We’ve recently been notified that the footbridge at Inver Cottage near Achnasheen, on #ScottishHillTracks route 282, has been damaged by recent flooding and is currently closed.
An alternative route can be found here:
scotways.com/ken/scottish....
📷© John Allen, Geograph
A green and white sign hangs on a rusted signpost next to a gravel track. Rolling green hills can be seen in the distance. There is white text that reads ‘BEFORE’.
A post holds three green and white signs along a gravel track There are conifers on the right and in the distance off to the left a hill is dusted with snow. There is white text that reads ‘AFTER’.
#FingerpostFriday
With permission from the new Braemore estate owners, Scottish Wildlife Trust, our volunteer Neil tidied up and repainted this old estate signpost and affixed three smart new signs at this important junction between #ScottishHillTracks routes 312 and 313.
A paved track. Trees mostly shade the track and there is a stone cross in the distance.
An often-overlooked area of Scotland, the Central and South-West Borders boasts several great routes included in #ScottishHillTracks.
This week we’re highlighting SHT route 30, Tibbie Shiels Inn (St Mary’s Loch) to Etrick Valley.
A scotways sign lush green ferns, trees and grass cover the hillside behind.
A scotways sign points along a path that weaves its way up to a saddle between two hills. A small road bends right out of view.
This week’s #FingerpostFriday comes from a scenic sign pointing towards Glencoe which also points along the two options for the last leg of #ScottishHillTracks route 138. ⛰️
Alternatively, the two routes can be combined for a classic circuit.
Do you have great memories of staying in bothies, maybe while tackling a #ScottishHillTracks route? Let us know in the comments.
When using a bothy follow the Bothy Code:
www.mountainbothies.org.uk/bothies/both...
A green sign pointing left through a gate in a drystone wall, with rocky moorland behind under a blue sky. THe sign says ‘An Rubha Dearg’ in yellow and ‘Redpoint 7 miles / 11 km’ in white.
dark green cast metal fingerpost pointing left through a gate in a drystone wall, with rocky moorland behind under a cloudy sky. The sign says ‘Public Footpath to Gairloch by Craig’ in white capitals.
Here’s some #FingerpostFriday inspiration for the summer! 🌞 Volunteer Rod recently replaced our missing sign at Diabaig in #Torridon, it points along the stunning coastal #ScottishHillTracks route 306.
Does anyone know where our old sign from this location has ended up?
On Saturday Scotways Volunteer Colin featured on BBC Radio Scotland 🎙, talking about the Elsick Mounth route and its rich history. This is a #ScottishHillTracks and also a #HeritagePath as well.
The episode is available for a few weeks at:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A green sign on a rusty black pole beside a country road. The sign has white letters that read “Megget Dam 3 ½ miles and St Mary’s Loch 5 ½ miles”
This week’s #FingerpostFriday comes from the Manor Valley south of #Peebles in the #ScottishBorders, it points along #ScottishHillTracks route 20 to St Mary’s Loch.
This is one of the signs we’re looking for donations to repair: scotways.com/repair-a-sign
A person wearing a red waterproof jacket and a yellow hi-vis vest, standing beside a shiny new metal signpost which says ‘Right of Way: Speyside by the Minigaig Pass’. The sign is located on a grass verge just in front of some bins and noticeboards.
A green sign with white lettering ‘Minigaig Pass to Speyside’, but parts of the letters are missing. The pole is rusty, and the sign is located behind bins and noticeboards.
A big #FingerpostFriday thank you to volunteers Geoff (pictured) and John for replacing our sign at Calvine near #BlairAtholl in #Perthshire, the start of the Minigaig Pass, route 203 in #ScottishHillTracks. The old one was in poor condition and rather hidden, the new one is much clearer! ✔️🌟
A green metal sign, pointing left, with white letters “Public Footpath to Glenmore Lodge by Ryvoan and Braemar by the Lairig an Laoigh”. There are Scots Pine trees in the background.
A green sign on a grey signpost, standing to the right of a track which leads through a pine forest.
It’s #InternationalDayofForests as well as #FingerpostFriday. Our sign at Nethy Bridge points the way along #ScottishHillTracks route 207 through the amazing @rspbscotland.bsky.social #Abernethy Forest.
@naturescot.bsky.social
A metal fingerpost with a green sign pointing to the left, with a steep, rocky, cloud-encircled mountain looming over it.
#FingerpostFriday inspiration for the weekend, or for summer stravaiging... Our sign at the north end of the Lairig Gartain near Altnafeadh, #Glencoe, at the end of #ScottishHillTracks route 138 from Dalmally by Loch Etive, dwarfed by ⛰️ Buachaille Etive Beag.
📷 by Geoff Simpson.
Or for something more challenging, head the other way along #ScottishHillTracks routes 291 or 292. scotways.com/scottish-hil...
A day in 🌷 spring is worth three in winter. These are words I'm living by for the next few weeks.☀️
Here is the beautifully illustrated and comprehensive walking 🗻 guide.
RRP £25 #ScottishHillTracks #scotways #assynt #localbusiness #booksky
Ben Nevis in shadow, seen from the east, looming over the sunlit Steall Meadow. In the centre is the wooded Nevis Gorge.
The Fort William Mountain Festival starts today! Visit ScotWays at the Nevis Centre, 17:00-19:00 on Fri, Sat & Sun 14-16 Feb. We'll have loads of free info about access rights, copies of #ScottishHillTracks & more!
Festival info: mountainfestival.co.uk
📷Glen Nevis © Tim Simons
A great article about #ScottishHillTracks on @ukhillwalking.bsky.social www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/des...
[2/2] Smith was an important figure in ScotWays’ history, publishing Hill Paths in Scotland in 1924 #ScottishHillTracks, and was also an Original member of the SMC. You can read more about him at scotways.com/ken/walter-a....
A rectangular cast metal sign plate fixed to a wooden post pointing towards a gate and another signpost. The sign reads "Public Path to Midcalder &c. by the Cauldstane Slap - Keep by the Posts". the weather is overcast and wet.
For #FingerpostFriday here's one of ScotWays' very first signs dating from 1885. This one now stands on the summit of the Cauldstane Slap in the #PentlandHills, part of the Cross Borders Drove Road and #ScottishHillTracks route 51. 1/2
📷 © Eleanor Birch
We’re excited to announce a talk by Paul Murton about #ScottishHillTracks on Sat 15th February 2025 at the Fort William Mountain Festival, hosted by Scottish Mountaineering Press. Tickets: mountainfestival.co.uk/ticket/event...
If you don't have a copy of the new sixth edition of #ScottishHillTracks, why not order now? It would make a wonderful Christmas gift. There's still time to order for Christmas, direct from the author. scotways.com/product/scot...
A composite image, on the left is a faded green fingerpost in a raspberry bush under an oak tree; on the right is a brand new metal fingerpost with a sign to 'Torridon' in Gaelic and English pointing along a track with the same oak tree in the background.
#FingerpostFriday another sign replaced and re-sited earlier this year, this one near #Gairloch pointing to #Torridon, along #ScottishHillTracks route 305. Thanks to by volunteers Nick and Margaret for doing this: the new sign is much clearer!
#Scotland #volunteer
Our stall is open at Dundee Mountain Film Festival! #DMFF #ScottishHillTracks
A green sign pointing to the left with capital letters reading 'Public Footpath to Loch Avich'
The new edition of Scottish Mountaineer just popped through our letterbox, and we're delighted to see our lovely 1951 sign at Loch Feochan, #Argyll pictured along with our article about the new #ScottishHillTracks, and there's a great review of the book too! #FingerpostFriday
📷 Richard Barron
A person giving a presentation to an audience in a bike shop.
Here's a pic from another recent talk at @thebikestation.bsky.social - thanks for hosting us and to everyone who came along! #ScottishHillTracks
