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Walker reported safe after OK messages fail to get through

A walker who sparked concern while on a long-distance trail has been found safe and well. The 60-year-old was located near Barrisdale, on the Knoyd...

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.

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..

Mountain council produces guide to Scots peaks

If you’re about to start out on your bagging career, or simply want a bit of guidance on which of Scotland’s high mountains class as munros, marilyns, grahams or the rest, you could do worse than download a free guide by one of the best known outdoor writers around.

Recycling award winners map out future building blocks

Useful things, maps: route planning; navigating through the hills; sitting on to have your picnic; building houses.

Young mapping fans pick up navigation tips from bushman Mears

Budding mapmakers from across Britain picked up tips from survival expert Ray Mears as a reward for their cartographic knowledge.

Widow survives night on Scottish mountain

A woman who survived a night on a Scottish mountain was said by rescuers to be lucky to be alive. The 73-year-old, from Ayrshire, walked into a hea...

Border post: White Coomb and the Grey Mare's Tail

Mention hillwalking and Scotland in the same sentence and most people automatically think of the Highlands: munros, romantic-sounding Gaelic names, precipitous edges.

Footpath workers vie for awards

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Heritage website takes walkers back in time

Walkers and cyclists can take a trip back in time with the launch of a website detailing some of Scotland’s historic paths and tracks.

Ramblers' magazine will go on sale to public

The Ramblers are pitching into the outdoors magazine market with the news that their magazine Walk, previously only supplied to members, will go on sale to the public.

Countryside lovers can turn waste land to common good

Outdoor sleuths will have a chance to add to England’s access land – with help from the country’s oldest national conservation body.

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.

Julia: drowning in the beauty and enjoying the leg burn

She’s become the pin-up of walkers across the country yet she’s been blamed for increasing the workload of mountain rescue teams across the Lake District.

Take a walk, Ramblers tell delegates

Ramblers in Scotland are urging politicians to put their best foot forward and leave their seats of power for a brisk walk around the Perthshire countryside.

Marilyns, munros and how to make a mountain out of a moel hill

Hands up all those who knew there was an official definition of a mountain. No? Neither did we, until we delved a little after hearing of the deter...

Inquiry follows ten-year footpath campaign

A ten-year footpath campaign will culminate tomorrow in a public inquiry. Activist Diane Andrewes was forced to go it alone after her local council...

No need for coastal payments, say experts

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