Catching the sunshine when walking across the vast spaces of the Flow Country in Caithness this morning.
A new improved final section of the West Highland Way into Fort William has been waymarked as the 'high route'. The route heads around the flanks of Cow Hill before descending into the town, avoiding a long stretch of the original on tarmac.
Our updated guide:
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/west-highlan...
Sundew on the Forsinain Trail today - who doesn’t love a carnivorous, midge-eating plant?
Heads up: the Three Sisters car park is closed from Monday to Friday this week (8-12 June) for essential safety improvement works. This is the usual start point for both the Lost Valley and for Bidean nam Bian.
The circuit around Dunnet Head is surely one of the very best walks on the North Coast - yet we met not a single walker on the route this week. We've updated our route to include more coast and less road-walking on the return leg.
Download it now in our free app - or view on our website.
The sunshine put in a welcome appearance on the Kyle of Durness circuit this afternoon.
Oldshoremore, Polin and Sheigra beaches, photographed yesterday. It's a bit of a rough wee walk to link the three but so worth the effort.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/sutherland/o...
We've a new app - and we're in the Google Play and Apple App stores for the first time!
( If you have our old website app, it is now obsolete - please uninstall it before installing the new one )
Apple App Store:
apps.apple.com/us/app/walkh...
Google Play store:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
In 2024 we talked to BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell about his decision to tackle the Munros after a terminal brain cancer diagnosis.
Now Glenn updates us on those challenges & appeals for people to join the 2nd "Brain Power Munro Challenge".
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/mountai...
In January 2024 we talked to BBC Scotland's political editor about his decision to tackle the Munros in the face of a terminal brain cancer diagnosis. Two years on, Glenn Campbell brings us up to date...
