Following the success of the joint Walkhighlands/MCofS navigation courses over the last few years a further 4 course dates are being held this summer. These single day courses will be held at Arrochar on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June, and at the Ochils on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August. This is the chance to brush up on your navigation skills while meeting other Walkhighlands users on a fun and friendly day. The courses are always very popular and only a few slots are still available – there is one place on Saturday 11 June, 2 on Sunday 12th…

With Father’s Day coming soon, we’ve teamed up with the wonderful Whisky Tasting Company to bring you the chance to win a year’s supply of premium and rare whiskies to taste – worth £235! A specialist in premium whisky gift sets, the Whisky Tasting Company has unique agreements with whisky brand owners throughout Scotland & Wales, presenting premium, old and rare whiskies from almost all of the country’s distilleries in our beautiful whisky gift sets. All you need to do is to fill in the form below, including the answer to the question “From which Scottish City is the long…

Deaf and blind walker Michael Anderson will be tackling a 215 mile charity hike this May and is appealing for walkers to help him along the way. In 2011 Michael successfully tackled Ben Nevis with the help of some Walkhighlands users and is hoping hillwalkers will support both his trek and charity this time around. Michael is calling his trek from Iona to St Andrews “Michael’s Way” and is raising money for Deafblind Scotland. Michael said, “The name Michael’s Way was dreamt up because I have very different ways of doing things. I have to run with a guide and…

Following the success of the joint Walkhighlands/MCofS navigation courses over the last few years there will be a further 2 courses this summer. These single day courses will be held at Arrochar on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June. This is the chance to brush up on your navigation skills while meeting other Walkhighlands users on a fun and friendly day. Each course will begin with an hour of work indoors and then the rest of the day will be spent on practical navigation skills on the hill. The courses will be run by Heather Morning, Mountain Safety Officer at…

A new documentary is to show on BBC2 Scotland on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 9pm, documenting the work of the Mountain Bothy Association and its volunteers. The film will subsequently be available on the iPlayer (and could be shown nationwide in the future). The film is entitled ‘Bothy Life’ and is a celebration of 50 years of the work of the Association. Filming by Hopscotch Films has taken place during much of this year. Walkhighlands ran a feature gallery on Mountain Bothies earlier this year. Here’s a clip from the film; ‘Most bothies just have a spade but Corrour…

The Arran Coastal Way has been greatly improved over the last year with new waymarking, path improvements and a new website. A monument to mark the start and finish of the walk in Brodick is planned for later this year. A detailed route description with free OS mapping is now available on Walkhighlands. The Arran Coastal Way is a challenging and rugged long distance route running for 109km mostly around the coastline of the Isle of Arran. The Way fits neatly into a week long holiday, and the excellent bus service around the island makes it possible to walk the…

The newest Scottish long distance route is now on Walkhighlands. The Affric Kintail Way runs from Drumnadrochit in the east to Morvich in Kintail, just a stone’s throw from the sea on the west coast. The starting point at Drumnadrochit means it can easily be extended with a first day’s walk along the Great Glen Way from Inverness creating a satisfying coast to coast, cross-Scotland route. The 71km route is traditionally walked east to west and split into 4 days, but there are any number of options for walkers willing to be flexible in terms of transport and accommodation options,…