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Nevis cairns: job done, now leave Ben in peace, pleads trust

Walkers on the summit of Britain’s highest mountain are being asked not to build any more cairns on it.

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.

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.

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.

Bruce and Tess lead the way for young Peak walkers

Forget Thomas the Tank Engine and Bertie; young walkers in the Peak District can now get around with help from Bruce the Bus and Tess the Train.

Walking trail set up to heart of squirrel reserve

Walkers in the Yorkshire Dales are being offered the chance of a close-up view of a threatened species.

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.

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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...

All I want for Christmas is a new footpath...

Loath as we are to mention the C-word so early – we hate the ads for hideous sofas and jingle-bells jollity just as much as anyone in the midst of dark, miserable November – we have come across a festive gift for the fellwalker who has everything.

Mountaineers will remember the fallen this weekend

The annual Remembrance Day service on Great Gable will take place this Sunday. The summit of the 899m (2,949 ft) Cumbrian fell is the location of a...

Kate is Walkers Are Welcome patron

The Ramblers’ Association chairman Kate Ashbrook has been appointed patron of a nationwide network to help walkers.

Paths champion celebrates after ten-year Jolly Sailor fight

A campaigner is celebrating her victory after she succeeded in getting two footpaths recorded in the face of opposition from a former pub landlord and inaction by a council.

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...

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...

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Right Way nominees announced

Three experts from Durham have been nominated for accolades in the inaugural Right Way awards. The Right Way awards mark achievement by rights-of-w...