train fare. Winning the December runner-up £50 Highlander voucher prize is Gareth M for Rhinogydd – fantastic to see a wonderful area of Wales highlighted. Congratulations to both winners and thanks to everyone who posted. To be in with a chance of winning November’s competition simply post a walk report on the Walkhighlands forum.

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