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Skilled pathworkers began work in April on the badly eroded path up Ben Vane<\/a> in the Arrochar Alps, in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs<\/a> National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a340,000 of the\nScottish total has been allocated for work which is expected to take\neight months to complete, finishing in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Work on the other project, the unsightly scar of the path up Beinn a Ghlo<\/a> in the southern Cairngorms<\/a>, is due to start in June and will take four months, with completion scheduled for September. Work on the Beinn a Ghlo path, which has for years been an eroded trench visible from the A9, will cost \u00a360,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All the pathwork\nis being overseen and coordinated by the Outdoor Access Trust for\nScotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donations came from all quarters during the year-long appeal, including individuals, climbing and walking clubs, and organisations. A grant of \u00a326,500 came from the European Outdoor Conservation Association, and \u00a320,000 from the Scottish Mountaineering Trust, as well as \u00a310,000 from the BFMF. And pupils from Loretto School in Musselburgh celebrated their own connection with Beinn a Ghlo by raising \u00a31500 through climbs of Beinn a Ghlo and Arthur\u2019s Seat, and a sponsored abseil in Fife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stuart Younie,\nChief Executive of Mountaineering Scotland said: \u201cThis has been a\ngreat project to raise funds for badly needed path restoration\nprojects on two very popular mountains. It\u2019s fantastic to see so\nmany people getting outdoors enjoying the countryside and the\nbenefits of getting physically active but one of the unfortunate\nlegacies is the wear and tear on our hill paths and tracks. I\u2019d\nlike to thank everyone in the outdoors community who has embraced our\ncollective responsibility to help look after the hills and been\ninvolved supporting Mend our Mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dougie Baird, CEO\nof Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland, said: \u201cThese are two of the\nmost eroded paths in the UK, and repairing the damage will be so\nimportant for both the landscape and the visitor experience. With\npublic funds under so much pressure, it was important that the public\nsupport this type of work and we are delighted that those who care\nfor the mountains took this opportunity to give something back.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carey Davies, BMC\nhill walking officer and lead for the Mend Our Mountains: Make One\nMillion appeal, said: \u201cA few scruffy paths might not sound like a\nbig problem, but the consequences of path erosion can be really\nserious. Without intervention these scars can grow to 30 metres or\nmore across \u2013 as wide as a motorway. That scarring can endanger\nrare vegetation or wildlife, disturb habitats, expose\ncarbon-capturing peat or harm the health of waterways. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is fantastic\nthat these repair projects can now go ahead having smashed their\ntargets, and it is testament to the great affinity so many people\nhave for the Scottish landscape, both in Scotland and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A \u00a3100,000 appeal to fund much needed repairs to Scottish hill paths has reached its target and work has now started on one of two major projects. The Mend Out Mountains: Make One Million appeal, which has run over the last year, is headed by the BMC UK-wide and Mountaineering Scotland north of the border, and aims to raise up to \u00a31 million for pathwork in each of the UK\u2019s national parks. In Scotland the target was \u00a3100,000 for work in the Cairngorms National Park and the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. 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