Walkhighlands has teamed up with Guardian Books to offer the chance to win 4 copies of the new book Pathways. From the processional routes of ancient Britain to Victorian promenades along the sea-front, Britain’s pathways are inextricably woven into our landscape and history. In this new book, David Stewart and Nicholas Rudd-Jones set out to explore some of the most evocative and beautiful tracks and ways that criss-cross the nation, explaining how they came about and what they tell us about the people who made them. As they do so, they give both the keen and casual walker a very…

Despite the promising weather luring many people out onto the hills, this Easter Monday saw the 10,000th member sign up to the Walkhighlands forum. Only a couple of years ago the site, which is now Scotland’s busiest outdoors website, was celebrating its 1000th member. Forum members have been trying to predict the date and time of the 10k member with Walkhighlands offering a bottle of single malt whisky to the nearest guess. Many guesses later, and a few cheeky requests for Southern Comfort or other favoured tipples, the nearest guess – at just 23 minutes out – was neilmci who…

The Ayrshire Coastal Path is the latest route to be added to the Walkhighlands website. The addition of a detailed route description, complete with 1:250,00 Ordnance Survey mapping, photos and GPS downloads means the site now boasts over 1300 Scottish walking routes. Stretching for 147km from the southern to northernmost limits of the county, the Ayrshire Coastal Path sticks close to the coastline itself and for much of its length runs along sandy beaches. The two halves of the route have a contrasting character, with remoter, more rural countryside – and rougher walking – on the first half to Ayr,…

Today Walkhighlands has finally added coverage of perhaps the most popular weekend walk in all Scotland, the route around IKEA in Glasgow. The exploration of the Swedish home superstore is planned to be just the first in a new series of routes which will focus on walks relevant and accessible to more people. “We hope this will help to counter the idea that Walkhighlands is only for those who love to get out in the outdoors on their weekends, ” said site co-founder, Paul Webster. “We already feature several great city walks, and we hope that our new routes in…

There are only a few days left in which to enter Walkhighland’s March competition. Walkhighlands has teamed up with Craggan Outdoors and have a two night stay at Craggan Outdoors Bothy, sleeping up to 6 people, to give away. Craggan Outdoors, based on beautiful Speyside at the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, has for the last two years been the TripAdvisor top-rated outdoor activity centre in Scotland. Choose from a range of over twenty fantastic activities, suited to people of all ages and abilities. Stay in either a 27-bed Bunkhouse or 6-bed Bothy, both sitting atop a hill within…