Euro grant kickstarts Scots footpath programme

Work will start on footpath improvements on some of Scotland’s best loved mountain paths with the news that £1m has been raised to enable the project to go ahead.

County's footpaths surveyed, thanks to army of volunteers

Every inch of the public rights of way in England’s largest county has been logged by a small army of volunteers.

Out with the old, as Ramblers lose their apostrophe

For decades, the name has conjured up an image, rightly or wrongly, of the breeches-clad hiker, complete with bobble-hat and canvas knapsack striding across the moors whistling a Ewan MacColl tune.

Council 'shoots itself in foot' with proposed path cutbacks

Planned cutbacks to the footpath service of one of England’s most popular holiday destinations could land the authority with extra bills, a pressure group says.

Friends' cash improves Cumbrian paths

Less mobile visitors to the Lake District will benefit from better paths, thanks to a £10,000 grant from a conservation group.

2008: take a trip with us through the highs and lows of the year

In the slovenly hiatus between Santa’s return north and the alcoholic debauchery of the New Year, journalists traditionally have a problem: how to fill the space on their various publications when, well, not much happens..

Solitude beckons on the Howgills' velvet slopes

Quite unlike their near cousins the Yorkshire Dales and the Cumbrian Fells, the velvety bumps of the Howgill Fells have a character all of their own.

Government pull-out threatens Snowdonia Sherpa buses

A project to encourage walkers and mountaineers on to public transport has been thrown into doubt by the sudden withdrawal of funding.

Council fails footpath gold standard, says Ramblers' chief

A council which is bottom of the league for its footpaths must try harder. That was the uncompromising message from Ramblers’ Association chairma...