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Government holds off action on 'lost' paths

The Government has given a stay of execution on the threat to thousands of unrecorded rights of way. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders may lose th...

Ramblers: make English coast path 'envy of world'

England’s new coastal path should be the envy of the world, urged the Ramblers’ chief. More than a third of the country’s coastline has no of...

Fogle helps launch ethnic minority national park scheme

Antarctic adventurer Ben Fogle will today help launch a scheme to open up England’s national parks to ethnic minorities.

Two complete thousand-mile treks for charity

Like buses, you wait for ages for someone to tackle a challenge the whole length of Britain and along come two together.

Surveyors have new mountain cafe mapped

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

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Jamming will affect Weald walkers' signals

Gadget-lovers will have to revert to map and compass for a while as the Ministry of Defence conducts a jamming exercise near the High Weald later this year.

Mountain rescuers set challenge for hillwalkers

Mountain rescuers have thrown down a challenge to hillwalkers. The Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team, based in Lancashire, is looking for teams ...

Military GPS jamming will affect walkers

Walkers in mid-Wales who normally rely on their electronic gizmos for guidance need to pack a map and compass this autumn.

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.

Huw will launch new walkers’ guide to Dartmoor military areas

Minister Huw Irranca-Davies is a busy man. Today he was in Yorkshire launching the Mosaic scheme; tomorrow he hotfoots it to Dartmoor to put walkers i...

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.

Mountain council courses will help walkers find their way

Scotland’s representative body for mountaineers is offering cut-price courses to help novice walkers find their way.

grough route – Online digital mapping software with OS maps for all Great Britain

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Just a minute, Mr Naismith, can that be right?

Life, inevitably, has its ups and downs. And we hillwalkers love them. It’s why we set out, week after week, to slog up another fell or mountain,...

Dales cyclists get new service from park authority

Cyclists and mountain bikers now have their own dedicated websites to guide them through the Yorkshire Dales.

Scots Government renews mountain rescue teams' funding

The Scottish Government today pledged to carry on its financial support of mountain rescue teams north of the border.

New metric challenge faces hill baggers

What makes a munro a munro? Well, the obvious criterion is that it stands at least 3,000ft above a bit of beach in Newlyn. There is a degree of sub...