Lakes 'checkpoint' will advise walkers heading for hills

Walkers heading for the Lakeland fells next weekend will face a checkpoint to ensure they have the correct gear.

New mapping system will help colour-blind

Britain’s national mapping agency has introduced a new product to help people who are colour-blind read maps more easily.

Welsh peak will bear name of 'lost princess'

A Welsh peak will join a family circle this weekend, following a concerted campaign to have it renamed.

Mountain loses munro status after pair's survey

So, it’s official: Scotland has one fewer munro. There are now only 283 of the 3,000-footers to bag, and those walkers who slogged up Sgurr nan Cean...

Survey trio help BBC settle hill score

Britain’s trio of amateur hill sleuths will feature in a BBC programme tomorrow as they help in the quest to find a county’s highest hill.

Paths are vital for tourism, says Ramblers' campaigner

Well maintained public paths are vital for tourism, a former Ramblers’ chairman said. Kate Ashbrook, speaking at a meeting to celebrate the 20th ...

Second walker drops in on rescuers at Lakes blackspot

A walker who fell at a Lake District accident blackspot found himself dropping in on rescuers who were already tending to a man who had fallen at the same place minutes earlier.

Scotland's mountains: 'tell walkers where to go'

Scotland stands accused of ‘mountain nihilism’ in its continuing opposition to adopting the practice of waymarking footpaths on its high ground.

Surveyors have new mountain cafe mapped

Snowdon’s new summit cafe will appear on maps from September after Ordnance Survey staff mapped the building.